The '''Windward Islands cricket team''' is a Cricket team representing the member countries of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control. It includes the islands that the English define as among the Windward_Islands - except for Barbados and Trinidad_and_Tobago, who have their own teams. Thus, it includes Dominica (technically a part of the Leeward_Islands, but as it was part of the Windward Islands colony from 1940 until independence, its cricket federation remains a part of the Windward Islands), Grenada, Saint_Lucia, Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines. The team does not take part in any international competitions (although the member nation of Grenada took part at the 1998 Commonwealth Games), but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Carib_Beer_Cup and the KFC_Cup, and the best players may be selected for the West Indies team, which plays international cricket.
The Windward Islands team is the least successful of the six West Indian first class teams, having failed to win a first-class title and with two one-day titles in 32 attempts. They played their first first-class match in 1959-60 against the touring England side, losing by ten wickets, and until 1980-81 they mainly played as a part of the Combined Islands. However, from 1981-82 onwards they have played as a separate entity. The list of prominent cricketers who have represented the Windward Islands includes Cameron_Cuffy, Winston_Davis, Junior_Murray, Rawl_Lewis and Devon_Smith.
== 2005-06 squad ==
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'''Captain'''
* Rawl_Lewis '''Batsmen'''
* Romel_Currency * Craig_Emmanuel * Ronald_Ettienne * Sergio_Fedee * Alvin_La_Feuille * Hyron_Shallow * Devon_Smith '''Wicket-keepers
* Junior_Murray |width="30"| |valign="top"| '''All-rounders'''
* Liam_Sebastien '''Bowlers'''
* Deighton_Butler * Dennis_George * Orlanzo_Jackson * Mervyn_Matthew * Jean Paul * Kenroy_Peters * Darren_Sammy * Shane_Shillingford |} == Roll of honour == * Domestic one-day competition winners: 1988-89, 2000-01 == Grounds == The Windward Islands team has played the most matches (29 out of 103) at the Amos_Vale_Ground in Kingstown, Saint Vincent, closely followed by the Queen's Park in Grenada (25 matches), Mindoo_Philip_Park in Saint_Lucia (21 matches), and Windsor Park in Dominica (16 matches). The Mindoo Philip Park has not seen any first-class cricket since 2001, and has been replaced by the Beausejour_Stadium in Gros_Islet, which has hosted four matches in three years. However, cricket will return to Mindoo Philip Park in 2006, when the Windward Islands host the Leeward Islands. == References == * Cricinfo * CricketArchive * 2005-06 KFC Cup Squad from Cricinfo * Windward Islands Cricket - Info from West Indies Cricket Board Category:West_Indian_first_class_cricket_teams Category:Sport_in_Dominica Category:Sport_in_Grenada Category:Sport_in_Saint_Lucia Category:Sport_in_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines
* Rawl_Lewis '''Batsmen'''
* Romel_Currency * Craig_Emmanuel * Ronald_Ettienne * Sergio_Fedee * Alvin_La_Feuille * Hyron_Shallow * Devon_Smith '''Wicket-keepers
* Junior_Murray |width="30"| |valign="top"| '''All-rounders'''
* Liam_Sebastien '''Bowlers'''
* Deighton_Butler * Dennis_George * Orlanzo_Jackson * Mervyn_Matthew * Jean Paul * Kenroy_Peters * Darren_Sammy * Shane_Shillingford |} == Roll of honour == * Domestic one-day competition winners: 1988-89, 2000-01 == Grounds == The Windward Islands team has played the most matches (29 out of 103) at the Amos_Vale_Ground in Kingstown, Saint Vincent, closely followed by the Queen's Park in Grenada (25 matches), Mindoo_Philip_Park in Saint_Lucia (21 matches), and Windsor Park in Dominica (16 matches). The Mindoo Philip Park has not seen any first-class cricket since 2001, and has been replaced by the Beausejour_Stadium in Gros_Islet, which has hosted four matches in three years. However, cricket will return to Mindoo Philip Park in 2006, when the Windward Islands host the Leeward Islands. == References == * Cricinfo * CricketArchive * 2005-06 KFC Cup Squad from Cricinfo * Windward Islands Cricket - Info from West Indies Cricket Board Category:West_Indian_first_class_cricket_teams Category:Sport_in_Dominica Category:Sport_in_Grenada Category:Sport_in_Saint_Lucia Category:Sport_in_Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines