Jamaica national cricket team

Sports team

Jamaica

Personnel
Captain| Paul Palmer (First class) & Rovman Powell (List A)[1][2]
Coach| Andrew Richardson[3]
Team information
Colours|       Gold, Green, Black
Founded| 1888
Home ground| Sabina Park, Kingston
Capacity| 22,000
History
First-class debut| RS Lucas' XI
in 1895
at Sabina Park, Kingston
Four Day wins| 12
Super50 Cup wins| 8 (plus 1 shared)
CT20 wins| 0

The Jamaica national cricket team is the representative cricket team of the country of Jamaica. The team competes under the franchise name, Jamaica Scorpions in the Cricket West Indies' Professional Cricket League which comprises both the Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super50. Jamaica has won a sum of 12 regional first class and 9 regional one day titles. Hence the Scorpions have won the second most first class and 50 over championships in the history of West Indies cricket.[4][5]

The most prominent[according to whom?] Jamaican cricketers include George Headley, Allan Rae, Alf Valentine, Collie Smith, Lawrence Rowe, Michael Holding, Jeff Dujon, Courtney Walsh, Patrick Patterson, Jimmy Adams, Chris Universe Boss Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Jerome Taylor, Nikita Miller and Gareth Breese.

## History

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The team's history dates back to 1895, when they played three matches against a touring side from England led by Slade Lucas, but because of the distance to the other cricketing countries, Jamaica did not play regular first-class cricket until 1964. They played in the inaugural Shell Shield first-class competition, winning it on the fourth attempt, but then had to wait until 1977–78 for their next title – which was a shared one-day title with Leeward Islands.

From 1986 to 1992, Jamaica won a total of six titles (three first class and three one-day), but in the thirteen seasons since then they have added four to the cupboard, despite completing the double in 1999–2000. In 2004–05, they came back after a two-year drought, however – with seven wins in ten regular season matches, they were 47 points ahead of runners-up Leeward Islands on the regular season table to win the Carib Beer Cup, before defeating the Leeward Islands by eight wickets in the final to take the Carib Beer Challenge title as well. However, this was followed up by a last-place finish the following season.

The team does not take part in any international competitions (the 1998 Commonwealth Games tournament being an exception), but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super50, and the best players may be selected for the West Indies cricket team, which plays international cricket. Jamaica has won the domestic first class competition 12 times in total. They have also won the one-day competition eight times outright, sharing the title on one occasion. The team competes in the Professional Cricket Leagues under the franchise name Jamaica Scorpions.

## Squad

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Name  | Birth date  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batsmen
Jermaine Blackwood |  (1991-11-20) 20 November 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin |
Nkruma Bonner |  (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin |
Assad Fudadin |  (1985-08-01) 1 August 1985 (age 39) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Paul Palmer |  (1992-01-05) 5 January 1992 (age 33) | Left-handed |  | First-class Captain
Brandon King |  (1994-12-16) 16 December 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed |  |
All-rounders
John Campbell |  (1993-09-21) 21 September 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin |
Rovman Powell |  (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | List A Captain
Marquino Mindley |  (1994-12-29) 29 December 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium |
Andre McCarthy |  (1987-06-08) 8 June 1987 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin |
Alwyn Williams |  |  |  |
Fabian Allen |  (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox |
Wicket-keepers
Denis Smith |  (1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed |  |
Aldane Thomas |  (1994-12-09) 9 December 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed |  |
Oraine Williams |  (1992-07-13) 13 July 1992 (age 33) | Right-handed |  |
Spin Bowlers
Jamie Merchant |  (1989-07-13) 13 July 1989 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin |
Patrick Harty |  (1991-01-29) 29 January 1991 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox |
Dennis Bulli |  (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987 (age 38) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | Played for West Indies Emerging team in Super50
Christopher Lamont |  (1988-01-06) 6 January 1988 (age 37) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox |
Pace Bowlers
Derval Green |  (1988-12-04) 4 December 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
Nicholson Gordon |  (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium |
Oshane Thomas |  (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast |

## Grounds

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Jamaica's main ground is at Sabina Park in Kingston, which has hosted 144 first-class games since 1895. Regional and international games have also been played at the Trelawny Stadium in Trelawny.

## Honours

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* Regional Four Day Competition (12): 1968–69, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1991–92, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12
* Domestic one-day competition (9): 1977–78 (shared), 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1999–2000, 2007–08, 2011-12, 2022-23

## Tournament history

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### Commonwealth Games

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Commonwealth Games record

Year  | Round  | Position  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | NR
1998[6] | Group stage | 10/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0
Total | 0 Title | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0

## See also

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* List of international cricketers from Jamaica
* List of Jamaican representative cricketers
* Jamaican women's cricket team
* Jamaican Sportsperson of the Year

## References

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1. ^ "Paul Palmer named captain of Jamaica Scorpions ahead of clash with Hurricanes in regional four-day tourney". sportsmax.tv. SportsMax. 23 January 2023.
2. ^ Levy, Leighton (20 November 2022). "With Super50 and CPL titles under his belt, Rovman Powell hopes long-suffering fans enjoy success". sportsmax.tv. SportsMax.
3. ^ "Jamaica Cricket Association names regional Super50 Squad". jamaicaobserver.com. Jamaica Observer. 24 October 2022.
4. ^ "VIDEO: Jamaica Scorpions win regional Super50 title". Loop News. 20 November 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
5. ^ "A brief history of West Indies domestic one-day cricket". ESPN.com. 19 September 2006. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
6. ^ "Commonwealth Games 1998/99". Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.

## External links

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* Cricinfo
* CricketArchive
* First-class matches played on Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica

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See also|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Barbados
* British Virgin Islands
* Dominica
* Grenada
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Montserrat
* Northern Ireland
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Saint Lucia
* Sint Maarten
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States Virgin Islands
* Vatican City
* Wales

1 For Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands the national team is the West Indies. 2 For England and Wales, the national team is England. 3 For the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the national team is Ireland.

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