Jamaica national cricket team
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The Jamaica national cricket team is the representative first-class cricket
team of Jamaica
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From 1986 to 1992, Jamaica won a total of six titles (three first class and three one-day), but in the thirteen seasons since then they have added four to the cupboard, despite completing the double in 1999–2000. In 2004–05, they came back after a two-year drought, however – with seven wins in ten regular season matches, they were 47 points ahead of runners-up Leeward Islands on the regular season table to win the Carib Beer Cup, before defeating the Leeward Islands by eight wickets in the final to take the Carib Beer Challenge title as well. However, this was followed up by a last-place finish the following season.
The team does not take part in any international competitions (the 1998 Commonwealth Games
tournament being an exception), 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 cricket team, which plays international cricket. Jamaica has won the domestic first class competition eight times, and they have also won the one-day
competition six times – and shared the title once.
Prominent cricketers who have represented Jamaica include Jimmy Adams
, Gerry Alexander
, Jeff Dujon
, Chris Gayle
, George Headley
, Michael Holding
, Lawrence Rowe
, Alfred Valentine, Courtney Walsh
and Frank Worrell
.
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Current squad
Source: List A squad and first-class squad
in Kingston
, which has hosted 144 first-class games since 1895. Usually at least two or three games have been played there each year, although they played no games in 2005, opting instead to have Alpart Sports Club Ground in St Elizabeth as their main home ground with three of five games. That ground will also host one game in the 2005–06 Carib Beer Cup, along with Kensington Park in Kingston and Chedwin Park in Spanish Town
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team of Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
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History
The team's history lasts back to 1895, when they played three matches against a touring side from England led by Slade Lucas, but because of the distance to the other cricketing countries, Jamaica did not play regular first-class cricket until 1964. They played in the inaugural Shell Shield first-class competition, winning it on the fourth attempt, but then had to wait until 1977–78 for their next title – which was a shared one-day title with Leeward IslandsLeeward Islands cricket team
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...
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From 1986 to 1992, Jamaica won a total of six titles (three first class and three one-day), but in the thirteen seasons since then they have added four to the cupboard, despite completing the double in 1999–2000. In 2004–05, they came back after a two-year drought, however – with seven wins in ten regular season matches, they were 47 points ahead of runners-up Leeward Islands on the regular season table to win the Carib Beer Cup, before defeating the Leeward Islands by eight wickets in the final to take the Carib Beer Challenge title as well. However, this was followed up by a last-place finish the following season.
The team does not take part in any international competitions (the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Cricket at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Cricket was included in the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Malaysia. This was the first—and, to date, only—time cricket has been played at a Commonwealth Games. Matches were played over 50 overs, and had List A status, although they were not full One Day Internationals...
tournament being an exception), but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
, such as the Carib Beer Cup
Carib Beer Cup
The Regional Four Day Competition, formerly known as Shell Shield and Carib Beer Cup, is the first class cricket competition in the West Indies, it is administered by the West Indies Cricket Board...
and the KFC Cup
KFC Cup
The Regional Super 50 is the current name of the domestic one-day cricket competition in the West Indies, it was previously known as the KFC Cup until the fast food chain pulled out of sponsorship in 2008 and the WICB Cup until 2011...
, and the best players may be selected for the West Indies cricket team, which plays international cricket. Jamaica has won the domestic first class competition eight times, and they have also won the one-day
One-day cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket and in a slightly different context as List A cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day, whereas Test and first-class matches can take up to five days to complete...
competition six times – and shared the title once.
Prominent cricketers who have represented Jamaica include Jimmy Adams
Jimmy Adams
James Clive "Jimmy" Adams is a former Jamaican cricketer, who represented the West Indies as player and captain during his career. He was a steady left-handed batsman, useful left-arm orthodox spin bowler and good fielder, especially in the gully position...
, Gerry Alexander
Gerry Alexander
Franz Copeland Murray "Gerry" Alexander was a Jamaican cricketer who played 25 Tests for the West Indies...
, Jeff Dujon
Jeff Dujon
Peter Jeffrey Leroy Dujon is a retired West Indian cricketer.He was the wicketkeeper for the West Indian cricket team of the 1980s, an athletic presence behind the stumps as well as a competent lower-order batsman....
, Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle
Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who currently plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight...
, George Headley
George Headley
George Alphonso Headley was a West Indian cricketer who played 22 Test matches, mostly before the Second World War. Considered one of the best batsmen to play for West Indies and one of the greatest cricketers of all time, Headley also represented Jamaica and played professional club cricket in...
, Michael Holding
Michael Holding
Michael Anthony Holding is a former West Indian cricketer. One of the fastest bowlers ever to play Test cricket, he was nicknamed 'Whispering Death' by umpires due to his quiet approach to the bowling crease...
, Lawrence Rowe
Lawrence Rowe
Lawrence George Rowe is a former West Indian cricketer.Lawrence, also known as "Yagga", was an elegant right-handed batsman described by Michael Holding, his team mate, as "the best batsman I ever saw". It was felt that his ability was so extraordinary that Sobers believed he could have been the...
, Alfred Valentine, Courtney Walsh
Courtney Walsh
Courtney Andrew Walsh is a former international cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches...
and Frank Worrell
Frank Worrell
Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell is sometimes referred to by his nickname of Tae and was a West Indies cricketer and Jamaican senator...
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Squad
Current squad
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| 26 | Brenton Parchment Brenton Parchment Brenton Anthony Parchment is a West Indian cricketer. Born in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, he was the West Indies Under-19 captain to England in 2001... |
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24 June 1982 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| 45 | Chris Gayle Chris Gayle Christopher Henry "Chris" Gayle is a Jamaican cricketer who currently plays international cricket for the West Indies. He captained the West Indies' side from 2007 to 2010. He plays domestic cricket for Jamaica, and has also represented Worcestershire, the Western Warriors and the Kolkata Knight... |
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21 September 1979 (age 32) | Left-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
List A captain Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
| 52 | Marlon Samuels Marlon Samuels Marlon Nathaniel Samuels is a West Indian cricketer. Samuels made his Test debut in Australia in 2000, and his One Day International debut against Sri Lanka in Nairobi during the ICC Knockout Trophy in the same year.... |
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5 January 1981 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| 10 | Xavier Marshall Xavier Marshall Xavier Melbourne Marshall is a West Indies cricketer. He is a batsman and a talented fielder. However in recent years he has failed to live up to his previous reputation as a promising young cricketer, and his progress in international cricket has since stagnated as a result of much inconsistency... |
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27 March 1986 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| 49 | Brendan Nash Brendan Nash Brendan Paul Nash is a Jamaican Australian cricketer who has played Test and One Day International cricket for West Indies. He has also played first-class cricket for Jamaica and Queensland.-Early life:... |
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14 December 1977 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left arm medium pace | |
| 68 | Wavell Hinds Wavell Hinds Wavell Wayne Hinds is a West Indian cricketer at Test and One Day International level.-Career:An aggressive left-handed batsman and useful right-arm medium pace bowler, Hinds made his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 2000... |
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7 September 1976 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right arm medium pace | |
| ?? | Shawn Findlay Shawn Findlay Shawn Eli Findlay in Mandville, Jamaica) is a West Indies cricketer who played for the West Indies U-19 team in the 2002 U-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.-International career:... |
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3 March 1984 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right arm medium pace | |
| ?? | Andre McCarthy Andre McCarthy Andre McIntosh McCarthy is a cricketer. He played for the West Indies in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka.-External links:*... |
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8 June 1987 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| ?? | Tamar Lambert | |
15 July 1981 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
First-class captain Captain (cricket) The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player... |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 8 | David Bernard | |
19 July 1981 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| ?? | Donovan Sinclair | |
13 August 1985 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
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| ?? | Danza Hyatt Danza Hyatt Danza Pacino Hyatt is a Jamaican cricketer. A right-hand batsman and occasional medium pace bowler, Hyatt made his first-class cricket debut for West Indies B against Kenya in January 2004... |
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17 March 1983 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace | |
| ?? | Lorenzo Ingram | |
14 April 1983 (age 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm orthodox spin Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch... |
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| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 35 | Carlton Baugh | |
23 June 1982 (age 29) | Right-handed | — | |
| ?? | Horace Miller | |
26 October 1989 (age 22) | Right-handed | — | |
| ?? | Keith Hibbert | |
14 June 1980 (age 31) | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 33 | Nikita Miller Nikita Miller Nikita O'Brien Miller is a West Indian cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies and domestic cricket for Jamaica. He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and lower-order batsman... |
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16 May 1982 (age 29) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox Left-arm orthodox spin Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch... |
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| 75 | Jerome Taylor Jerome Taylor Jerome Everton Taylor is a Jamaican born West Indian cricketer. He led the fast bowling attack comprising Dwayne Bravo, Daren Powell and Ian Bradshaw at the World Cup... |
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22 June 1984 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right arm fast Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| ?? | Jermaine Lawson Jermaine Lawson Jermaine Jay Charles Lawson is a West Indian cricketer who has played in 13 Tests and 13 ODIs.Lawson is a fast bowler capable of bowling over 150 km/h... |
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13 January 1982 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 39 | Daren Powell Daren Powell Daren Brent Lyle Powell is a West Indian cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Jamaica. A right-arm fast medium bowler, he has played Test matches and One Day Internationals for the West Indian cricket team. Despite starting his cricketing career as a number 3 batsman, Powell is a genuine... |
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15 April 1978 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| ?? | Andrew Richardson | |
6 September 1981 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 39 | Jason Dawes | |
27 December 1988 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| ?? | Andre Russell Andre Russell Andre Dwayne Russell is a Jamaican cricketer. Russell plays for the Jamaica national cricket team as well as the West Indies in Test cricket... |
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29 April 1988 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium Fast bowling Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling... |
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| 20 | Odean Brown | |
8 February 1982 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
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| ?? | Bevon Brown | |
2 September 1979 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| ?? | Yanick Elliott | |
15 June 1986 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right arm off break Off break Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners.... |
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| 20 | Nkruma Bonner Nkruma Bonner Nkruma Eljego Bonner is a Jamaican cricketer. A leg spin bowler and right-hand batsman, Bonner made his first-class cricket debut for Jamaica against Combined Campuses and Colleges in February 2011.... |
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23 January 1989 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break Leg break A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of... |
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Source: List A squad and first-class squad
Grounds
Jamaica's main ground is Sabina ParkSabina Park
Sabina Park is the home of the Kingston Cricket Club, and is the only Test cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica and is often referred to as "The Holiday Home of Cricket"....
in Kingston
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
, which has hosted 144 first-class games since 1895. Usually at least two or three games have been played there each year, although they played no games in 2005, opting instead to have Alpart Sports Club Ground in St Elizabeth as their main home ground with three of five games. That ground will also host one game in the 2005–06 Carib Beer Cup, along with Kensington Park in Kingston and Chedwin Park in Spanish Town
Spanish Town
Spanish Town is the capital and the largest town in the parish of St. Catherine in the county of Middlesex, Jamaica. It was the former Spanish and English capital of Jamaica from the 16th to the 19th century...
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Honours
- Regional Four Day Competition (11): 1968–69, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–092008–09 Regional Four Day CompetitionThe 2008–09 Regional Four Day Competition was the 43rd domestic first-class cricket tournament held in the West Indies, it took place from 9 January 2009 – 14 April 2009. Each team played the other twice, one played at home and the other away. Jamaica won the tournament after finishing top of the...
, 2009–102009–10 Regional Four Day CompetitionThe 2009–10 Regional Four Day Competition was the 44th domestic first-class cricket tournament held in the West Indies, it took place from 8 January 2010 – 1 March 2010. Jamaica won the tournament after finishing top of the table with five wins from their six matches...
, 2010-112010–11 Regional Four Day Competition-Final:-Points allocation:Completed match* Outright win - 12* Loser if 1st Innings lead obtained - 4* Loser if tie on 1st Innings - 3* Loser if 1st Innings also lost - 0* Tie - 8Incomplete Match* 1st Innings lead - 6* 1st Innings loss - 3...
- Domestic one-day competition (7): 1977–78 (shared), 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1999–2000, 2007–08
See also
- List of international cricketers from Jamaica
- List of Jamaican C.C. players
- Jamaican women's cricket teamJamaican women's cricket teamThe Jamaican women's cricket team appeared in the first Women's Cricket World Cup in 1973, when they finished sixth out of the seven teams. Whilst they still compete in West Indian domestic cricket, they no longer compete at full international level, as the West Indies compete as a united team.-See...