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Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies, in the Caribbean region next to North America and north of South America, and is the most easterly of the Caribbean islands. It lies on the boundary of the South American and the Caribbean Plates. Its capital and largest city is Bridgetown.
Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell, sometimes referred to by his nickname of Tae, was a Barbadian West Indies cricketer and Jamaican senator. A stylish right-handed batsman and useful left-arm seam bowler, he became famous in the 1950s as the second black captain of the West Indies cricket team. Along with Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott, he formed what was known as "The Three Ws" of the West Indian cricket. He was the first batter to have been involved in two 500-run partnerships and remained the only one until Ravindra Jadeja emulated him in the 2010s.
Dave Marshall or David Marshall may refer to:
The Barbados national cricket team is the national cricket team of Barbados, organised by the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA). Barbados is a member of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), which is a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in its own right, and Barbadians play internationally for the West Indies cricket team.
The following is an alphabetical list of topics related to the nation of Barbados.
Combermere School is a school in Barbados, notable as one of the oldest schools in the Caribbean, established in 1695. Its alumni include several leading cricketers, David Thompson, sixth prime minister of Barbados and other politicians, several authors and the singer Rihanna. In its first 75 years, the school "provided the Barbadian community with the vast bulk of its business leaders and civil servants" and it is "perhaps the first school anywhere to offer secondary education to black children".
Courtney Brown is the name of:
The Barbados Cricket Association is the ruling body for cricket in Barbados. The BCA was established in 1933 by an Act of Parliament to replace the Barbados Cricket Challenge Cup Committee, which had administered Barbadian cricket since its formation in 1892. The current president is Conde Riley.
Sports in Barbados are many and varied. The large Barbadian diaspora around the globe and wide-scale availability of International television covered on the local cable service and DirectTV has meant that Barbadians have always been up to date on international trends. Barbadians now follow a wide cross-section of sport from around the world. In recent years, the Barbadian government has implemented a policy of sport-based tourism. Including the hosting of the 2007 Cricket World Cup and various other events locally. Beyond this, the Barbadian calendar has many sporting events throughout the year.
Alleyne is an English-language surname. People with the name include:
Sealy is an Anglo-Norman surname, arriving in the British Isles with the Norman conquest of England in 1066. The name was also found among the Anglo-Irish people of Counties Cork and Kerry in Ireland as far back as the 1500s. Multiple spellings are found throughout British and Irish history: Seally, Sealey, Seeley, Seely, Ceiley, Ceely, Celey, and others. Today the surname is mostly commonly found in the United States and Barbados, while the Sealey form is more common in England.
Akela Jones is a Barbadian track and field athlete who holds Barbadian records in the women's heptathlon, pentathlon, long jump and high jump. She won gold in the long jump at the 2014 World Junior Championships. In 2015, she was NCAA champion in the heptathlon and won bronze in the high jump at the Pan American Games.
Nikolai Charles is a Barbadian cricketer. He played in sixteen first-class and four List A matches for the Barbados cricket team from 2008 to 2016.
Dave Cumberbatch is a Barbadian cricketer. He played in six first-class and four List A matches for the Barbados cricket team from 1983 to 2003.
Hattian Graham is a Barbadian cricketer. He played in one List A and four first-class matches for the Barbados cricket team from 1997 to 2000. Hattian played as an overseas player for Westcliff on Sea Cricket Club in Top Essex League in 1993 and 1994 and was very successful.
Jason Parris is a Barbadian cricketer. He played in eight first-class and eight List A matches for Barbados and Combined Campuses and Colleges from 2002 to 2009.
Lionel Williams is a Barbadian cricketer. He played in two first-class matches for the Barbados cricket team in 1956/57 and 1964/65.
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- ↑ "Mark Sealy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
