The St Lucia national cricket team represents the country of

Saint Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Ameri ...

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. The team is a member of the

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, which itself is a member association of the

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. Players from St Lucia generally represent the

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at domestic level and the

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at international level. St Lucia has however played as a separate entity in matches which held

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status (

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), but has not appeared in first-class or

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. St Lucia competes with St Vincent & the Grenadines,

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and

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in domestic Windward Islands cricket competitions including the Windward Islands two-day and

cricket championships. The team's captain, as of 2014, is Craig Emmanuel.

Notable players

International Players

Darren Sammy Daren Julius Garvey Sammy (born 20 December 1983) is a Saint Lucian cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies. He is a two time T20 World Cup winning captain. On making his One-Day International (ODI) debut against Bangla ...

is St Lucia's most decorated player. He became the first St Lucian to represent the

when he made his debut against

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in an

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match in 2004. Sammy made his test debut against

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in June 2007. A natural leader on the pitch, Sammy became West Indies captain in 2010. Three players from

have represented the

at International Level,

Johnson Charles Johnson Charles (born 14 January 1989) is a St Lucian international cricketer who plays for the West Indies. As a wicketkeeper-batsman, Charles started his ODI career against Australia in March 2012. His first T20I came against England in Sep ...

and Garey Mathurin. * 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. Many other

St Lucia Saint Lucia ( acf, Sent Lisi, french: Sainte-Lucie) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean. The island was previously called Iouanalao and later Hewanorra, names given by the native Arawaks and Caribs, two Amerindi ...

n players have represented the

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domestically in the West Indies Regional Super50,

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and the Caribbean Twenty20.

St Lucia players on the current
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team

* Garey Mathurin * Craig Emmanuel *

Keddy Lesporis Keddy Lesporis (born 27 December 1988) is a St Lucian cricketer and Top-order batsman who plays for the Windward Islands cricket team. He has played for the Sagicor High Performance Centre, St Lucia, and the St Lucia Zouks. Lesporis bats right h ...

* Dalton Polius * Tarryck Gabriel

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold. source:
St Lucia Squad - 2014

St Lucia Squad - 2014

St Lucia Squad - 2013

References

{{National cricket teams C Cricket in Saint Lucia Cricket teams in the West Indies

Notable players

International Players

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See also

Squad

References

St Lucia players on the current
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team