West Indies men's cricket team
 Learie Constantine, one of the first West Indies greats | |
| Nickname(s) | Windies |
|---|---|
| Association | Cricket West Indies (CWI) |
| History | |
| Test status acquired | 1928 |
| Tests | |
| First Test | v.  England at Lord's (23/26 June 1928) |
| One Day Internationals | |
| First ODI | v. England at Headingley Stadium, Leeds (5 September 1973) |
| Twenty20 Internationals | |
| First T20I | v.  New Zealand at Eden Park, Auckland (16 February 2006) |
The West Indies men's cricket team has been active since 1888. It is governed by Cricket West Indies (CWI), which is a Full Member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The West Indies play all forms of international cricket: Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 International (T20I).[1]
Countries
[change | change source]For the purpose of cricket, the West Indies is a confederation of fifteen Caribbean countries who are all CWI members:
Early days
[change | change source]The earliest known match involving a team called the West Indies took place on 5 January 1888. An American team called the Gentlemen of the United States of America had arrived in British Guiana, and a two-day match was arranged at the Bourda ground in Georgetown. It was completed on the first day, the Americans winning by nine wickets. The West Indies team included players from at least six different colonies.[2]
An English team called Arthur Priestley's XI toured the Caribbean in 1896/97. This team consisted of players with first-class experience, including Andrew Stoddart and Sammy Woods. Nine of their sixteen matches were first-class. Eight of those were against Barbados (3), Jamaica (3), and Trinidad (2). The other was against West Indies at the Queen's Park Oval in Port-of-Spain from 15 to 17 February 1897. This was West Indies' first-class debut, and they won by three wickets. The team included wicket-keeper Lebrun Constantine, father of Learie Constantine.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Lists of matches played by West Indies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2025.
- ↑ "West Indies v Gentlemen of United States of America, 1887/88". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
- ↑ "West Indies v A. Priestley's XI, 1896/97". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
