Jamaica national cricket team

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Jamaica
Flag of Jamaica.svg
Personnel
Captain Paul Palmer (First class) & Rovman Powell (List A) [1] [2]
Coach Andrew Richardson [3]
Team information
Colours    Gold, Green, Black
Founded1888
Home ground Sabina Park, Kingston
Capacity22,000
History
First-class debutRS Lucas' XI
in 1895
at  Sabina Park, Kingston
Four Day  wins12
Super50 Cup  wins8 (plus 1 shared)
CT20  wins0

The Jamaica national cricket team is the representative cricket team of the country of Jamaica. The team competes under the franchise name, Jamaica Scorpions in the Cricket West Indies' Professional Cricket League which comprises both the Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super50 . Jamaica has won a sum of 12 regional first class and 9 regional one day titles. Hence the Scorpions have won the second most first class and 50 over championships in the history of West Indies cricket. [4] [5]

Contents

The most prominent[ according to whom? ] Jamaican cricketers include George Headley, Allan Rae, Alf Valentine, Collie Smith, Lawrence Rowe, Michael Holding, Jeff Dujon, Courtney Walsh, Patrick Patterson, Jimmy Adams, Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Nikita Miller and Gareth Breese.

History

The team's history dates 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 Islands.

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 Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super50, 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 12 times in total. They have also won the one-day competition eight times outright, sharing the title on one occasion. The team competes in the Professional Cricket Leagues under the franchise name Jamaica Scorpions.

Squad

NameBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
Jermaine Blackwood 20 November 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm off spin
Nkruma Bonner 23 January 1989 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm leg spin
Assad Fudadin 1 August 1985 (age 39)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Paul Palmer 5 January 1992 (age 33)Left-handedFirst-class Captain
Brandon King 16 December 1994 (age 30)Right-handed
All-rounders
John Campbell 21 September 1993 (age 31)Left-handedRight-arm off spin
Rovman Powell 23 July 1993 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastList A Captain
Marquino Mindley 29 December 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Andre McCarthy 8 June 1987 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm off spin
Alwyn Williams
Fabian Allen 7 May 1995 (age 29)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Wicket-keepers
Denis Smith 30 October 1991 (age 33)Right-handed
Aldane Thomas 9 December 1994 (age 30)Right-handed
Oraine Williams 13 July 1992 (age 32)Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Jamie Merchant 13 July 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm off spin
Patrick Harty 29 January 1991 (age 34)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Dennis Bulli 26 March 1987 (age 38)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodoxPlayed for West Indies Emerging team in Super50
Christopher Lamont 6 January 1988 (age 37)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Derval Green 4 December 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Nicholson Gordon 14 October 1993 (age 31)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium
Oshane Thomas 18 February 1997 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm medium fast

Grounds

Jamaica's main ground is at Sabina Park in Kingston, which has hosted 144 first-class games since 1895. Regional and international games have also been played at the Trelawny Stadium in Trelawny.

Honours

Tournament history

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1998 [6] Group stage10/1631200
Total0 Title1/131200

See also

References

  1. "Paul Palmer named captain of Jamaica Scorpions ahead of clash with Hurricanes in regional four-day tourney". sportsmax.tv. SportsMax. 23 January 2023.
  2. Levy, Leighton (20 November 2022). "With Super50 and CPL titles under his belt, Rovman Powell hopes long-suffering fans enjoy success". sportsmax.tv. SportsMax.
  3. "Jamaica Cricket Association names regional Super50 Squad". jamaicaobserver.com. Jamaica Observer. 24 October 2022.
  4. "VIDEO: Jamaica Scorpions win regional Super50 title". Loop News. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  5. "A brief history of West Indies domestic one-day cricket". ESPN.com. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  6. "Commonwealth Games 1998/99". Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.