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The West Indies cricket team, nicknamed The Windies, [10] is a men's cricket team representing the West Indies—a group of mainly English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region—and administered by Cricket West Indies. The players on this composite team are selected from a chain of fifteen Caribbean nation-states and ...
The West Indies women's cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a combined team of players from various countries in the Caribbean that competes in international women's cricket. The team is organised by the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), which represents fifteen countries and ...
"West Indies" or "West India" was a part of the names of several companies of the 17th and 18th centuries, including the Danish West India Company, the Dutch West India Company, the French West India Company, and the Swedish West India Company. [14] West Indian is the official term used by the U.S. government to refer to people of the West ...
Pre-1999 Flag of the West Indies Cricket Board and Team Flag of the West Indies Cricket Board and Team used until mid-2017. From the 1880s onwards there had been no central body to co-ordinate the Inter-Colonial Tournaments and matches, select composite West Indian XIs for tours and against touring sides and to organise the West Indian tours of England, Canada and the United States.
After the West Indies were awarded Test status in 1928, the number of games played by Jamaica increased. During World War II , there was no official Inter-Colonial tournament, but matches were still played between the three teams who had competed for it, and this continued after the war, but now also including Jamaica.
The 2024–25 West Indies Championship is the 57th edition of the West Indies Championship, the domestic first-class cricket competition played by the countries in the West Indies. The tournament began on 29 January and will end on 12 April 2025. [1] [2] Guyana Harpy Eagles are the defending champions. [3]
In 1992–93, the West Indies defeated Australia by one run in Adelaide, where a loss would have cost them the series. In 1994–95, the West Indies salvaged a draw in India when, after losing the first Test and drawing the second, they secured a win in the third. In 1992, the West Indies once again failed to qualify for the World Cup semi-finals.
Pre-1999 flag of the West Indies Cricket Board (now known as Cricket West Indies), used to identify West Indies cricket teams. All versions post-1999 are copyrighted. All versions post-1999 are copyrighted.