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Which countries represent West Indies?
Three major physiographic divisions constitute the West Indies: the Greater Antilles, comprising the islands of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico; the Lesser Antilles, including the Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Montserrat, Guadeloupe.
What are the 15 countries in the West Indies?
The 15 nations the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) has on its rolls are: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Anguilla, Monteserrat, British Virgin Island, US virgin Island and Sint Maarten.
Where do most West Indian cricketers come from?
Country of origin of prominent West Indian cricketers
- Barbados.
- Jamaica.
- Trinidad and Tobago.
- Guyana.
- Leeward Islands: Antigua and Barbuda, St Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, Montserrat, British Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands, Sint Maarten.
- Windward Islands: Dominica, Grenada, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Who is the best player in West Indies?
| Player | Span | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| BC Lara | 1990-2006 | 11912 |
| S Chanderpaul | 1994-2015 | 11867 |
| IVA Richards | 1974-1991 | 8540 |
| GS Sobers | 1954-1974 | 8032 |
Which is the capital of West Indies?
West Indies Federation
| West Indian Federation | |
|---|---|
| Status | Federation of British Colonies |
| Capital | Chaguaramas (de jure) Port of Spain (de facto) |
| Common languages | English • Patois • English Creoles • Spanish • French • Caribbean Hindustani • Chinese • Arabic • Antillean French Creole • Tamil • Portuguese |
| Demonym(s) | West Indian |
What is the capital of West Indies?
Who is best batsman of all time?
1. Sir Don Bradman (Australia) 2. Sachin Tendulkar (India) 3. Sir Garfield Sobers (West Indies)
- Sir Don Bradman (Australia)
- Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Sir Garfield Sobers (West Indies)
- Imran Khan (Pakistan)
- Sir Ian Botham (England)
- Shane Warne (Australia)
- Sir Viv Richards (West Indies)
- Brian Lara (West Indies)
Who was the first West Indies cricket team captain?
Prior to becoming a member of the ICC, the first combined West Indian team was formed in 1884 and toured Canada and the United States in 1886 under the captaincies of Charles Guy Austin Wyatt of Demeraraand Laurence Fyfe of Jamaica (also vice captain under Wyatt).
Who are the West Indies cricket captain?
The West Indies’ most successful captains in Test cricket are Viv Richards (who has won 27 of his 50 Tests), Clive Lloyd (who won 36 of his 74 Tests), Frank Worrell (who won 9 of his 15 Tests) and Richie Richardson (who won 11 of his 24 Tests).
What race is the West Indies?
West Indian Race. This race is the predominant one in the West Indies and throughout the low-lying portions of the tropical American mainland. It is found as far north as Florida and the Bahama Islands, and as far south as central Brazil.
Why are the West Indies called the West Indies?
The Caribbean islands are also known as the ‘West Indies’. That’s because when Columbus set out to reach Asia (the Indies) by sailing west, he thought that he’d found the East Indies when he stumbled upon some islands. These islands were called the ‘Indies’ and Columbus called their inhabitants ‘Indians’.
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