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The history of the West Indian cricket team begins in the 1880s when the first combined West Indian team was formed and toured Canada and the United States. [1][2] In the 1890s, the first representative sides were selected to play visiting English sides.
The players on this composite team are selected from a chain of fifteen Caribbean nation-states and territories. As of 12 July 2024, the West Indies cricket team is ranked eighth in Tests, tenth in ODIs, and third in T20Is in the official ICC rankings.
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Origin
Cricket originally spread to the West Indies via the British military. Military officials established cricket clubs, including the St. Annes Garrison Club, and integrated cricket pitches into garrisons in the Caribbean. The first known reference to cricket in the West Indies is believed to be from June 1806, in the Barbados Mercury and Bridgetown Gazette. Two years later, a cricket match was held between the officers of the Royal West Indies Rangers and the officers of the Third West India Re...
Expansion of cricket
During the period of colonial rule, cricket began to be played by the black population of the British West Indies. This adoption was a consequence of constant positive reinforcement from their masters for participating in activities that were familiar such as cricket, and abstaining from those that were perceived as taboo. Eventually, slaves were granted permission to play with military officers (who at one point only played cricket amongst themselves) in restricted roles. Foremost, they were...
Societal impact
Cricket has traditionally been the most popular sport in the West Indies, both before and after independence. The inclusion of black players into West Indian cricket teams marked a moment of racial integration in West Indian society. Talented black players helped to overturn existing attitudes of white superiority. Cricket helped to serve a dual purpose for the West Indies- before slavery was abolished in 1833, cricket was considered as a constructive pastime for blacks. In that same time per...
The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in the West Indies. It was originally formed in the early 1920s as the West Indies Cricket Board of Control (and is still sometimes referred by that name), but changed its name in 1996. The Board has its headquarters in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda. T...
The West Indies' major domestic competitions are the Regional Four Day Competition (First-class competition) and the NAGICO Regional Super50 (List A one-day competition) and more recently the Caribbean Premier League (domestic Twenty20 competition – replacing the Caribbean T20, which in turn replaced the Stanford 20/20 that had been financed and or...
The West Indies cricket team, also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies, is a multi-national cricketteam representing a sporting confederation of the West Indies. The "Windies" is one of the twelve elite international teams that play at the Test match cricket-level. The West Indies women's cricket teammade its Test debut in 1976 and...
Bird, Lester B. (March 3, 2012), "The farce we call West Indies cricket", Caribbean News Now, retrieved June 27,2012Malcolm, Dominic (2012), Globalizing Cricket: Codification, Colonization and Contemporary Identities, London: Bloomsbury, ISBN 9781849665278In the 1890s, the first representative sides were selected to play visiting English sides. The West Indies Cricket Board joined the sport’s international ruling body, the Imperial Cricket Council, in 1926, and played their first official international Test match, in 1928.
Mar 26, 2023 · The West Indies cricket team has a rich history in the world of cricket and is often referred to as the “Empire of Cricket” due to their dominant performances during the 1970s and 1980s. The team is composed of players from 15 Caribbean nations and played their first match as a combined team in 1928.
Nov 1, 2023 · It all began when the first cricket team from the Caribbean, known as “The West Indians,” toured England in 1900. Despite facing challenges such as racial discrimination and limited resources, these pioneers laid the foundation for what would become one of the most formidable teams in international cricket.
Apr 20, 2016 · When West Indies came to England in 1976, did people in the UK realise that Clive Lloyd's team would go on to dominate world cricket for the best part of 20 years? West Indies had won the World Cup the previous year, but were then thrashed 5-1 in Australia.
