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West Indies Squad

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West Indies
Pool-B
Note: Matches played at Newlands and Kingsmead 
(shown depicted in Bold) are to be staged as 
Day/Night matches.
Date/Days Match No.   v

Team

 Venue 

09 Feb, Sunday

1 West Indies  v South Africa Newlands, Cape Town

13 Feb, Thursday

8 West Indies  v New Zealand St. George’s Park, Port Elizabeth

18 Feb, Thuesday

16 West Indies  v  Bangladesh Willowmoore Park, Benoni

23 Feb, Sunday

24 West Indies  v Canada SuperSport Park, Centurion

28 Feb, Friday

33 West Indies  v Sri Lanka Newlands, Cape Town

04 Mar, Tuesday

41 West Indies  v Kenya De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley

Country Information
Official Name The West Indies consists of all the British possessions in the Caribbean. State of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cooperative Republic of Guyana, Jamaica, State of St Christopher Nevis (St Kitts), St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
History The West Indies has been at least partially under British control since 1623. The group of former British colonies which have now mostly become independent. However many countries remain part of the Commonwealth.
Religion Christian
Language English
Area Antigua and Barbuda 442km2
Barbados 430km2
Guyana 214,969km2
Jamaica 10,991km2
St Kitts and Nevis 267km2
St Lucia 616km2
St Vincent and the Grenadines 389km2
Trinidad and Tobago 5,130km2
Population 5,251,000
Capital St Johns (Antigua & Barbuda), Bridgetown (Barbados), Georgetown (Guyana), Kingston (Jamaica), Basseterre (St Kitts), Castries (St Lucia), Kingstown (St Vincent), Port-of-Spain (Trinidad).
Montego Bay (Jamaica), San Fernando (Trinidad).
Local Time 3 different time zones;
3 hours behind GMT (Guyana)
4 hours behind GMT (Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago)
5 hours behind GMT (Jamaica)
Money Four countries (Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts, St Lucia and St Vincent) use East Caribbean dollar = 100 cents. Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago all use their own separate version of the dollar.
Weather Due to the nature of the islands the high year round temperatures experienced in the Caribbean are offset by sea breezes. Conditions are for the most part warm and slightly humid with most areas experiencing a wet season usually in the period between April and November. Tropical conditions are found in Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago.

Cricket Stats

Cricket Governing Body

West Indies Cricket

First Test

1928 v England

First ODI

1973 v England

Highest Test Run Scorer

Vivian Richards 8540

Highest Test Wicket Taker

Courtney Walsh 519

Highest ODI Run Scorer

Desmond Haynes 8648

Highest ODI Wicket Taker

Courtney Walsh 227

Major Grounds
Bridgetown (Barbados)
St Johns (Antigua)
Georgetown (Guyana)
Kingston (Jamaica)
Port-of-Spain (Trinidad)
Kingstown (St Vincent)