| Leeward Islands | |||
| Coach: | John Archibald | ||
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| Captain: | Wilden Cornwall (List A & T20) Steve Liburd (First-class) |
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| Colours: | Maroon Gold | ||
| Founded: | 1980 | ||
| Home ground: | Antigua Recreation Ground Warner Park Sporting Complex |
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| 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, U.S. Virgin Islands[1] and Sint Maarten[2] 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 Carib Beer Cup and the KFC Cup, and the best players may be selected for the West Indies team, which plays international cricket. 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.
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Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
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| Batsmen | ||||||
| ? | Javier Liburd | 9 February 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| ? | Steve Liburd | 26 February 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | First-class captain | |
| 20 | Kieran Powell | 6 March 1990 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| 21 | Montcin Hodge | 29 September 1987 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| ? | Gavin Williams | 18 November 1984 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 99 | Wilden Cornwall | 29 April 1973 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | List A & T20 captain | |
| 14 | Rahkeem Cornwall | 1 February 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| 17 | Justin Athanaze | 29 January 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| 22 | Chesney Hughes | 20 January 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
| ? | Omari Banks | 17 July 1982 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| ? | Shane Burton | 25 May 1992 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| 26 | Tonito Willet | 6 February 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 30 | Devon Thomas | 22 September 1990 | Right-handed | — | ||
| ? | Jahmar Hamilton | 22 September 1990 | Right-handed | — | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| ? | Calvin Williams | 25 January 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| 5 | Jacques Taylor | 19 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | ||
| 18 | Anthony Martin | 18 November 1982 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | ||
| 25 | Kelbert Walters | 4 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | ||
| 44 | Lionel Baker | 6 September 1984 | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast | ||
| 48 | Gavin Tonge | 13 January 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | ||
Source: T20 squad , List A squad , First-class squad
The list of prominent cricketers who have represented the Leeward Islands include :
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 January 2001, while another traditional ground, Warner Park in St Kitts, with 28 first-class games with Leeward Islands, saw its last game in January 1994, although it is currently 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).
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