Leeward Islands cricket team

Leeward Islands

Personnel
Captain	Rakheem Cornwall (First-class) Jahmar Hamilton (List A)
Coach	Stuart Williams
Team information
Colours	Maroon   Gold
Founded	1980
Home ground	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Warner Park Edgar Gilbert Ground Elquemedo Willett Park Salem Oval Carib Lumber Ball Park Addelita Cancryn
History
Four Day wins	3 (plus 1 shared)
Super50 Cup wins	5 (plus 2 shared)
Twenty20 wins	0
Official website	Leeward Islands

The Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, an associate of the West Indies Cricket Board. Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten are members of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association. The team does not participate in any international competitions (though Antigua and Barbuda took part at the 1998 Commonwealth Games), but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super50. The team competes in regional cricket under the franchise name Leeward Islands Hurricanes.

The Leeward Islands has won a total of ten domestic titles – four in first class cricket and six in one-day cricket, but their last title was in 1997–98 when they won the double (although the first-class title was shared with Guyana). The list of prominent cricketers who have played for the Leewards Islands includes Curtly Ambrose, Eldine Baptiste, Kenny Benjamin, Winston Benjamin, Sheldon Cottrell, George Ferris, Ridley Jacobs, Viv Richards, Richie Richardson, Andy Roberts and Hayden Walsh Jr.

History

The Leeward Islands played their inaugural first-class game in 1958, and lost by an innings and 19 runs to Jamaica. Their first win did not come until 1968–69, when they beat Guyana by 43 runs at the Warner Park Sporting Complex ground. From 1965–66 to 1980–81 the team competed as the Combined Islands in first-class cricket, along with the best cricketers from the Windward Islands. However, when regular one-day competitions began in 1975–76 the island groups were separate, and the Leeward Islands won on their third outing in 1977–78.

In 1981–82 the Leeward Islands made their debut in the Shell Shield with a 57-run win over the Windward Islands (the season after the Combined Islands had won the title), but it was to take eight seasons until they could lift the first-class trophy – which by then had been renamed the Red Stripe Cup. From 1989–90 to 1997–98, the Leeward Islands won three outright first-class titles with one shared and three outright one-day titles with one shared. Since then their only major trophy has been their 2010–11 WICB Cup triumph.

Squad

	Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
	Kieran Powell	(1990-03-06) 6 March 1990	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin
	Montcin Hodge	(1987-09-29) 29 September 1987	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
	Amir Jangoo	(1997-07-14) 14 July 1997	Left-handed	-
	Devon Thomas	(1989-11-12) 12 November 1989	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
	Keacy Carty	(1997-03-19) 19 March 1997	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
	Akeem Saunders	(1994-06-17) 17 June 1994	Right-handed	-
All-rounders
	Terrence Warde	(1989-01-02) 2 January 1989	Right-handed	-
	Rahkeem Cornwall	(1993-02-01) 1 February 1993	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	(First-class captain)
	Colin Archibald	(1996-10-20) 20 October 1996	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium
	Hayden Walsh Jr.	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992	Left-handed	Right-arm leg spin
Wicket-keepers
	Jahmar Hamilton	(1990-09-22) 22 September 1990	Right-handed	-	(List A captain)
	Jaison Peters	(1989-11-22) 22 November 1989	Right-handed	-
Spin Bowlers
	Jason Campbell	(1985-11-30) 30 November 1985	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox
	Damion Jacobs	(1985-02-15) 15 February 1985	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin
Pace Bowlers
	Sheeno Berridge	(1990-09-27) 27 September 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
	Quinton Boatswain	(1990-10-16) 16 October 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
	Jeremiah Louis	(1996-03-12) 12 March 1996	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast
	Sheldon Cottrell	(1989-08-19) 19 August 1989	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium

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Notable players

See also: List of Leeward Islands first-class cricketers

Antiguan born Viv Richards

Curtly Ambrose took 405 Test wickets

The list of prominent cricketers who have represented the Leeward Islands includes:

• Curtly Ambrose
• Kenny Benjamin
• Winston Benjamin
• Ridley Jacobs
• Viv Richards
• Richie Richardson
• Andy Roberts
• Eldine Baptiste
• Sylvester Joseph
• Sheldon Cotterell
• Keith Arthurton
• Derick Parry
• Stuart Williams
• Runako Morton
• Kieran Powell
• Omari Banks
• Lionel Baker
• Adam Sanford

Grounds

The Leeward Islands play cricket on all their territories, though the only grounds to have seen Test cricket are the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Warner Park in St Kitts and the now disused Antigua Recreation Ground. The Leeward Islands have also played home games at Salem Oval (Montserrat), Edgar Gilbert Sporting Complex (Saint Kitts), Carib Lumber Ball Park (Sint Maarten), Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground (St. Thomas) and Elquemedo Willet Park (Nevis).

Honours

• Regional Four Day Competition (4): 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1997–98 (shared)
• Domestic one-day competition (7): 1977–78 (shared), 1981–82, 1992–93 (shared), 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2010–11

External links

• Cricinfo
• Leeward Islands at CricketArchive
• Leeward Islands Cricket – Info from West Indies Cricket Board