The Antigua and Barbuda national cricket team represents the country of Antigua and Barbuda in cricket. A cricket team representing Antigua and Barbuda has been active since the late 1890s. The Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association is a member of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, which itself is a member association of the West Indies Cricket Board, and players from Antigua and Barbuda generally represent the Leeward Islands cricket team at domestic level and the West Indies at international level. The team made its List A debut at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, and its Twenty20 debut at the 2006 Stanford 20/20 tournament. As of 2015, the team had played 14 List A matches and four Twenty20 matches. The team captain is Sylvester Joseph, while Ridley Jacobs is the team coach.

History In the mid-1890s, several touring English amateur sides played matches against Antiguan representative sides. R. S. Lucas' XI toured in 1895, winning by an innings and 69 runs,Antigua v RS Lucas' XI (RS Lucas' XI in West Indies 1894/95) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012. and A. A. Priestley's and Lord Hawke's XIs both toured in early 1897, winning by an innings and 96 runs and 259 runs, respectively.Antigua v A Priestley's XI (A Priestley's XI in West Indies 1896/97) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012.Antigua v Lord Hawke's XI (Lord Hawke's XI in West Indies 1896/97) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012. Part of the colony of the British Leeward Islands until 1958, and a member of the West Indies Federation between 1958 and 1962, Antigua played almost exclusively in the Leewards Islands Tournament, with occasional matches against touring teams, which included a "New Zealand Ambassadors" team in 1970, Kent in 1973 and 1979, and Canada in 1976.Other matches played by Antigua  – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012. At West Indian domestic level, Antiguan and Barbudan cricketers represented the Leeward Islands cricket team, which debuted in the Shell Shield, the domestic first-class competition, in 1958. The Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands participated together as the Combined Islands cricket team from 1965 to 1981, when they separated again. Antigua and Barbuda gained independence in 1981, and from then on participated as "Antigua and Barbuda". The team toured Bermuda in September 1984, drawing a three-day match with the Bermuda national team.Antigua and Barbuda in Bermuda 1984  – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012.

At the 1998 Commonwealth Games held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Antigua and Barbuda fielded a separate team at the cricket tournament, as did Jamaica and Barbados.Commonwealth Games 1998/99 – ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2012. Matches at the tournament had List A status. Antigua and Barbuda were drawn in Group B, along with Australia, Canada, and India. The team's first match, against India at the Tenaga National Sports Complex, finished in a no-result due to rain. The team was captained by Dave Joseph, and included seven West Indies international players: Curtly Ambrose, Eldine Baptiste, Kenny Benjamin, Winston Benjamin, Ridley Jacobs, Sylvester Joseph, and Richie Richardson.Antigua and Barbuda v India, Commonwealth Games 1998/99 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012. After losing to Australia and defeating Canada, Antigua and Barbuda finished second in Group B over India due to a higher net run rate, but did not qualify for the semi-finals.Commonwealth Games 1998/99 Group B Table – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012. The team's leading run-scorer at the games was Ridley Jacobs, who scored 74 runs, and the leading wicket-taker was Anthony Lake.Averages by team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012.

As part of a reorganisation of the structure of cricket in the West Indies, Antigua and Barbuda, along with the other Leeward and Windward Islands constituent members, fielded teams at the Red Stripe Bowl, the domestic one-day tournament, in the 2001–02, 2002–03, and 2003–04 seasons. The team was largely unsuccessful, and did not progress beyond the group stage.List A Matches played by Antigua and Barbuda – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012. Antigua and Barbuda also participated in the Stanford 20/20 tournament in 2006 and 2008, being knocked out in the quarter-finals in both instances.Twenty20 matches played by Antigua and Barbuda – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012. The team played a number of matches against touring sides in the mid-2000s, including against England, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, and India cricket team.

Grounds

The traditional home ground of Antigua and Barbuda is the Antigua Recreation Ground (pictured), the national stadium of the country, which has hosted a number of Test and One-Day International matches.Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012. Two further grounds, the Stanford Cricket Ground and Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, were constructed in 2004 and 2006 for use in the Stanford 20/20 and 2007 World Cup respectively,Stanford Cricket Ground, Coolidge – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012.Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 March 2012. and have both been used in inter-island matches featuring Antigua and Barbuda.

Players International players

A number of Antigua players have represented the West Indies internationally.

Apps denotes the number of appearances the player has made. Runs denotes the number of runs scored by the player. Wkts denotes the number of wickets taken by the player. West Indies captains

NameInternationalcareer Apps Runs WktsAppsRunsWktsAppsRunsWktsReferencesTestsODIsT20Is 1974–1983 1974–1991 1983–1990 1983–1996 1986–1995 1988–2000 1992–1998 1995 1996–2004 1999 2000–2007 2000–2001 2007 2009–2013 2009 2011 2019– 2016–

List A players: 1998 – 2003 № Name First Last M Runs HS Avg 100 50 W BB Ave 4/i C St Ref 1 9 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 9 80 26 0 0 10 24.40 0 1 0 Earl Waldron - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 2 9 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 12 218 103 19.81 1 0 12 23.66 1 2 0 Wilden Cornwall - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 3 9 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 3 20 13 0 0 1 0 Richie Richardson - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 4 9 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 13 312 83 26.00 0 1 9 0 Sylvester Joseph - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 5 9 Sep. 1998 7 Oct. 2001 6 130 74 21.66 0 1 0 0 David Joseph - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 6 9 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 9 197 52* 32.83 0 1 0 0 1 0 Ian Tittle - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 7 9 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 11 274 76* 54.80 0 1 10 4 Ridley Jacobs - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 8 9 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 3 29 22 0 0 18.00 0 2 0 Eldine Baptiste - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 9 9 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 3 23 15 0 0 59.00 0 0 0 Winston Benjamin - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 10 9 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 3 42 23 42.00 0 0 23.00 0 0 0 Curtly Ambrose - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 11 9 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 3 6 5* 0 0 23.00 0 0 0 Kenny Benjamin - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 12 12 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 2 66 51 33.00 0 1 2 0 Hayden Walsh - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 13 12 Sep. 1998 14 Sep. 1998 2 30 17 30.00 0 0 11.33 0 2 0 Hamish Anthony - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 14 14 Sep. 1998 12 Oct. 2003 11 140 54* 20.00 0 1 18 17.72 2 6 0 Anthony Lake - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 15 2 Oct. 2001 25 Aug. 2002 3 28 20 0 0 1 0 Amwaa Prince - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 16 2 Oct. 2001 25 Aug. 2002 6 115 48 19.16 0 0 16.50 0 3 0 Sean Bailey - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 17 2 Oct. 2001 12 Oct. 2003 10 27 27 0 0 11 27.18 0 3 0 Kerry Jeremy - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 18 2 Oct. 2001 2 Oct. 2001 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Goldwyn Prince - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 19 2 Oct. 2001 2 Oct. 2001 1 0 0 0 0 Ricky Christopher - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 20 5 Oct. 2001 12 Oct. 2003 6 81 48 16.20 0 0 3 2 Bertel Baltimore - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 21 5 Oct. 2001 25 Aug. 2002 5 39 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 Gregg Skepple - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 22 5 Oct. 2001 12 Oct. 2003 7 20 15 0 0 35.00 0 0 0 Curtis Roberts - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 23 14 Aug. 2002 12 Oct. 2003 7 37 13* 12.33 0 0 12 15.83 1 3 0 Carl Simon - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 24 () 14 Aug. 2002 17 Aug. 2002 2 16 16* 16.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 Adam Sanford - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 25 () 25 Aug. 2002 25 Aug. 2002 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Mali Richards - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 26 3 Oct. 2003 5 Oct. 2003 2 30 22 15.00 0 0 5 0 Derryck Edwards - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012. 27 5 Oct. 2003 12 Oct. 2003 2 24 19 11.00 0 0 1 0 Austin Richards - CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

Stanford Twenty20 players: 2006 & 2008 № Name First Last M Runs HS Avg 100 50 W BB Ave 4/i C St Ref 1 19 July 2006 17 Feb. 2008 4 72 36 18.00 0 0 0 0 Austin Richards - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 2 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 33 33 16.50 0 0 2 27.00 0 1 0 Derryck Edwards - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 3 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 9 5 0 0 2 20.50 0 0 0 Anthony Lake - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 4 ‡ 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 45 31 22.50 0 0 3 14.66 0 0 0 Ridley Jacobs - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 5 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 10 6 0 0 2 0 Ian Tittle - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 6 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 18 16 0 0 0 0 David Joseph - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 7 19 July 2006 9 Feb. 2008 3 45 36 22.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 Curtis Roberts - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 8 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 19 14 0 0 0 0 Gregg Skepple - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 9 † 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 45 45 22.50 0 0 1 1 Bertel Baltimore - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 10 19 July 2006 26 July 2006 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kerry Jeremy - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 11 19 July 2006 9 Feb. 2008 3 14 0 0 3 26.00 0 0 0 Gavin Tonge - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 12 ‡ 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 70 70.00 0 1 1 24.00 0 1 0 Sylvester Joseph - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 13 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 52 32 26.00 0 0 1 0 Orlando Peters - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 14 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 30 30 15.00 0 0 0 0 1 0 Wilden Cornwall - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 15 9 Feb. 2008 9 Feb. 2008 1 11 11 11.00 0 0 0 0 Gavin Williams - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 16 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 21 21 10.50 0 0 2 21.00 0 1 0 Justin Athanaze - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 17 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 13 9 0 0 1 36.00 0 1 0 Carl Simon - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 18 † 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 24 21 12.00 0 0 2 1 Juari Edwards - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 19 9 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 2 0 0 0 3 15.33 0 0 0 Anthony Martin - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 20 17 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Larry Joseph - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 21 17 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 1 5 5 0 0 0 0 Mali Richards - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014. 22 17 Feb. 2008 17 Feb. 2008 1 7 7 0 0 3 0 1 0 Chad Hampson - CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2014.

Source: Stanford 20/20 Squad 2006 Stanford 20/20 Squad 2008

Tournament history Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games recordYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 1998Group stage8/1631101Total0 Title 1/1 31101

See also Antigua Hawksbills, a Twenty20 franchise List of Leeward Islands first-class cricketers

References