West Indies domestic cricket

A brief history of West Indies domestic one-day cricket

Martin Williamson

Winners

One-day cricket has been a feature of West Indies cricket since 1972-73 when a knock-out tournament took place between Barbados (the winners), Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago took place. After a three-year hiatus, a more formal tournament - the Gillette Cup - was set up and the Leeward Islands and Windward Islands were added to the quartet. The format was two groups of three, and again Barbados won the final against Trinidada & Tobago, a result that was repeated in 1976-77. As happened around the world, sponsors for the one-day competitions came and went, although it was Jamaica who established dominance on the field. In the early 1990s, Leeward Islands took over, and in 1995-96 Canada and Bermuda were experimentally brought in - winless, both finished bottom of their groups. By then, the tournament was established as a curtain-raiser for the season, and in 2000-01 two more teams were added, with USA producing a major upset by defeating Barbados ... they still finished bottom of their group. All four non first-class sides were jettisoned in 2001-02 and instead Leeward Islands were divided into Antigua and Barbuda and the Rest, while the Windward Islands were divided into a North and a South group. The temptation to tinker continued, and in 2002-03 Windwards were divided into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Rest, a university XI was introduced, and Canada returned. In 2004-05 there was no sponsor, but KFC came on board in 2005-06.

Winners

Banks Cup

Carib Beer Cup

Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy

Geddes Grant Shield

Shell/Sandals Trophy

Red Stripe Bowl

President's Cup

KFC Cup

Martin Williamson is managing editor of Cricinfo

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A brief history of West Indies domestic cricket

A brief history of West Indies domestic cricket

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Guyana

Jamaica

Leeward Islands

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Windward Islands