Barbados national cricket team

Team Country: West Indies

Team City: Barbados

Team Administrator: Barbados Cricket Association

Founded (Year): 1865

Home Ground: Kensington Oval

Coach: Vasbert Drakes

Captain: Shai Hope

Forms of Cricket: First-Class Limited Overs Twenty20

Barbados national cricket team: competitions

Barbados national cricket team: First-Class Cricket Competitions

Logo Tournament Wins Years Regional Four Day Competition 22 1965–66, 1966–67, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2006–07, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2019-20

Barbados national cricket team: Limited Overs Cricket Competitions

Logo Tournament Wins Years Super50 Cup 7 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1987–88, 2002–03, 2013-14, 2016-17

Barbados national cricket team: Twenty20 Cricket Competitions

Logo Tournament Wins Years

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Barbados national cricket team: Current Squad

Roston Chase All-rounder

Shai Hope Wicket-Keeper Captain

Barbados national cricket team: cricket team from West India

The Barbados national cricket team is part of the West Indies Cricket Board, which entitles some Barbados to play in international competitions for the West Indies national team. The team itself performs in its entirety only at interregional competitions in the Caribbean. The Barbados Cricket Association supervised the Barbados national cricket team.

Barbados national cricket team: how cricket developed in Barbados

Presumably, cricket in Barbados began to be played around the end of the 18th century. Such assumptions are associated with a historical find on the banks of the Tweed River in 1979. It was the Barbados Cricket Buckle. The buckle depicted a cricketer with a bat in his hand, with a chain collar visible on his neck, making it clear that the man is a slave. The discovered item also depicts huts where slaves lived in the background and a windmill. This find made it possible to establish that the thing could have been made in the period from 1780 to 1810.

According to historians, the first mention of cricket in Barbados dates back to 1806, when some of the West Indies were colonized by Europeans. The slaves who were freed started playing cricket in the mid-18th century, and there is evidence that plantation owners encouraged their slaves to cricket.

In 1865, the Barbados national cricket team played first-class cricket in the West Indies for the first time. The team won the match.

The Inter-Colonial Cricket Tournament was created in 1891. Initially, the competition was held every two seasons until 1908, and then until 1939 every year. In total, 28 championships have been held since the foundation of the tournament, 11 of which the Barbados national cricket team won.

At the moment, the Barbados national cricket team competes in competitions such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super50. The team at the championships is called Barbados Pride.

The main achievements of the Barbados national cricket team:

• In the Regional Four Day Competition, the team won 20 times: in 1966, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007.
• In the Regional Super50, the team won 7 times: in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1993, 2011, 2017.

Barbados national cricket team: outstanding players

In 1897, the West Indies national team was formed for the first time to compete in international cricket competitions. It consisted of three Barbados national cricket team representatives: Donald McAuley, Clifford Goodman, and Harold Austin, who later became the first Barbadian to lead the West Indies cricket team in 1902.

We offer you to familiarize yourself with the list of the most outstanding players of the Barbados national cricket team:

• George Challenor (06/28/1888 – 07/30/1947) – took part in the first team of the West Indies national team on tests. He was recognized as the first great batsman to represent the West Indies.
• Joel Garner (12/16/1952) – represented the West Indies national team and is the ICC Best Bowler at One-Day International. In 2010, he entered the list of representatives of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
• Gordon Greenidge (05/01/1951) – played as a batsman in first-class cricket for Barbados and represented the West Indies cricket team in Tests and One-Day International for 17 years. In 2009, he entered the list of representatives of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
• Wes Hall (09/12/1937) – represented the West Indies national team, playing as a fast bowler. Representative of ICC Cricket Hall of Fame and the West Indies Cricket Hall of Fame. From 2001 to 2003, he served as President of the West Indies Cricket Board.
• Desmond Haynes (15.02.1956) is a batsman from Barbados who represented the West Indies cricket team. According to many experts, he is one of the greatest players in history. In 2021, the athlete’s name appeared in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
• Conrad Hunt (9/05/1932 – 3/12/1999) – played as a batsman in the West Indies national team.
• Malcolm Marshall (18.04.1958-4.11.1999) – Former lead bowler of the West Indies cricket team in test matches. In 2009, he entered the list of representatives of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
• Garry Sobers (28/07/1936) is a former cricketer who played bowler for the West Indies for 20 years. Considered a versatile cricket player. In 2009, he entered the list of representatives of the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.
• Clyde Walcott (01/17/1926-26/08/2006) – played as a batsman in the West Indies national team. He was recognized as the best player in the world during the 1950s.
• Everton Weekes (02.26.1925-1.07.2020) – played as a batsman and was considered one of the strongest athletes in the world of cricket. He represented the West Indies national team for ten years. He ended his professional career in first-class cricket in Barbados.

Barbados national cricket team: the current line-up

The current line-up of the Barbados national cricket team includes 24 athletes:

• Batsmen (8): Kraigg Brathwaite (First-class Captain), Jonathan Carter, Shamarh Brooks, Shayne Moseley, Kjorn Ottley, Nicholas Kirton, Leniko Boucher, Roshon Primus.
• All-rounders (5): Kyle Mayers, Justin Greaves, Shamar Springer, Jason Holder, Roston Chase.
• Wicket-keepers (3): Tevyn Walcott, Shane Dowrich, Shai Hope.
• Spin Bowlers (3): Ashley Nurse, Jomel Warrican, Joshua Bishop.
• Pace Bowlers (5): Chemar Holder, Keon Harding, Kemar Roach, Miguel Cummins, Carlos Brathwaite.

All of these players may be recruited into the West Indies cricket team to compete in international competitions.

The head coach of the team is Vasbert Drakes.

Barbados national cricket team: home stadium, logo

The Barbados national cricket team hosts a cricket competition at their home stadium in Bridgetown – Kensington Oval. The stadium was built in 1871. It is designed for 28 thousand spectators. Cricket was first played on it in 1882, and it hosted the first international match in 1895. The Kensington Oval also hosted the World Cup Final.

The Barbados national team represents itself in the competition with the country’s national flag, which is vertically divided into three equal rectangular parts, decorated in blue and yellow. Poseidon’s trident is depicted in the middle of the flag.