West Indies Academy Explained

West Indies Academy
Captain:	Nyeem Young (first-class), Kirk McKenzie (List A)
Coach:	Ramesh Subasinghe
Founded:	2019
Title1:	Super50 Cup
Title1wins:	1
Title2:	Headley Weekes
Title2wins:	1

The West Indies Academy, formerly known as West Indies Emerging Team is a cricket team, that plays first-class and List A cricket in the West Indian domestic circuit. The team has no geographical base, rather is made up of the emerging players and top youth performers in the Caribbean.^[1] They are currently captained by Nyeem Young,^[2] and coached by Andre Coley.^[3]

The team was formed in October 2019 to compete in the Super50 Cup for the first time.^[4] The first recorded match by the team was played on 7 November 2019, against Guyana in the 2019–20 Regional Super50.^[5] In December 2022, the Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced that the West Indies Academy would be one of the three teams to take part in the inaugural 2023 Headley Weekes Tri-Series.^[6] The team made their first-class debut on 19 April 2023,^[7] which they won by seven wickets against Team Headley.^[8] West Indies Academy scheduled to tour Ireland for the first time in June 2024 to play three List A and two First-class games against Emerging Ireland.^[9]

Current squad

Based on the squad announced for the 2022–23 season.^[10]

Name	National team	Notes
Nyeem Young		Captain
Kevlon Anderson
Ackeem Auguste
Joshua Bishop
Teddy Bishop
McKenny Clarke
Joshua James
Tevin Imlach
Johann Layne
Kirk McKenzie
Ashmead Nedd
Kelvin Pitman
Keagan Simmons
Ramon Simmonds
Kevin Wickham

Seasons

Super50 Cup

Season	League standings								Notes	Ref
	P	W	L	T	A	NRR	Pts	Pos
2019–20	8	4	3	0	1	–0.200	18	2nd	Champions	^[11]
2022–23	6	1	5	0	0	–0.700	4	4th		^[12]
2023–24	7	3	2	0	2	0.256	33	5th		^[13]

Honours

Tournament	No. of titles	Seasons
Super50 Cup	1	2019–20^[14]
Headley Weekes Tri-Series	1	2023^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 28 October 2022. West Indies Academy and CCC a key feature in return of Super50 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221118070337/https://www.royalgazette.com/cricket/sport/article/20221028/west-indies-academy-and-ccc-a-key-feature-in-return-of-super50/ . 18 November 2022 . 2023-04-23 . The Royal Gazette.
2. Web site: 19 April 2023. Imlach joins West Indies Academy for Tri-Series . 2023-04-21 . News Room Guyana . en-US.
3. Web site: 28 October 2022. West Indies Academy seek experience at Super50 . 2023-04-23 . Jamaica Observer . en-US.
4. Colonial Medical Insurance Super50 Cup Dates and Venues Announced . Cricket West Indies . 11 October 2019 . St. John's, Antigua . .
5. Web site: List A matches played by the West Indies Academy . 2023-04-23 . CricketArchive.
6. Web site: Cricket West Indies announces Headley-Weekes series, a domestic red-ball competition . 2023-04-23 . ESPNcricinfo . en.
7. Web site: Headley Weekes Tri-Series, 2023 - West Indies Academy Cricket Team Match Results . 2023-04-23 . ESPNcricinfo.
8. Web site: 22 April 2023. Young, Pitman set up victory for WI Academy . 2023-04-23 . Jamaica Observer . en-US.
9. Web site: Trinidad and Tobago pair on Windies Academy team for Ireland tour . Trinidad and Tobago Newsday . 26 April 2024.
10. Web site: Squads named for Headley Weekes Series to be played at CCG . 2023-04-21 . Cricket West Indies.
11. Web site: Regional Super50 Table - 2019 . 26 November 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo.
12. Web site: Super50 Cup 2022/Points Table . 8 April 2023 . ESPNcricinfo.
13. Web site: Super50 Cup 2023/Points Table . 12 November 2023 . ESPNcricinfo.
14. Web site: West Indies Emerging Team clinch maiden Super 50 Cup title with 205-run win . 2 December 2019 . ESPN Cricinfo.
15. Web site: West Indies Academy win inaugural Headley-Weekes Tri-Series . 12 November 2023 . Sportsmax.