Leeward Islands cricket team

Leeward Islands

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Captain:	Devon Thomas (List A & First-class)
Coach:	Eldine Baptiste
Colors:	Maroon, gold
Founded:	1980
Home ground:	Antigua Recreation Ground Warner Park Sporting Complex
Four Day wins:	3 (plus 1 shared)
WICB 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, a regional association which again is part of the West Indies Cricket Board. Contrary to the normal English definition of the Leeward Islands, Dominica is not included – for cricketing purposes Dominica is a part of the Windward Islands. As such, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts, Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten are all part of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association. The team does not take part in any international competitions (although the member nation of Antigua and Barbuda took part at the 1998 Commonwealth Games), but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the West Indies' Professional Cricket League (which includes Regional Four Day Competition and the NAGICO Regional Super50), and the best players may be selected for the West Indies team, which plays international cricket. The team competes in the Professional Cricket League 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 Leeward Islands played their inaugural first-class game in 1958, and lost by an innings and 19 runs to Jamaica. However, 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, however, the Leeward Islands won five first-class titles (one shared) and four one-day titles (one shared), but since then they have failed to win any major trophy in the West Indies.

Antiguan born Viv Richards

Curtly Ambrose took 405 Test wickets

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batsmen
20	Kieran Powell		(1990-03-06) 6 March 1990	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
?	Steve Liburd		(1985-02-26) 26 February 1985	Right-handed	Right arm off break
?	Javier Liburd		(1987-02-09) 9 February 1987	Right-handed	Right arm off break
21	Montcin Hodge		(1987-09-29) 29 September 1987	Right-handed	Right arm off break
?	Sylvester Joseph		(1978-09-05) 5 September 1978	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
?	Austin Richards		(1983-11-14) 14 November 1983	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
?	Lyndel Richardson		(1986-05-07) 7 May 1986	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
?	Akeem Saunders		(1994-06-17) 17 June 1994	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
All-rounders
14	Rahkeem Cornwall		(1993-02-01) 1 February 1993	Right-handed	Right arm off break
17	Justin Athanaze		(1988-01-29) 29 January 1988	Right-handed	Right arm off break
?	Orlando Peters		(1988-05-10) 10 May 1988	Right-handed	Right arm medium
?	Sherwin Peters		(1990-05-02) 2 May 1990	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
?	Jeremiah Louis		(1996-03-12) 12 March 1996	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
22	Chesney Hughes		(1991-01-20) 20 January 1991	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
?	Shane Burton		(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
?	Shane Jeffers		(1981-09-12) 12 September 1981	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
?	Tonito Willett		(1983-02-06) 6 February 1983	Right-handed	Right arm medium-fast
?	Mali Richards		(1983-09-02) 2 September 1983	Left-handed	Right arm medium
Wicket-keepers
30	Devon Thomas		(1990-09-22) 22 September 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	List A and First-class captain
?	Jahmar Hamilton		(1990-09-22) 22 September 1990	Right-handed	–	vice-captain
?	Jaison Peters		(1989-11-22) 22 November 1989	Right-handed	–
Bowlers
18	Anthony Martin		(1982-11-18) 18 November 1982	Right-handed	Right arm leg break
48	Gavin Tonge		(1983-01-13) 13 January 1983	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium
5	Jacques Taylor		(1988-04-19) 19 April 1988	Right-handed	Right arm off break
?	Jason Campbell		(1985-11-30) 30 November 1985	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
?	Hayden Walsh,Jr		(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992	Left-handed	Right arm leg break
25	Kelbert Walters		(1990-12-04) 4 December 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
?	Quinton Boatswain		(1990-10-16) 16 October 1990	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
44	Lionel Baker		(1984-09-06) 6 September 1984	Left-handed	Right arm medium-fast
?	Nelson Bolan		(1990-11-29) 29 November 1990	Right-handed	Right arm fast-medium

Source: 2014-15 Leeward Islands Squad 2013-14 Leeward Islands Squad 2013 Leeward Islands T20 Squad

Notable players

See also: List of Leeward Islands first-class cricketers

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

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

Grounds

The Leeward Islands play cricket on all the islands, though the only ground to have seen Test cricket (and also the ground with the most home matches, with 50 first-class games) is the Antigua Recreation Ground. However, their last match at the ARG was in February 2009, while another traditional ground, Warner Park in St Kitts, with 28 first-class games with Leeward Islands, was revamped for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. In the 2004–05 season, the Leeward Islands played their home games at Salem Oval (Montserrat), Edgar Gilbert Sports Complex (St Kitts), Carib Ground (St Maarten), Addelita Cancryn Junior High School Ground (St. Thomas) and Grove 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
• CricketArchive
• 2005–06 KFC Cup Squad from Cricinfo
• Leeward Islands Cricket – Info from West Indies Cricket Board