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 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.
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.
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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 JamaicaPersonnelCaptainPaul Palmer First class amp Rovman Powell List A 1 2 CoachAndrew Richardson 3 Team informationColours Gold Green BlackFounded1888Home groundSabina Park KingstonCapacity22 000HistoryFirst class debutRS Lucas XIin 1895at Sabina Park KingstonFour Day wins12Super50 Cup wins8 plus 1 shared CT20 wins0The most prominent Jamaican cricketers include George Headley Allan Rae Alf Valentine Collie Smith Lawrence Rowe Michael Holding Jeff Dujon Courtney Walsh Patrick Patterson Jimmy Adams Chris Gayle Marlon Samuels Jerome Taylor Nikita Miller and Gareth Breese Contents 1 History 2 Squad 3 Grounds 4 Honours 5 Tournament history 5 1 Commonwealth Games 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe 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 editName Birth date Batting style Bowling style NotesBatsmenJermaine Blackwood 1991 11 20 20 November 1991 age 32 Right handed Right arm off spinNkruma Bonner 1989 01 23 23 January 1989 age 35 Right handed Right arm leg spinAssad Fudadin 1985 08 01 1 August 1985 age 38 Left handed Right arm medium fastPaul Palmer 1992 01 05 5 January 1992 age 32 Left handed First class CaptainBrandon King 1994 12 16 16 December 1994 age 29 Right handedAll roundersJohn Campbell 1993 09 21 21 September 1993 age 30 Left handed Right arm off spinRovman Powell 1993 07 23 23 July 1993 age 30 Right handed Right arm medium fast List A CaptainMarquino Mindley 1994 12 29 29 December 1994 age 29 Right handed Right arm fast mediumAndre McCarthy 1987 06 08 8 June 1987 age 36 Right handed Right arm off spinAlwyn WilliamsFabian Allen 1995 05 07 7 May 1995 age 28 Right handed Left arm orthodoxWicket keepersDenis Smith 1991 10 30 30 October 1991 age 32 Right handedAldane Thomas 1994 12 09 9 December 1994 age 29 Right handedOraine Williams 1992 07 13 13 July 1992 age 31 Right handedSpin BowlersJamie Merchant 1989 07 13 13 July 1989 age 34 Right handed Right arm off spinPatrick Harty 1991 01 29 29 January 1991 age 33 Left handed Left arm orthodoxDennis Bulli 1987 03 26 26 March 1987 age 36 Right handed Left arm orthodox Played for West Indies Emerging team in Super50Christopher Lamont 1988 01 06 6 January 1988 age 36 Left handed Left arm orthodoxPace BowlersDerval Green 1988 12 04 4 December 1988 age 35 Right handed Right arm medium fastNicholson Gordon 1993 10 14 14 October 1993 age 30 Right handed Left arm fast mediumOshane Thomas 1997 02 18 18 February 1997 age 27 Left handed Right arm medium fastGrounds editJamaica 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 editRegional 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 23Tournament history editCommonwealth Games edit Commonwealth Games recordYear Round Position GP W L T NR nbsp 1998 6 Group stage 10 16 3 1 2 0 0Total 0 Title 1 1 3 1 2 0 0See also editList of international cricketers from Jamaica List of Jamaican representative cricketers Jamaican women s cricket team Jamaican Sportsperson of the YearReferences edit Paul Palmer named captain of Jamaica Scorpions ahead of clash with Hurricanes in regional four day tourney sportsmax tv SportsMax 23 January 2023 Levy Leighton 20 November 2022 With Super50 and CPL titles under his belt Rovman Powell hopes long suffering fans enjoy success sportsmax tv SportsMax Jamaica Cricket Association names regional Super50 Squad jamaicaobserver com Jamaica Observer 24 October 2022 VIDEO Jamaica Scorpions win regional Super50 title Loop News 20 November 2022 Retrieved 4 April 2023 A brief history of West Indies domestic one day cricket ESPN com 19 September 2006 Retrieved 4 April 2023 Commonwealth Games 1998 99 Archived from the original on 15 August 2022 Retrieved 15 August 2022 External links editCricinfo CricketArchive First class matches played on Sabina Park Kingston Jamaica Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jamaica national cricket team amp oldid 1210731278, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
