51-546: Test kit ODI kit T20I kit The West Indies cricket team , officially The Windies , is a men's cricket team representing the West Indies —a group of mainly English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region—and administered by Cricket West Indies . The players on this composite team are selected from a chain of fifteen Caribbean nation-states and territories. As of 12 July 2024,
102-613: A Test century, in Karachi , Pakistan in 2003–04. George is a prominent supporter of sport in the West Indies, and in particular, in her native St Lucia , and in 2005 was made an MBE by the Prince of Wales for services to sport. 2016 saw the West Indies women win their first ICC world championship – the 2016 Women's World Twenty20 , after beating three-time defending champion Australia by eight wickets at Eden Gardens with members of
153-476: A Test team, their successes remained sporadic until the 1960s when the side changed from a white-dominated to a black-dominated side under the successive captaincies of Frank Worrell and Gary Sobers . The team won the inaugural World Cup in England in 1975, and successfully defended the title in 1979 . By the late 1970s, the West Indies led by Clive Lloyd had a side recognised as unofficial world champions,
204-617: A business deal with USACA which would see New Zealand play a certain number of games in the US and also make its players available to participate in any Twenty20 leagues in the USA. A new company was created called Cricket Holdings America LLC. This new company will hold the rights to hold Twenty20 leagues within the United States. New Zealand Cricket chief Justin Vaughan said he was happy with
255-425: A competition for the second tier of women's national cricket teams, in 2003. Their overall record in one-dayers is to have played 177, won 80, lost 91 with one tie and 5 no results . Because of the women's side's relatively low profile, there are few well-known names in the game. The most notable is probably Nadine George , a wicket-keeper / batsman , who became the first, and to date only, West Indian woman to score
306-478: A field of seven. The Windies united as a team to play their first ODI in 1979, but thereafter did not play until the 1993 World Cup. The side has never been one of the leading sides in the world, however, since the 2013 World Cup, where the team finished runner-ups, the team has improved reasonably well. Their main success being achieving second place in the International Women's Cricket Council Trophy,
357-499: A match against England; later that same year Hines Johnson became the first West Indies fast bowler to achieve the feat, managing 10/96 against the same opponents. The West Indies defeated England for the first time at Lord's on 29 June 1950. Ramadhin and Alf Valentine were the architects of the victory which inspired a calypso by Lord Beginner. Later on 16 August 1950, completed a 3–1 series win when they won at The Oval . Although blessed with some great players in their early days as
408-580: A much lower profile than the men's team. They played 11 Test matches between 1975–76 and 1979, winning once, losing three times, and drawing the other games. Since then, they have only played one further Test match, a drawn game against Pakistan in 2003–04. They also have an infrequent record in One Day Internationals. A team from Trinidad and Tobago and a team from Jamaica played in the first women's World Cup in 1973, with both sides faring poorly, finishing fifth and sixth respectively out of
459-576: A palm tree and cricket stumps on a small sunny island (see the top of this article). The insignia, on a maroon background, makes up the West Indian flag. The background sometimes has a white stripe above a green stripe, which is separated by a maroon stripe, passing horizontally through the middle of the background. Prior to 1999, the WICB(C) had used a similar insignia featuring a cabbage palm tree and an island, but there were no stumps and, instead of
510-460: A reputation they retained throughout the 1980s. During these glory years, the West Indies were noted for their four-man fast bowling attack, backed up by some of the best batsmen in the world. In 1976, fast bowler Michael Holding took 14/149 in the OvalTest against England, setting a record which still stands for best bowling figures in a Test by a West Indies bowler. The 1980s saw the team set
561-552: A talent identification programme and oversaw the Selection Panel. New Zealand has many private cricket academies. The Bracewell Cricket Academy based at Rathkeale College is one of the largest cricket academies, providing an Overseas Cricket Development Programme, a Pre-Season Coaching Camp and a Festival of Cricket. There are over 100,000 registered cricketers in New Zealand. By way of comparison, Australia and
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#1732772347632612-518: A then-record streak of 11 consecutive Test victories in 1984 and inflict two 5–0 " blackwashes " on England. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, however, West Indian cricket declined, largely owing to the failure of the West Indian Cricket Board to move the game from an amateur pastime to a professional sport, coupled with the general economic decline in West Indian countries, and the team struggling to retain its past glory. Victory in
663-566: A tour by India generates "many times" more income than tours by Australia , South Africa and England and that the Indian tour was worth more to NZC than the payout from the Cricket World Cup , which was around $ 20m. The article also states that over the past two years, NZC's income has been around $ 30m, but this year (2009) Vaughan is hoping to get more than $ 40 million from broadcast rights, sponsorship and ticket sales. In 2007,
714-454: A wide brim or a maroon baggy cap. The WICB logo is on the front of the hat. Helmets are coloured similarly. The sweater was edged with Maroon, green and grey. Gold was added to the stripes in the early 2000s. The design reverted to a simple maroon facing when the West Indies began wearing fleeces. In 2020 they again wore the traditional cable knit sweaters edged with Maroon and Green. When the team toured they wore maroon caps but in test matches in
765-548: Is also regulated. Batsmen are allowed to wear gloves while batting. The batsman can be also caught out if the ball touches the glove instead of the bat, provided the hand is in contact with the bat. This is because the glove is considered to be the extension of the bat. The batsmen may also wear protective helmets, usually with a visor, to protect themselves. Helmets are usually employed when facing fast bowlers . While playing spinners, they might not be used (though injuries are still possible ). Fieldsmen cannot use gloves to field
816-567: Is generally white in Test cricket , as is traditional, but limited-overs cricket players generally have clothing based on team colours, similar to other sports. New Zealand Cricket New Zealand Cricket , formerly the New Zealand Cricket Council , is the governing body for professional cricket in New Zealand . Cricket is the most popular and highest profile summer sport in New Zealand . New Zealand Cricket operates
867-456: Is shown in the table below: The following four stadiums have been used for at least one international match other than Test matches. When playing one-day cricket, the West Indies cricket team wear a maroon-coloured shirt and trousers. The shirt also sports the logo of the West Indian Cricket Board and the name of their suppliers Macron . The one-day cap is maroon with the WICB logo on the left of
918-552: Is the Chief Executive Officer of New Zealand Cricket. Tom Latham is the current Blackcaps Test captain, succeeding Tim Southee who still represents the team. Sophie Devine is the current White Ferns captain. On 27 December 1894, 12 delegates from around New Zealand met in Christchurch to form the New Zealand Cricket Council . Heathcote Williams was elected the inaugural president, and Charles Smith
969-522: The 2012 World Twenty20 to win their first ICC world championship since the 1979 World Cup and then bested England to win the 2016 World Twenty20 , making them the first team to win the World Twenty20 twice. As an added bonus, the West Indies also became the first to win both the men's and women's World Twenty20 on the same day, as the women's team beat three-time defending champion Australia for their first ICC world title immediately beforehand. For
1020-497: The Busta Cup , Shell Shield , Carib Beer Cup , and various other names). It is also common for other international teams to play the island teams for warm-up games before they take on the combined West Indies team. The combined population of these countries and territories is around 6 million people, comparable to fellow Full Members New Zealand and Ireland , and prominent Associate Member Scotland . Between 1928 and 2022 among
1071-950: The ICC Cricket Hall of Fame . The West Indies have won the ICC Cricket World Cup twice (1975 and 1979, when it was styled the Prudential Cup), the ICC T20 World Cup twice (2012 and 2016, when it was styled World Twenty20), the ICC Champions Trophy once (2004), the ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup once (2016), and have also finished as runners-up in the Cricket World Cup (1983), the Under 19 Cricket World Cup (2004), and
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#17327723476321122-679: The Imperial Cricket Conference , in 1926, and played their first official international match, granted Test status, in 1928, thus becoming the fourth Test 'nation'. In their early days in the 1930s, the side represented the British colonies that would later form the West Indies Federation plus British Guiana . The last series the West Indies played before the outbreak of the Second World War
1173-706: The New Zealand cricket team , organising Test tours and One-Day Internationals with other nations. It also organises domestic cricket in New Zealand, including the Plunket Shield first-class competition, The Ford Trophy men's domestic one-day competition, the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield women's domestic one-day competition, as well as the Men's Super Smash and Women's Super Smash domestic Twenty20 competitions. Scott Weenink
1224-408: The Plunket Shield first-class competition, The Ford Trophy men's domestic one-day competition, the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield women's domestic one-day competition, as well as the Men's Super Smash and Women's Super Smash domestic Twenty20 competitions. New Zealand Cricket provides competition structures for the following Major Association domestic teams: New Zealand Cricket involves
1275-713: The United States of America ) the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup . The current team represents: Cricket West Indies , the governing body of the team, consists of the six cricket associations of Barbados , Guyana , Jamaica , the Leeward Islands , Trinidad and Tobago , and the Windward Islands . The Leeward Islands Cricket Association consists of three cricket associations from two sovereign states (one from Antigua and Barbuda, and two from Saint Kitts and Nevis), three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla,
1326-518: The 2004 Champions Trophy and a runner-up showing in the 2006 Champions Trophy left some hopeful, but it was not until the inception of Twenty20 cricket that the West Indies began to regain a place among the cricketing elite and among cricket fans, as they developed ranks of players capable of taking over games with their power hitting, including Chris Gayle , Kieron Pollard , Marlon Samuels , Lendl Simmons , DJ Bravo , Andre Russell and Carlos Brathwaite . They beat Australia and then host Sri Lanka in
1377-422: The 385 men to play for West Indies, 67.8% hailed from either Barbados (98 players, 25.5%), Jamaica (83 players, 21.6%) or Trinidad and Tobago (83 players, 21.6%). The member associations of Cricket West Indies are: The history of the West Indies cricket team began in the 1890s, when the first representative sides were selected to play visiting English sides. The WICB joined the sport's international ruling body,
1428-593: The British Virgin Islands, and Montserrat), one U.S. territory (the U.S. Virgin Islands), and one Dutch constituent country (Sint Maarten). The Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control consists of associations of four sovereign states (Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines). Two more British Overseas Territories in the region that have once been historical parts of
1479-407: The Caribbean, it was customary for the team to wear dark blue caps until the late 1970s. The blazers awarded for home tests were dark blue with white and green facings. An example is displayed in the museum at Lord's. After 1977 home and away teams both wore maroon caps and the blazers were the same colours. During World Series Cricket , coloured uniforms were adopted. The initial West Indies uniform
1530-511: The ICC Champions Trophy (2006). The West Indies appeared in three consecutive World Cup finals (1975, 1979 and 1983), and were the first team to win back-to-back World Cups (1975 and 1979), both of these records have been surpassed only by Australia, who appeared in 4 consecutive World Cup Finals (1996, 1999, 2003 and 2007) . The West Indies have hosted the 2007 Cricket World Cup the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 , and co-hosted (with
1581-772: The ICC sold the rights to broadcast the World Cup, the Champions Trophy and the ICC World Twenty20 to ESPN Star Sports until 2015 for US$ 1 billion. NZC will receive a slice of that. In November 2017, Star Sports acquired the broadcast and digital rights for New Zealand Cricket for all men's and women's international matches being organised in the country till April 2020 for the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. On 19 December 2010, after months of negotiations, New Zealand Cricket announced it had signed
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1632-561: The UK have around 500,000 each. According to Mark O'Neill, New Zealand's batting coach from 2007 to 2009, the competition at club level in NZ is nowhere near as intense as in Australia. "In Sydney there are 20 first grade teams, each club has five grades. To get to first grade you've got to be a friggin' good player and once you get there the competition is very, very fierce. Unfortunately it's not
1683-517: The West Indies " by David Rudder is used as the team's anthem. The following eleven stadiums have been used for at least one Test match. The number of Tests played at each venue followed by the number of One Day Internationals and twenty20 internationals played at that venue is in brackets as of 2 April 2021: Three further stadia have been used for One Day Internationals, or Twenty20 Internationals but not Test matches. The number of One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals played at each venue
1734-630: The West Indies cricket team is ranked eighth in Tests , tenth in ODIs , and third in T20Is in the official ICC rankings. From the mid-late 1970s to the early 1990s, the West Indies team was the strongest in the world in both Test and One Day International cricket. A number of cricketers who were considered among the best in the world have hailed from the West Indies: 21 of these have been inducted into
1785-474: The ball. If they wilfully use any part of their clothing to field the ball they may be penalised five penalty runs to the opposition. If the fielders are fielding close to the batsman, they are allowed to use helmets and leg guards worn under their clothing. As the wicket-keeper is positioned directly behind the batsman, and therefore has the ball bowled directly at them, they are the only fielder allowed to wear gloves and (external) leg guards. Cricket clothing
1836-634: The cost of 149 runs by Michael Holding against England at the Oval in 1976; 13 for 55 by Courtney Walsh against New Zealand in Wellington in 1994–95; Shanon Gabriel took 13 for 121 against Sri Lanka.:12 for 121 by Andy Roberts against India in Madras in 1974– Wes Hall against Pakistan in 1959; Lance Gibbs against Australia in 1961; Courtney Walsh against Australia in 1988; and Jermaine Lawson against Australia in 2003 An ODI hat-trick performance
1887-542: The first time in the history of the tournament, the team did not qualify for the 2023 World Cup after losing to Scotland in the Super Six stage of the Qualifiers . Most cricketing nations use their own national flags for cricketing purposes. However, as the West Indies represent a number of independent states and dependencies, there is no natural choice of flag. The WICB has, therefore, developed an insignia showing
1938-666: The first time. 15 players have been contracted, with 6 players being offered 2-year contracts based on their recent international performances. This is a list of every active player who is contracted to West Indies, has played for West Indies since November 2023 or was named in the recent Test, ODI or T20I squads. Contracted players are listed in bold , uncapped players are listed in italics . Last updated: 18th November 2024 A British documentary film titled Fire in Babylon released in 2010. The documentary featured archival footage and interviews with several cricketers. The film
1989-483: The following women's domestic teams: New Zealand Cricket derives most of its revenue from the sale of two types of broadcasting rights. Host nations pick up all the expenses of touring teams, but get sole access to all broadcast rights and gate receipts. In November 2007 it was announced that NZC had made a 5-year deal for the broadcasting rights to home internationals for NZ$ 65.4m with Sony Entertainment Television . The previous four-year deal between NZC and ESPN-Star
2040-630: The former West Indies Federation, the Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands , have their own national teams currently. National teams also exist for the various islands, which, as they are all separate countries, very much keep their local identities and support their local favourites. These national teams take part in the West Indian first-class competition, the Regional Four Day Competition (earlier known as
2091-467: The front, with two yellow stripes. When playing T20I cricket, the team dons a yellow-coloured shirt with maroon-coloured sleeves, with two stripes of sky blue and yellow. The shirt also features the logo of the manufacturer along with the crest of the Cricket Board. When playing first-class cricket, in addition to their cricket flannels West Indian fielders sometimes wear a maroon sunhat with
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2142-1782: The men's team in the crowd to support. A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within West Indies Known as the 'ICC Knockout' in 1998 and 2000. Source: For: 790 for 3 declared against Pakistan in Kingston in 1957–58; 751 for 5 declared against England in St John's in 2003–04; 747 all out against South Africa in St John's in 2004–05; 749 for 9 declared against England in Bridgetown in 2008–2009 Against: 849 by England in Kingston in 1929–30; 758 for 8 declared by Australia in Kingston in 1954–55 For: 47 against England in Kingston in 2003–04; 51 against Australia in Port of Spain in 1998–99; 53 against Pakistan in Faisalabad in 1986–87; 54 against England at Lord's in 2000; 60 against Pakistan in Karachi in 2017–18 (60/9 (Surrender)) Against: 46 by England in Port of Spain in 1993–94; 51 by England in Kingston in 2008–09 400 not out by Brian Lara against England at St John's in 2003–04; 375 by Brian Lara against England at St John's in 1993–94; 365 not out by Garry Sobers against Pakistan at Kingston in 1957–58; 333 by Chris Gayle against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2010–11; 317 by Chris Gayle against South Africa at St John's in 2004–05; 302 by Lawrence Rowe against England at Bridgetown in 1973–74 14 for
2193-461: The same standard [in NZ]. Competition is everything and the only way the New Zealand guys are going to get that is to play the world's best players." New Zealand Cricket operates the men's, women's and men's and women's Under 19 New Zealand cricket team , organising Test tours and One-Day Internationals with other nations. It also organises domestic and Māori domestic cricket in New Zealand, including
2244-404: The secretary. The council's aims were to promote and co-ordinate cricket in New Zealand and to organize international tours from and to New Zealand. New Zealand Cricket has established a high performance cricket training centre based at Lincoln University . It also operates a grassroots development programme for school children called 'MILO Kiwi Cricket'. John Wright , former NZ opening batsman,
2295-594: The sun, there was the constellation Orion . It was designed in 1923 by Sir Algernon Aspinall, then Secretary of the West India Committee . Around the same time in the 1920s the suggested motto for the West Indies team was "Nec curat Orion leones", which comes from a quote by Horace , meaning that Orion, as symbolical of the West Indies XI, does not worry about the lions [of English cricket]. For ICC tournaments, an adapted version of " Rally 'Round
2346-480: Was against England in 1939. There followed a hiatus that lasted until January 1948 when the MCC toured the West Indies. Of the West Indies players in that first match after the war only Gerry Gomez , George Headley , Jeffrey Stollmeyer , and Foffie Williams had previously played Test cricket. In 1948, leg spinner Wilfred Ferguson became the first West Indian bowler to take ten wickets in a Test, finishing with 11/229 in
2397-581: Was appointed acting high performance manager for NZC in November 2007 before taking up the head coach position in December 2010. Former Australian coach John Buchanan was appointed as NZC Director of Cricket in May 2011 as the architect of a new high performance programme. He performed a number of key duties including the establishment of clear and consistent national coaching philosophies, the implementation of
2448-601: Was for only NZ$ 14.4m. Part of the 5-fold increase in value is due to the Indian team's tour of NZ in 2009. Immediately prior to the 2009 Indian tour of NZ the Sunday Star Times reported that "NZ Cricket hits $ 25m jackpot". The article claimed that NZ Cricket will get $ 1 million for each of the 22 days the Indians take the field and that NZ Cricket had insured against loss of income for the sale of TV rights due to bad weather. NZC boss Justin Vaughan also said that
2499-526: Was made by Jerome Taylor on 19 October 2006 at Mumbai in an ICC Champions Trophy league match against Australia At the ICC 2011 Cricket World Cup , Kemar Roach became the sixth bowler to claim a World Cup hat-trick against the Netherlands. The following men have captained the West Indian cricket team in at least one Test match: West Indies released the list of their 2024–2025 national contracts on 2 October 2024. 2-year contracts were offered for
2550-711: Was pink and was later changed to maroon to match their Test match caps. Grey was also added as a secondary colour. In some of their uniforms grey has been dominant over the traditional maroon. Some uniforms had green, yellow or white as accent colour. Former uniform suppliers were Castore (2019–2023), BLK (2017–2019), Joma (2015–2017), Woodworm (2008–2015), Admiral (2000–2005), Asics (1999 World Cup), UK Sportsgear (1997–1998), ISC (1992–1996) and Adidas (1979–1991). Former sponsors were Sandals (2018–2021) Digicel (2005–2018), KFC (2006–2009), Cable & Wireless (2000–2004), Carib Beer (1999–2001) and Kingfisher (1996–1999). The West Indies women's cricket team have
2601-459: Was written and directed by Stevan Riley and was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Documentary. Cricket clothing and equipment Cricket clothing and equipment is regulated by the laws of cricket . Cricket whites , sometimes called flannels, are loose-fitting clothes that are worn while playing cricket so as not to restrict the player's movement. Use of protective equipment, such as cricket helmets , gloves and pads,
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