The Sint Maarten cricket team has represented the Dutch Overseas Territory of

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. The team is not a member of the

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, but is a member of the

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, which itself is a member association of the

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, and players from Sint Maarten generally represent the Leeward Islands cricket team at domestic level and the

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at international level. Sint Maarten has however played as a separate entity in matches which held

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status, but has not appeared in first-class or

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. The team's current coach is Rishie Singh, who was appointed in 2009. As of September 2014, the team's

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is Kenroy David.

History

A Sint Maarten cricket team is first recorded in West Indian cricket in 2000 against touring English county side

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. The team made its debut in the NAGICO Leeward Islands One-Day tournament against the

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in 2003, and has continued to play in the tournament since then. Sint Maarten finished as runners-up in the 2009 edition. In 2004, Sint Maarten hosted

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for the first time when the Leeward Islands played the

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in the 2003/04 Carib Cup at the Carib Lumber Ball Park, Philipsburg. To date the Carib Lumber Ball Park has played host to six first-class and one

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match. Sint Maarten were invited to take part in the 2006 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official

status. They played one match in the tournament against the

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, which they lost by 47 runs, resulting in their elimination from the tournament. Two years later, they were invited to take part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20, where they were due to play

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in the preliminary round. However, as the tournament was organised by Allen Stanford, a US citizen, Cuba were barred from participating in the tournament due to the

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, and Sint Maarten were thus granted a bye into the next round. They played

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in the next round, and were beaten by 10 runs. These matches mark Sint Maarten's only major appearances in cricket.

Notable players

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and :Sint Maarten cricketers''

References

External links

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