The Saint Lucia national cricket team represents the country of

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. The team is a member of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control, 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

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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 ODI 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,

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and

Garey Mathurin Garey Earl Mathurin (born 23 September 1983 in Mon Repos, Saint Lucia) is a cricketer who plays for the West Indies at international level and for the Windward Islands domestically. He made his Twenty20 International debut for the West Indies on ...

. * 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

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n players have represented the

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domestically in the West Indies

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and the Caribbean Twenty20.

St Lucia players on the current
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team

* Craig Emmanuel * Keddy Lesporis * 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

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Notable players

International Players

St Lucia players on the current Windward Islands The Windward Islands are the southern, generally larger islands of the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean islands or the West Indies. Located approximately between latitudes 10° and 16° N and longitudes 60° and 62° W, they extend from D ... team

See also

Squad

References

St Lucia players on the current
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team