The Caribbean
THE 8 BEST GROUNDS TO WATCH CRICKET in the west indies BY LYNDSEY KILIFIN
Cricket has been big news in the West Indies since the 1890s, when the first sides were selected to play English sides. The prevalence of the English across the Caribbean at the time guaranteed that this quintessentially English sport would become embedded in the local psyche. The West Indies Cricket Board joined the international governing body in 1926 and was granted test status in 1928, thereby becoming only the fourth test nation in the world. It would take until 1950 for the West Indies, affectionately known as the ‘Windies’, to defeat England in a test. From there, the Windies would go from strength to strength, becoming one of the top teams throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s. The Windies are currently ranked eighth in the world of test cricket, although they won the world Twenty20 in 2016. Officially drawn from a confederation of 15 countries in the Caribbean, there are plenty of fantastic places to watch the Windies play.
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