Barbados Cricket Association
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The Barbados Cricket Association is the ruling body for cricket
in Barbados
. The BCA was sstablished in 1933 by an Act of Parliament
to replace the Barbados Cricket Challenge Cup Committee, which had administered Barbadian cricket since its formation in 1892. The current president is Joel Garner
.
Of the seven (7) teams which participate in the inaugural season in 1892, four (4) are still competing today – Lodge, Harrison College
, Pickwick
and Wanderers
. From this small beginning the cricket fraternity has grown to such an extent that there are now 128 teams representing 82 Clubs participating in the BCA’s Competitions.
The Barbados Cricket Association organizes cricket from the level of Under-13 Juniors to Test matches
which it coordinates on behalf of the West Indies Cricket Board
. The traditional domestic season now begins in May and concludes in December, the regional first-class season runs from January to March and the international season begins in March and now extends through June.
From its earliest days Barbados has been renowned for the quality and calibre of its cricketers producing cricketers such as Challenor
, Martindale
, Weekes
, Sobers
, Hall
. The teams dominate regional cricket, having won the regional championship on more than one occasion and this prowess has been transferred into the West Indies team.
.
Dover, Police
and Wanderers
were relegated to Upper Intermediate for the 2011 season and BDFSP was promoted. Barbados Youth are exempt from relegation.
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
in Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
. The BCA was sstablished in 1933 by an Act of Parliament
Parliament of Barbados
The Parliament of Barbados is the national legislature of Barbados. It is accorded legislative supremacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. The Parliament is bicameral in composition and is formally made up of: HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados The Parliament of Barbados is the...
to replace the Barbados Cricket Challenge Cup Committee, which had administered Barbadian cricket since its formation in 1892. The current president is Joel Garner
Joel Garner
Joel Garner , also known as "Big Joel" or "Big Bird", is a former West Indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early '80s West Indies cricket teams....
.
Of the seven (7) teams which participate in the inaugural season in 1892, four (4) are still competing today – Lodge, Harrison College
Harrison College (Barbados)
Harrison College is a co-educational grammar school in Bridgetown, Barbados. Founded in 1733, the school takes its name from Thomas Harrison, a Bridgetown merchant, who intended it to serve as "A Public and Free School for the poor and indigent boys of the parish".It thereafter has evolved into...
, Pickwick
Pickwick Cricket Club
Pickwick Cricket Club is a Barbados cricket club. The club was founded on 23 November 1882, the second oldest cricket club in Barbados after Wanderers Cricket Club...
and Wanderers
Wanderers Cricket Club
Wanderers Cricket Club is a Barbadian cricket club. The club plays in the Barbados Cricket Association Upper Intermediate Division, having been relegated from Division 1 in 2010....
. From this small beginning the cricket fraternity has grown to such an extent that there are now 128 teams representing 82 Clubs participating in the BCA’s Competitions.
The Barbados Cricket Association organizes cricket from the level of Under-13 Juniors to Test matches
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
which it coordinates on behalf of the West Indies Cricket Board
West Indies Cricket Board
The West Indies Cricket Board is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in the West Indies...
. The traditional domestic season now begins in May and concludes in December, the regional first-class season runs from January to March and the international season begins in March and now extends through June.
From its earliest days Barbados has been renowned for the quality and calibre of its cricketers producing cricketers such as Challenor
George Challenor
George Challenor was a West Indian cricketer who was part of the first West Indies Test side. He was recognised as the first great West Indian batsman, his obituary in Wisden Cricketer's Almanack ending with the words "His admirable batting did much toward raising cricket in West Indies to Test...
, Martindale
Manny Martindale
Emmanuel Alfred Martindale was a West Indian cricketer who played in ten Tests from 1933 to 1939. He was a right-arm fast bowler and a lower-order right-handed batsman....
, Weekes
Everton Weekes
Sir Everton DeCourcy Weekes, KCMG, GCM, OBE is a leading former West Indian cricketer. Along with Frank Worrell and Clyde Walcott, he formed what was known as "The Three Ws" of West Indian cricket.-Youth and early career:...
, Sobers
Garfield Sobers
Sir Garfield St Aubrun Sobers AO, OCC is a former cricketer who captained West Indies. His first name of Garfield is variously abbreviated as Gary or Garry. He is widely regarded as one of cricket's greatest ever all-rounders, having excelled at all the essential skills of batting, bowling and...
, Hall
Wes Hall
Wesley Winfield Hall is a Barbadian former cricketer and politician. A tall, strong and powerfully built man, Hall was a genuine fast bowler and despite his very long run up, he was renowned for his ability to bowl long spells. Hall played 48 Test matches for the West Indies from 1958 to 1969...
. The teams dominate regional cricket, having won the regional championship on more than one occasion and this prowess has been transferred into the West Indies team.
2011 season
Clubs competing in the 2011 Division 1 championship. The 2010 championship was shared between Spartan and UWIUniversity of the West Indies
The University of the West Indies , is an autonomous regional institution supported by and serving 17 English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Dominica,...
.
| Club | Home ground | 2010 position |
|---|---|---|
| Banks Banks Sports and Cultural Club Banks Sports and Cultural Club is a cricket club in Barbados. The club competes in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 competition, the premier cricket competition in Barbados. The club was established in 1964 for and by employees of Banks Brewery, a leading brewery in Barbados... |
The Brewery | 9 |
| BDFSP | Paragon | - |
| Barbados Youth | Lester Vaughan, Cane Garden | 12 |
| Carlton Carlton Cricket Club (Barbados) Carlton Cricket Club is a cricket club in Barbados, competing in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 championship. The club is based in Black Rock, north of Bridgetown and its home ground is the Desmond Haynes Oval. Carlton was founded on 1 April 1940 as a club for "lower middle income... |
Desmond Haynes Oval, Black Rock | 3 |
| Empire Empire Cricket Club Empire Cricket Club is a cricket club in Barbados. The club plays in Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 championship. The club was formed on 24 May 1914—Empire Day—from which it took its name. The club was formed by disaffected members of Spartan Cricket Club... |
Bank Hall | 4 |
| LIME LIME Sports Club LIME Sports Club is a cricket club in Barbados. The club competes in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 competition, the premier cricket competition in Barbados... |
Wildey | 10 |
| Maple | Trents, St James | 6 |
| Pickwick Pickwick Cricket Club Pickwick Cricket Club is a Barbados cricket club. The club was founded on 23 November 1882, the second oldest cricket club in Barbados after Wanderers Cricket Club... |
Foursquare Oval, St Philip | 8 |
| St Catherine St Catherine Sport and Social Club St Catherine Sport and Social Club is a cricket club in Barbados. The club competes in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 championship with its home ground at Bayfield, Saint Philip... |
Bayfield, St Philip | 5 |
| Spartan Spartan Cricket Club Spartan Cricket Club is a cricket club in Barbados. The club plays in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 championship.Spartan was formed in 1893 as a club for middle-class black and creole cricketers who were denied entry into all-white cricket clubs such as Wanderers and Pickwick... |
Queen's Park | 1* |
| UWI | 3Ws Oval 3Ws Oval The 3Ws Oval is a cricket field at the entrance of the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies in Barbados. Mostly known for the sculpture in the shape of three large wickets that stand tall on the incline above the field. The 3Ws Oval was one of the team warm-up venues for the 2007... |
1* |
| YMPC YMPC Cricket Club YMPC Cricket Club is a cricket club in Barbados. The club plays in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 championship. The club is part of the Young Men's Progressive Club of Barbados; established in 1935 for "lower middle income whites and near whites for whom there was no space in Pickwick... |
Beckles Road | 7 |
Dover, Police
Royal Barbados Police Force
The Royal Barbados Police Force , as outlined by the Constitution of Barbados is a part of the government responsible for local law enforcement. The Commissioner of the Police force is Darwin Dottin, who also served as the last president of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police...
and Wanderers
Wanderers Cricket Club
Wanderers Cricket Club is a Barbadian cricket club. The club plays in the Barbados Cricket Association Upper Intermediate Division, having been relegated from Division 1 in 2010....
were relegated to Upper Intermediate for the 2011 season and BDFSP was promoted. Barbados Youth are exempt from relegation.
Previous champions
- 2010 Spartan, UWI
- 2009 UWI
- 2008 St Catherine
- 2007 Banks
- 2006 YMPC
- 2005 Pickwick
- 2004 Empire
- 2003 Spartan
- 2002 Banks
- 2001 Banks
- 2000 Empire
- 1999 Police
- 1998 Police
- 1997 St Catherine
- 1996 Empire
- 1995 Empire
- 1994 Spartan, BETLIME Sports ClubLIME Sports Club is a cricket club in Barbados. The club competes in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 competition, the premier cricket competition in Barbados...
- 1993 Empire
- 1992 Maple
- 1991 YMPC, Empire
- 1990
- 1989 Empire
- 1988 YMPC
- 1987 Police
- 1986 Banks
- 1985 Police
- 1984 Police
- 1983 Police
- 1982 Wanderers
- 1981 Carlton, St Catherine
- 1980
- 1979 Banks
- 1978 Banks
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973 BCL
- 1972
- 1971 Empire
- 1970 Empire
- 1958 Pickwick
- 1947 Garrison
See also
- List of Barbadian cricketers
- Barbados national cricket teamBarbados national cricket teamThe Barbadian cricket team is the representative first class cricket team of Barbados.It does not take part in any international competitions , but rather in inter-regional competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the WICB Cup, and the best players may be...
- Sport in BarbadosSport in BarbadosSports in Barbados are many and varied. The large Barbadian diaspora across the globe and wide-scale availability of International television covered on the local cable service and DirecTV has meant that Barbadians have always been up to date on international trends. Barbadians now follow a wide...
External links
- Barbados Cricket Association Official Site