West Indies A cricket team explained

West Indies 'A'
Caption:West Indies 'A' cricket team logo
Coach:Rayon Griffith
Founded:1992
First Fc:England A
First Fc Year:March 1992
First Fc Venue:Queens Park Oval[1]
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H Title:First-class
A Title:List A
T Title:T20
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Website:West Indies Cricket

The West Indies 'A' cricket team represents Cricket West Indies and is considered its second-tier team in international cricket, below the top-level West Indies cricket team. The 'A' team is currently captained by wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva in first-class cricket and coached by former Guyanese cricketer Rayon Griffith.[2]

Matches played by West Indies 'A' are not Tests or One Day Internationals, but they are usually first-class and List A games respectively.West Indies A had toured Nepal in late April 2024 for five T20 matches in which they won the series 3-2.[3]

Current squad

!Name!Age!Batting Style!Bowling Style!Club
Batsmen
Kirk McKenzieLeft-handedRight-arm offspinJamaica
Alick AthanazeRight-handedRight-arm off breakWindward Islands
Keacy CartyRight-handedRight-arm mediumLeeward Islands
Tagenarine ChanderpaulLeft-handedRight-arm leg breakGuyana
Tevin ImlachRight-handedGuyana
Zachary McCaskieRight-handedBarbados
Brandon KingRight-handedJamaica
All-rounders
Raymon ReiferLeft-handedLeft-arm medium-fastBarbados
Wicket-keeper
Joshua Da SilvaRight-handedTrinidad and Tobago
Spin Bowlers
Gudakesh MotieLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxGuyana
Kevin SinclairRight-handedRight-arm off breakGuyana
Pace Bowlers
Akeem JordanRight-handedRight-arm mediumBarbados
Jair McAllisterRight-handedRight arm mediumBarbados
Anderson PhillipRight-handedRight arm fast mediumTrinidad and Tobago
[4]
Table notes

Results

West Indies A matchesFirst-class v A teamOther first-classList A v A teamOther List A
SeasonVenueWDLWDLWLNRWLNR
1991-92West Indies210bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-
1994-95West Indiesbgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-120
1996-97Sri Lanka210010120100
1997-98South Africa003220021011
West Indiesbgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-010bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-
1998-99West Indiesbgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-010bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-
Bangladeshbgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-100bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-120
India200020210100
West Indiesbgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-101bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-
1999-2000West Indies020100101bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-
2000West Indies020bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-020bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-
2002Englandbgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-131bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-bgcolor="#FFFFF0"-320
2005Sri Lanka102bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-130bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-bgcolor="#F5FFFA"-

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1st 'TEST': West Indies A v England A, at Queens Park Oval, 14-17 March 1992. ESPNcricinfo. 14 January 1995. 16 May 2021.
  2. Web site: 11 May 2023 . Griffith confirmed WI A-team head coach for Bangladesh tour . 18 May 2023 . Stabroek News . en-us.
  3. Web site: West Indies A to tour Nepal for five T20s in April-May . ESPNcricinfo . 8 April 2024.
  4. Web site: Da Silva to lead West Indies 'A' on three-match 'Test' tour to play Bangladesh 'A' . West Indies Cricket . 15 May 2023.