Antigua and Barbuda national cricket team explained

Antigua and Barbuda
Colours:Yellow, Red, Blue
Coach:Ridley Jacobs
Captain:Sylvester Joseph
Ground:Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Antigua Recreation Ground Stanford Cricket Ground
Title1:Four Day
Title1wins:n/a
Title2:WICB Cup
Title2wins:0
Title3:Twenty20
Title3wins:0
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The Antigua and Barbuda national cricket team represents the country of Antigua and Barbuda in cricket. A cricket team representing Antigua and Barbuda has been active since the late 1890s. The Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association is a member of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, which itself is a member association of the West Indies Cricket Board, and players from Antigua and Barbuda generally represent the Leeward Islands cricket team at domestic level and the West Indies at international level. The team made its List A debut at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and its Twenty20 debut at the 2006 Stanford 20/20 tournament. As of 2015, the team has played 14 List A matches and four Twenty20 matches. The team captain is Sylvester Joseph, while Ridley Jacobs is the team coach.[3] [4]

History

In the mid-1890s, several touring English amateur sides played matches against Antiguan representative sides. R. S. Lucas' XI toured in 1895, winning by an innings and 69 runs,[5] and A. A. Priestley's and Lord Hawke's XIs both toured in early 1897, winning by an innings and 96 runs and 259 runs, respectively.[6] [7] Part of the colony of the British Leeward Islands until 1958, and a member of the West Indies Federation between 1958 and 1962, Antigua played almost exclusively in the Leewards Islands Tournament, with occasional matches against touring teams, which included a "New Zealand Ambassadors" team in 1970, Kent in 1973 and 1979, and Canada in 1976.[8] At West Indian domestic level, Antiguan and Barbudan cricketers represented the Leeward Islands cricket team, which debuted in the Shell Shield, the domestic first-class competition, in 1958. The Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands participated together as the Combined Islands cricket team from 1965 to 1981, when they separated again. Antigua and Barbuda gained independence in 1981, and from then on participated as "Antigua and Barbuda". The team toured Bermuda in September 1984, drawing a three-day match with the Bermuda national team.[9]

At the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Antigua and Barbuda fielded a separate team at the cricket tournament, as did Jamaica and Barbados.[10] Matches at the tournament had List A status. Antigua and Barbuda were drawn in Group B, along with Australia, Canada, and India. The team's first match, against India at the Tenaga National Sports Complex, finished in a no-result due to rain. The team was captained by Dave Joseph, and included seven West Indies international players: Curtly Ambrose, Eldine Baptiste, Kenny Benjamin, Winston Benjamin, Ridley Jacobs, Sylvester Joseph, and Richie Richardson.[11] After losing to Australia and defeating Canada, Antigua and Barbuda finished second in Group B over India due to a higher net run rate, but did not qualify for the semi-finals.[12] The team's leading run-scorer at the games was Ridley Jacobs, who scored 74 runs, and the leading wicket-taker was Anthony Lake.[13]

As part of a reorganisation of the structure of cricket in the West Indies, Antigua and Barbuda, along with the other Leeward and Windward Islands constituent members, fielded teams at the Red Stripe Bowl, the domestic one-day tournament, in the 2001–02, 2002–03, and 2003–04 seasons. The team was largely unsuccessful, and did not progress beyond the group stage.[14] Antigua and Barbuda also participated in the Stanford 20/20 tournament in 2006 and 2008, being knocked out in the quarter-finals in both instances.[15] The team played a number of matches against touring sides in the mid-2000s, including against England, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, and India cricket team.[8]

Grounds

The traditional home ground of Antigua and Barbuda is the Antigua Recreation Ground (pictured), the national stadium of the country, which has hosted a number of Test and One-Day International matches.[16] Two further grounds, the Stanford Cricket Ground and Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, were constructed in 2004 and 2006 for use in the Stanford 20/20 and 2007 World Cup respectively,[17] [18] and have both been used in inter-island matches featuring Antigua and Barbuda.

Players

International Players

A number of Antigua players have represented the West Indies internationally.

West Indies captains
NameInternational
career		Apps RunsWktsAppsRunsWktsAppsRunsWktsReferences
TestsODIsT20Is
1974 - 1983[19]
1974 - 1991[20]
1983 - 1990[21]
1983 - 1996[22]
1986 - 1995[23]
1988 - 2000[24]
1992 - 1998[25]
1995[26]
1996 - 2004[27]
1999[28]
2000 - 2007[29]
2000 - 2001[30]
2007[31]
2009 - 2013[32]
2009[33]
2011[34]
2019 - [35]

List A Players: 1998 - 2003

№NameFirstLastMRunsHSAvg10050WBBAve4/iCStRef
1 9 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 9 80 26 0 0 10 24.40 0 1 0 [36]
2 9 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 12 218 103 19.81 1 0 12 23.66 1 2 0 [37]
3 9 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 3 20 13 0 0 1 0 [38]
4 9 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 13 312 83 26.00 0 1 9 0 [39]
5 9 Sep. 1998 7 Oct. 2001 6 130 74 21.66 0 1 0 0 [40]
6 9 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 9 197 52* 32.83 0 1 0 0 1 0 [41]
7 9 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 11 274 76* 54.80 0 1 10 4 [42]
8 9 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 3 29 22 0 0 18.00 0 2 0 [43]
9 9 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 3 23 15 0 0 59.00 0 0 0 [44]
10 9 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 3 42 23 42.00 0 0 23.00 0 0 0 [45]
11 9 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 3 6 5* 0 0 23.00 0 0 0 [46]
12 12 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 2 66 51 33.00 0 1 2 0 [47]
13 12 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 2 30 17 30.00 0 0 11.33 0 2 0 [48]
14 14 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 11 140 54* 20.00 0 1 18 17.72 2 6 0 [49]
15 2 Oct. 2001 25 Aug. 2002 3 28 20 0 0 1 0 [50]
16 2 Oct. 2001 25 Aug. 2002 6 115 48 19.16 0 0 16.50 0 3 0 [51]
17 2 Oct. 2001 12 Oct. 2003 10 27 27 0 0 11 27.18 0 3 0 [52]
18 2 Oct. 2001 2 Oct. 2001 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 [53]
19 2 Oct. 2001 2 Oct. 2001 1 0 0 0 0 [54]
20 5 Oct. 2001 12 Oct. 2003 6 81 48 16.20 0 0 3 2 [55]
21 5 Oct. 2001 25 Aug. 2002 5 39 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 [56]
22 5 Oct. 2001 12 Oct. 2003 7 20 15 0 0 35.00 0 0 0 [57]
23 14 Aug. 2002 12 Oct. 2003 7 37 13* 12.33 0 0 12 15.83 1 3 0 [58]
24 () 14 Aug. 2002 17 Aug. 2002 2 16 16* 16.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 [59]
25 25 Aug. 2002 25 Aug. 2002 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 [60]
26 3 Oct. 2003 5 Oct. 2003 2 30 22 15.00 0 0 5 0 [61]
27 5 Oct. 2003 12 Oct. 2003 2 24 19 11.00 0 0 1 0 [62]

Stanford Twenty20 Players: 2006 & 2008

№NameFirstLastMRunsHSAvg10050WBBAve4/iCStRef
1 19 July 2006 17 Feb. 2008 4 72 36 18.00 0 0 0 0 [63]
2 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 33 33 16.50 0 0 2 27.00 0 1 0 [64]
3 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 9 5 0 0 2 20.50 0 0 0 [65]
4 ‡ 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 45 31 22.50 0 0 3 14.66 0 0 0 [66]
5 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 10 6 0 0 2 0 [67]
6 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 18 16 0 0 0 0 [68]
7 19 July 2006 9 Feb. 2008 3 45 36 22.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 [69]
8 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 19 14 0 0 0 0 [70]
9 † 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 45 45 22.50 0 0 1 1 [71]
10 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 [72]
11 19 July 2006 9 Feb. 2008 3 14 0 0 3 26.00 0 0 0 [73]
12 ‡ 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 70 70.00 0 1 1 24.00 0 1 0 [74]
13 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 52 32 26.00 0 0 1 0 [75]
14 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 30 30 15.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 [76]
15 9 Feb. 2008 9 Feb. 2008 1 11 11 11.00 0 0 0 0 [77]
16 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 21 21 10.50 0 0 2 21.00 0 1 0 [78]
17 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 13 9 0 0 1 36.00 0 1 0 [79]
18 † 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 24 21 12.00 0 0 2 1 [80]
19 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 0 0 0 3 15.33 0 0 0 [81]
20 17 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 [82]
21 17 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 [83]
22 17 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 1 7 7 0 0 3 0 1 0 [84]

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Tournament history

Commonwealth Games

Commonwealth Games record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
1998[85] Group stage8/1631101
Total0 Title1/1 31101

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ridley Jacobs Appointed coach . Antigua Observer . 2015-03-31 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114158/http://antiguaobserver.com/jacobs-appointed-national-coach/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Sylvester Joseph to lead Antigua . Antigua Observer . 2015-03-31 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402205451/http://antiguaobserver.com/bouncing-to-lead-antiguas-leeward-islands-challenge/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Ridley Jacobs Appointed coach . Antigua Observer . 2015-03-31 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402114158/http://antiguaobserver.com/jacobs-appointed-national-coach/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Sylvester Joseph to lead Antigua . Antigua Observer . 2015-03-31 . 2015-04-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402205451/http://antiguaobserver.com/bouncing-to-lead-antiguas-leeward-islands-challenge/ . dead .
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/134/134998.html Antigua v RS Lucas' XI
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/135/135026.html Antigua v A Priestley's XI
  7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/135/135039.html Antigua v Lord Hawke's XI
  8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/7/7600/Other_Matches.html Other matches played by Antigua
  9. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Seasons/BMDA/1984_BMDA_Antigua_and_Barbuda_in_Bermuda_1984.html Antigua and Barbuda in Bermuda 1984
  10. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/460200.html Commonwealth Games 1998/99
  11. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/66/66430.html Antigua and Barbuda v India
  12. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/Tables/Commonwealth_Games_1998-99.html Commonwealth Games 1998/99 Group B Table
  13. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/MAL/Commonwealth_Games_1998-99/Team_Averages.html Averages by team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
  14. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/497/List_A_Matches.html List A Matches played by Antigua and Barbuda
  15. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/0/497/Twenty20_Matches.html Twenty20 matches played by Antigua and Barbuda
  16. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/30/1806.html Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's
  17. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/30/1805.html Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge
  18. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Grounds/30/3065.html Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound
  19. Web site: Players / West Indies / Andy Roberts . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  20. Web site: Players / West Indies / Sir Viv Richards . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  21. Web site: Players / West Indies / Eldine Baptiste . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  22. Web site: Players / West Indies / Richie Richardson . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  23. Web site: Players / West Indies / Winston Benjamin . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  24. Web site: Players / West Indies / Curtly Ambrose . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  25. Web site: Players / West Indies / Kenny Benjamin . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  26. Web site: Players / West Indies / Hamish Anthony . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  27. Web site: Players / West Indies / Ridley Jacobs . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  28. Web site: Players / West Indies / Dave Joseph . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  29. Web site: Players / West Indies / Sylvester Joseph . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  30. Web site: Players / West Indies / Kerry Jeremy . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  31. Web site: Players / West Indies / Austin Richards . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  32. Web site: Players / West Indies / Devon Thomas . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2015-03-31.
  33. Web site: Players / West Indies / Gavin Tonge . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  34. Web site: Players / West Indies / Anthony Martin . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2011-02-17.
  35. Web site: Players / West Indies / Rahkeem Cornwall . ESPN. Cricinfo. 2021-02-15.
  36. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21003/21003.html Earl Waldron
  37. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10365/10365.html Wilden Cornwall
  38. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1743/1743.html Richie Richardson
  39. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9612/9612.html Sylvester Joseph
  40. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7358/7358.html David Joseph
  41. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26487/26487.html Ian Tittle
  42. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2278/2278.html Ridley Jacobs
  43. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1740/1740.html Eldine Baptiste
  44. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1867/1867.html Winston Benjamin
  45. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1/1883/1883.html Curtly Ambrose
  46. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2007/2007.html Kenny Benjamin
  47. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21004/21004.html Hayden Walsh
  48. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2239/2239.html Hamish Anthony
  49. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10335/10335.html Anthony Lake
  50. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44143/44143.html Amwaa Prince
  51. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44145/44145.html Sean Bailey
  52. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10375/10375.html Kerry Jeremy
  53. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10379/10379.html Goldwyn Prince
  54. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12361/12361.html Ricky Christopher
  55. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44185/44185.html Bertel Baltimore
  56. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44144/44144.html Gregg Skepple
  57. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44142/44142.html Curtis Roberts
  58. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45519/45519.html Carl Simon
  59. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/20/20985/20985.html Adam Sanford
  60. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45330/45330.html Mali Richards
  61. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/61/61031/61031.html Derryck Edwards
  62. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/61/61041/61041.html Austin Richards
  63. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/61/61041/61041.html Austin Richards
  64. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/61/61031/61031.html Derryck Edwards
  65. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10335/10335.html Anthony Lake
  66. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2278/2278.html Ridley Jacobs
  67. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26487/26487.html Ian Tittle
  68. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7358/7358.html David Joseph
  69. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44142/44142.html Curtis Roberts
  70. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44144/44144.html Gregg Skepple
  71. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44185/44185.html Bertel Baltimore
  72. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10375/10375.html Kerry Jeremy
  73. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45897/45897.html Gavin Tonge
  74. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/9/9612/9612.html Sylvester Joseph
  75. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/109/109349/109349.html Orlando Peters
  76. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/10/10365/10365.html Wilden Cornwall
  77. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/109/109361/109361.html Gavin Williams
  78. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/101/101322/101322.html Justin Athanaze
  79. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45519/45519.html Carl Simon
  80. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/260/260227/260227.html Juari Edwards
  81. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/101/101326/101326.html Anthony Martin
  82. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/61/61030/61030.html Larry Joseph
  83. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/45/45330/45330.html Mali Richards
  84. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/80/80759/80759.html Chad Hampson
  85. Web site: Commonwealth Games 1998/99. 15 August 2022. 15 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220815115857/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/commonwealth-games-1998-99-460200. live.

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