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]
| Personnel | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Rayon Griffith | ||
| Team information | |||
| Founded | 1992 | ||
| History | |||
| First-class debut | England A in March 1992 at Queens Park Oval[1] | ||
| Official website | West Indies Cricket | ||
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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
edit| Name | Age | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||
 Kirk McKenzie
|
24 | Left-handed | Right-arm offspin | Jamaica |
 Alick Athanaze
|
25 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Windward Islands |
 Keacy Carty
|
27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Leeward Islands |
 Tagenarine Chanderpaul
|
28 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | Guyana |
| Tevin Imlach
|
27 | Right-handed | Guyana | |
 Zachary McCaskie
|
28 | Right-handed | Barbados | |
| Brandon King
|
29 | Right-handed | Jamaica | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Raymon Reifer
|
33 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Barbados |
| Wicket-keeper | ||||
 Joshua Da Silva
|
26 [n 1] | Right-handed | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Gudakesh Motie
|
29 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Guyana |
| Kevin Sinclair
|
26 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Guyana |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Akeem Jordan
|
30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Barbados |
| Jair McAllister
|
28 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | Barbados |
| Anderson Phillip
|
29 | Right-handed | Right arm fast medium | Trinidad and Tobago |
- Table notes
- ^ First-class Captain
Results
edit| West Indies A matches | First-class v A team | Other first-class | List A v A team | Other List A | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Venue | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | NR | W | L | NR |
| 1991-92 | West Indies | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994-95 | West Indies | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996-97 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997-98 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| West Indies | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1998-99[1] | West Indies | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bangladesh | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| India | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| West Indies | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 1999-2000 | West Indies | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[2] | - | - | - |
| 2000 | West Indies | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 2 | 0[2] | - | - | - |
| 2002 | England | - | - | - | 1 | 3[3] | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 0[3] | - | - | - |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "1st 'TEST': West Indies A v England A, at Queens Park Oval, 14-17 March 1992". ESPNcricinfo. 14 January 1995. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Griffith confirmed WI A-team head coach for Bangladesh tour". Stabroek News. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "West Indies A to tour Nepal for five T20s in April-May". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Da Silva to lead West Indies 'A' on three-match 'Test' tour to play Bangladesh 'A'". West Indies Cricket. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
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