The St Kitts & Nevis Patriots are a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) cricket franchise based in Saint Kitts and Nevis that participated in the competition for the first time in 2015. The team plays its home games at Warner Park, Basseterre, located on Saint Kitts, and, like the league's other franchises, draws the majority of its players from West Indian domestic teams.
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| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Evin Lewis | |
| Coach | Malolan Rangarajan | |
| Owner | Mahesh Ramani | |
| Team information | ||
| Colours | Red Black White Green Yellow | |
| Founded | 2015 | |
| Home ground | Warner Park, Basseterre | |
| Capacity | 10,000 | |
| History | ||
| CPL wins | 1 (2021) | |
| 6ixty wins | 1 (2022) | |
| Official website | http://www.sknpatriots.com | |
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The league's first expansion team, the new franchise was announced on 27 January 2015, supported by the Saint Kitts and Nevis government as well as the local business community.[1] During the 2014 CPL tournament, Warner Park hosted nine matches, played over 10 days in August and accompanied by several carnivals and other entertainments. The venue hosted the final six group-stage matches, and then the finals series, comprising two semi-finals and the final between the Barbados Tridents and the Guyana Amazon Warriors.[2]
The Saint Kitts and Nevis franchise effectively replaced the Antigua Hawksbills franchise (based in Antigua and Barbuda), although it was intended that the Hawksbills franchise will be revived at a later date, with the CPL consequently featuring seven teams rather than six.[3] The Hawksbills were primarily removed from the competition in order to make scheduling easier, though their poor results and lack of a private owner also contributing to their removal.[4] Saint Kitts and Nevis nominated four previous Hawksbills players – Justin Athanaze, Carlos Brathwaite, Orlando Peters, and Devon Thomas – as their "retained players" prior to the 2015 CPL Draft.[5] South African Eric Simons, formerly senior coach of the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) was confirmed as the franchise's inaugural coach in early February 2015.[6]
Current squad
edit- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- As of 30 August 2024
| No. | Name | Nat. | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| Mikyle Louis |  |
19 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | |||
| 17 | Evin Lewis |  |
27 December 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2015 | ||
| 9 | Rilee Rossouw |  |
9 October 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2024 | Overseas | |
| 50 | Sherfane Rutherford |  |
15 August 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 49 | Wanindu Hasaranga |  |
29 July 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | Overseas | |
| 71 | Kyle Mayers |  |
8 September 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | ||
| 24 | Sikandar Raza |  |
24 April 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | Overseas | |
| Johann Layne | |
10 September 2003 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2023 | |||
| Odean Smith |  |
1 November 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | |||
| 48 | Dominic Drakes | |
6 February 1998 | Left-handed | Left arm medium fast | 2019 | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 72 | Andre Fletcher |  |
28 November 1987 | Right-handed | — | 2022 | ||
| 30 | Tristan Stubbs | |
14 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2024 | Overseas | |
| — | Joshua Da Silva | |
19 June 1998 | Right-handed | — | 2020 | ||
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| 90 | Tabraiz Shamsi | |
18 February 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm wrist spin | 2024 | Overseas | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 53 | Nuwan Thushara | |
6 August 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | Overseas | |
| 19 | Sheldon Cottrell | |
19 August 1989 | Right-handed | Left arm fast-medium | 2015 | ||
| 20 | Anrich Nortje | |
16 November 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | Overseas | |
| — | Oshane Thomas | |
18 February 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | ||
| — | Ryan John | |
25 September 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | ||
Statistical summary
edit- As of 30 August 2023
| Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40% | 6/6 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20% | 6/6 |
| 2017 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 58.33% | 2/6 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 3/6 |
| 2019 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 45.45% | 4/6 |
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10% | 6/6 |
| 2021 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 66.67% | 1/6 |
| 2022 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 30% | 5/6 |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 10% | 6/6 |
| Total | 97 | 37 | 53 | 0 | 7 | 38.14% |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[7]
- Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
- Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
- Tied+Win - Counted as a win and Tied+Loss - Counted as a loss.
- NR indicates no result.
Administration and support staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Malolan Rangarajan |
Statistics
edit- As of 18 April 2024
Most runs
edit| Player | Seasons | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Evin Lewis | 2015–present | 1,702 |
| Devon Thomas | 2015–2019, 2021 | 924 |
| Chris Gayle | 2017–2018, 2021 | 730 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | 2015–2019 | 502 |
| Fabian Allen | 2017–2019, 2021 | 436 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||
Most wickets
edit| Player | Seasons | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Cottrell | 2015–present | 61 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | 2015–2019 | 36 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 2015–2018 | 33 |
| Rayad Emrit | 2019–2020 | 23 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 2016–2020 | 21 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo | ||
Seasons
editCaribbean Premier League
edit| Year | League standing | Season standing |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6th out of 6 | League stage |
| 2016 | 6th out of 6 | League stage |
| 2017 | 2nd out of 6 | Runners-up |
| 2018 | 4th out of 6 | Qualifier |
| 2019 | 3rd out of 6 | Eliminator |
| 2020 | 6th out of 6 | League stage |
| 2021 | 3rd out of 6 | Champion |
| 2022 | 5th out of 6 | League stage |
| 2023 | 6th out of 6 | League stage |
| 2024 | 6th out of 6 | League stage |
The 6ixty
edit| Season | League standing | Final position |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4th out of 6 | Champions |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "St Kitts and Nevis join CPL with new Franchise team" – CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ (12 March 2014). "Warner Park in St Kitts to host CPL finals" – Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ (2 February 2015). "New franchise to replace Hawksbills in CPL 2015" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Garth Wattley (1 February 2015). "Too many: CPL official explains absence of Hawksbills" – Trinidad Express. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ (2 February 2015). "Hawksbills dropped for CPL 2015" – cricbuzz. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ (4 February 2015)> "Eric Simons to Coach St. Kitts-Nevis CPL Team" – SKNVibes. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.