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Elsroy Powell
Elsroy Junior Powell (born 9 November 1981) is a Kittitian cricketer who has played for several teams in West Indian domestic cricket, most notably the Leeward Islands. He plays as a right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed lower-order batsman. Powell made his List A debut in October 2001, playing for the Rest of Leeward Islands team in the 2001–02 Red Stripe Bowl.List A matches played by Elsroy Powell – CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 January 2016. He made his first-class debut the following year, playing for in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Kitts
Saint Kitts, officially the Saint Christopher Island, is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean. Saint Kitts and the neighbouring island of Nevis constitute one country: the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis are separated by a shallow channel known as "The Narrows". Saint Kitts became home to the first Caribbean British and French colonies in the mid-1620s. Along with the island of Nevis, Saint Kitts was a member of the British West Indies until gaining independence on 19 September 1983. The island is one of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles. It is situated about southeast of Miami, Florida, US. The land area of Saint Kitts is about , being approximately long and on average about across. Saint Kitts has a population of about 40,000, the majority of whom are of African descent. The primary language is English, with a literacy rate of approximately ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004–05 Regional One-Day Competition
The 2004–05 Regional One-Day Competition was the 31st edition of the Regional Super50, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The naming rights sponsor for the previous seven seasons, Red Stripe, did not renew their contract, and, in lieu of a replacement, the competition was unbranded for the first time in its history. For the first time since the 1995–96 season, the competition did not feature any invitational teams, with only the six regular teams of West Indian cricket competing (Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, and the Windward Islands). The round-robin stage was played in Guyana, with the semi-finals and final all played in Barbados. The round-robin was marked by its evenness, with the top four teams all finishing with three wins and two losses. Trinidad and Tobago eventually defeated Guyana in the final to win their seventh domestic one-day title. Leeward Islands b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeward Islands Cricketers
Windward () and leeward () are terms used to describe the direction of the wind. Windward is ''upwind'' from the point of reference, i.e. towards the direction from which the wind is coming; leeward is ''downwind'' from the point of reference, i.e. along the direction towards which the wind is going. The side of a ship that is towards the leeward is its "lee side". If the vessel is heeling under the pressure of crosswind, the lee side will be the "lower side". During the Age of Sail The Age of Sail is a period that lasted at the latest from the mid-16th (or mid- 15th) to the mid- 19th centuries, in which the dominance of sailing ships in global trade and warfare culminated, particularly marked by the introduction of naval ..., the term ''weather'' was used as a synonym for ''windward'' in some contexts, as in the '' weather gage''. Because it captures rain, the windward side of a mountain tends to be wet compared to the leeward it blocks. Origin The term "lee" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kittitian Cricketers
Saint Kitts and Nevis (), officially the Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis, is an island country and microstate consisting of the two islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, both located in the West Indies, in the Leeward Islands chain of the Lesser Antilles. With 261 square kilometers of territory, and roughly 50,000 inhabitants, it is the smallest sovereign state in the Western Hemisphere, in both area and population, as well as the world's smallest sovereign federation. The country is a Commonwealth realm, with Charles III as King and head of state. It is the only sovereign federation in the Caribbean. The capital city is Basseterre, located on the larger island of Saint Kitts. Basseterre is also the main port for passenger entry (via cruise ships) and cargo. The smaller island of Nevis lies approximately to the southeast of Saint Kitts, across a shallow channel called The Narrows. The British dependency of Anguilla was historically also a part of this union, which was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1981 Births
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United States Virgin Islands National Cricket Team
The United States Virgin Islands cricket team has represented the United States unincorporated territory of the United States Virgin Islands in cricket. The team is not a member of the International Cricket Council, but is a member of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, which itself is a member association of the West Indies Cricket Board, and players from the United States Virgin Islands generally represent the Leeward Islands cricket team at domestic level and the West Indies at international level. The United States Virgin Islands have however played as a separate entity in matches which held Twenty20 status, but has not appeared in first-class or List A cricket. History A United States Virgin Islands cricket team first appeared in West Indian cricket in the 1991 Leeward Islands Tournament against the British Virgin Islands at the Lionel Roberts Stadium, Charlotte Amalie. Prior to that a Combined Virgin Islands team had taken part in the 1988 Leeward Islands Tournament. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevis National Cricket Team
The Nevis national cricket team represents the Caribbean island of Nevis. The team is organised by the Nevis Cricket Association (NCA) which is a member of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA), in turn an affiliate of Cricket West Indies. Players from Nevis represent the Leeward Islands cricket team in West Indian domestic cricket and the West Indies cricket team in international cricket. Nevis is the smaller island in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis – both islands field separate teams. History Nevis was admitted to the Leeward Islands Cricket Association in 1949 and competed in the Leeward Islands Cricket Tournament for the first time in that year. Its first match was played against Montserrat. The current Nevis Cricket Association (NCA) was formed in 1973. Nevis played in the Stanford 20/20 tournament in 2006 and 2008, briefly turning professional under the sponsorship of American billionaire Allen Stanford. It lost to Trinidad and Tobago in the semi-finals o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanford 20/20
The Stanford 20/20 was a short-lived cricket tournament in the Caribbean island of Antigua. It was held first in July and August 2006 in the West Indies at the Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, and then again in the same place in 2008. It was a variety of the popular Twenty20 format, which had been first introduced in English cricket in 2003. The tournament was separate to the Stanford Super Series, which was held in late 2008. The tournament was privately devised and funded by wealthy American businessman Allen Stanford, who held Antiguan dual nationality. It has been alleged that Stanford's creation of the tournament was a method of laundering his income from the fraudulent business schemes for which he is now serving a lengthy penal sentence in the U.S.A. 19 teams took part in the inaugural knock-out tournament and 20 teams took part in the second tournament (although 21 teams were originally scheduled to take part). The 2008 season was part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Kitts National Cricket Team
The Saint Kitts national cricket team represents the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts. The team is organised by the St Kitts Cricket Association (SKCA) which is a member of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA), in turn an affiliate of Cricket West Indies. Players from Saint Kitts represent the Leeward Islands cricket team in West Indian domestic cricket and the West Indies cricket team in international cricket. Saint Kitts is the larger island in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis – both islands field separate teams. History The SKCA was founded in 1913 and in the same year became a founding member of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, together with Antigua, Dominica and Montserrat. St Kitts played in the Stanford 20/20 tournament in 2006 and 2008. It lost to Nevis in the first round of the 2006 tournament and to U.S. Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands,. Also called the ''American Virgin Islands'' and the ''U.S. Virgin Islands''. officially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2012–13 Regional Super50
The 2012–13 Regional Super50 is the domestic one-day cricket competition in the West Indies. This edition of the Regional Super50 The Super50 Cup, currently named the CG Insurance Super50 Cup for sponsorship purposes is the domestic one-day cricket competition in the West Indies. It was previously known as the KFC Cup until the fast food chain pulled out of sponsorship in ... tournament will feature the six permanent first-class regions of the West Indies along with the Combined Campuses and Colleges team. The tournament will consist of a round-robin group stage followed by two semi-final matches for the top four finishers with the winners advancing to the final. Table Group stage ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Semi finals ---- Final {{DEFAULTSORT:2012-13 Regional Super50 Domestic cricket competitions in 2012–13 2012–13 West Indian cricket season 2013 in West Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 Regional Four Day Competition
The 2009–10 Regional Four Day Competition was the 44th domestic first-class cricket tournament held in the West Indies, it took place from 8 January 2010 – 1 March 2010. Jamaica won the tournament after finishing top of the table with five wins from their six matches. It was their 3rd tournament win in succession and their 10th overall. Devon Smith of the Windward Islands finished as the tournament's highest run-scorer, he made 546 runs at an average of 49.63, including two centuries and a highest score of 193. The leading wicket-taker in the competition was Imran Khan of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago (, ), officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean. Consisting of the main islands Trinidad and Tobago, and numerous much smaller islands, it is situated south of ..., he took 41 wickets at an average of 16.39 with best innings figures of 7/71. Points table Points allocation Completed match * Outrig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
