Cricket was more than just cricket within the West Indies.

1. CRICKET...
BETWEEN 1928-1984
WAS MORE THAN JUST CRICKET IN THE WEST INDIES.

2. THE HISTORY OF THE CRICKET BAT
The earliest cricket bats
were shaped like hockey sticks.

3. THE HISTORY OF THE CRICKET BALL
How the cricket balls
evolved over the years.

4. CRICKET FIELD POSITIONS

5. UNDERHAND BALL DELIVERY
the balls were bowled with
the hand below the level of
the shoulder
and the palm turned
upward and forward.

6. OVERHAND BALL DELIVERY
the balls were bowled with
the hand above the shoulder
and the palm turned
inward and outward.

7. 20 GREAT WEST INDIES CRICKETERS OF ALL TIME
A number of cricketers considered among the best in the
world have hailed from the West Indies…

8. LEARIE CONSTANTINE - 1928
Origins: TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
He played 18 Test matches before World War II
and took the West Indies first wicket in Test
cricket. An advocate against racial
discrimination in later life he was influential
in the passing of the 1965 Race Relations Act
in Great Britain.
He was made UK’s first black life peer in 1969.

9. GEORGE HEADLEY - 1930
Origins: PANAMA & JAMAICA
George Headley
against England in the
Test at The Oval, 1939.
Nicknamed
“The Black Bradman”.

10. SIR FRANK WORRELL - 1948
Origins: BARBADOS
The first black captain of the West Indies.
He was the first of two batsmen to
have been involved in two 500-run partnerships
in first-class cricket,
the latter being Ravindra Jadeja.
Nicknamed: Tae or Flanny

11. SIR CLYDE WALCOTT - 1948
Origins: BARBADOS
Walcott was a member of the "3W’s",
the others being Everton Weekes
and Captain Frank Worrell.
In the mid-1950s,
Walcott was arguably
the best batsman in the world.

12. SIR EVERTON WEEKES - 1948
Origins: BARBADOS
Weekes of West Indies and Sunil Gavaskar of India
have scored more than
700 runs in two different series,
although Gavaskar has a better average.

13. DON BRADMAN & THE INVINCIBLES - 1948 - Australia

14. SIR GARFIELD SOBERS - 1954
Origins: BARBADOS
Regarded as one of cricket’s
greatest all rounders.

15. ROHAN KANHAI - 1957
Origins: BRITISH GUIANA
C.L.R. James describes
Kanhai as "the high peak of
West Indian cricketing development
and praised his adventuresome attitude "
(New World journal).

16. LANCE GIBBS - 1958
Origins: BRITISH GUIANA
had spin, bounce and accuracy.

17. CLIVE LLOYD - 1966
Origins: BRITISH GUIANA
Lloyd was a destructive left-handed
batsman of enormous power which made him
one of the greatest cover points
of all time.

18. ALVIN KALLICHARAN- 1972
Origins: BRITISH GUIANA
Kallicharran was known for
his elegant,
watchful batting style.

19. GORDON GREENIDGE - 1974
Origins: BARBADOS
Gordon during his excellent innings
of 106 not out (173 balls)
in the group game against India
at Edgbaston, Birmingham
in the 1979 World Cup.

20. SIR VIVIAN RICHARDS - 1974
Origins: ANTIGUA & BARBUDA
Richards was chosen by Wisden as the
greatest One Day International (ODI)
batsman of all time, as well as the
third greatest Test batsman of all
Time after Sir Don Bradman and
Sachin Tendulkar.

21. SIR ANDY ROBERTS - 1974
Origins: ANTIGUA
& BARBUDA
Roberts was lethal and laconic
with a chilling lack of
animation while carrying out
his deeds of destruction.
Nicknamed: “The Expressionless
Assassin”.

22. MICHAEL HOLDING - 1975
Origins: JAMAICA
Holding broke the record for best bowling figures in a
Test match by a West Indies bowler, 14/149
The record still stands. He also recorded an amazing
feat of bowling 5473 deliveries, without bowling a
single wide, the most by any player in cricket history.
Nicknamed: “Whispering Death”
due to the quiet approach to the bowling crease.

23. JOEL GARNER - 1977
Origins: BARBADOS
One of the tallest bowlers ever to play Test cricket.
He is one of the two players, the other, Mitchell
Starc with more than 100 ODI wickets to average under
20, while his economy rate of just over 3 runs per
over, an average of less than 20 runs per wicket are
also the best ever for any bowler who took more than
100 wickets.

24. MALCOLM MARSHALL - 1978
Origins: BARBADOS
Marshall bowling in 1988.
Primarily a fast bowler,
but is regarded as one of the
finest and fastest pacemen
ever to have played Test cricket.

25. COURTNEY WALSH - 1984
Origins: JAMAICA
He held the record of most Test wickets from 2000,
after he broke the record of Kapil Dev.
Considered with Ambrose, an impeccable duo,
they both shared 421 Test wickets in 49 matches.

26. SIR CURTLY AMBROSE - 1988
Origins: ANTIGUA
& BARBUDA
Ambrose during his
devastating spell of “7/1”
against Australia in 1993
taking 7 wickets for 1 run.
Was one of the best fast bowlers
in the world at his time.

27. BRIAN LARA- 1990
Origins: TRINIDAD
& TOBAGO
Lara batting against India
at Kensington Oval,
Bridgetown, Barbados,
in 2002.

28. CHRIS GAYLE - 2000
Origins: JAMAICA
Considered one of the most powerful
batsmen in limited-overs cricket.
Gayle has set numerous records in all
3 formats of cricket. He is one of only 4
players who have scored 2 triple centuries
at Test level: 317 against South Africa in
‘05 and 333 against Sri Lanka in ‘10.

29. REWARDS
The West Indies have won:
The ICC Cricket World Cup twice in 1975 and 1979. First team to win
back-back World Cup titles. They also appeared in 3 consecutive World
Cups (1975, 1979 & 1983).
The ICC Champions Trophy once in 2004.
The ICC World Twenty20 twice in 2012 and 2016.
The ICC Under 19 Cricket World Cup once in 2016.

30. RECORDS
The West Indian Cricket Team is currently ranked:
4th in T20Is
8th in Tests
9th in ODIs
by the International Cricket Council (ICC) 2016.

31. CRICKET IN “THE WINDIES”