Saint Lucia Kings
{{short description|T20 franchise based in Saint Lucia}}
{{distinguish|Monarchy of Saint Lucia}}
{{One source|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox cricket team
|name = Saint Lucia Kings
|alt_name = St Lucia Zouks (2013–2016, 2019–2020)
St Lucia Stars (2017–2018)
|nickname = beinspired
|owner = Mohit Burman
Karan Paul, Ness Wadia
Preity Zinta
Punjab Kings
|image = Saint_Lucia_Kings_svg_logo.svg
|colours = {{color box|#66CCFF}} Blue
{{color box|#FCD116}} Yellow
{{color box|black}} Black
{{color box|white}} White
|coach = Daren Sammy
|captain = Faf du Plessis
|founded = {{start date and age|2013}}
|ground = Darren Sammy National Cricket Stadium
|capacity = 15,000
|title1 = CPL
|title1wins = 1 (2024)
|title2 = 6ixty
|title2wins =
|website = {{URL|www.saintluciakings.com}}
| t_title = T20 kit
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| t_pattern_b = _collar
| t_pattern_ra = _navyborder
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| t_body = 00BFFF
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{{Infobox
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| header1 = Kings Group
| header2 = Current Teams
| data3 = Punjab Kings (2008–present)
Saint Lucia Kings(2021–present)
}}
The Saint Lucia Kings (formerly known as St Lucia Stars and St Lucia Zouks){{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/cpl/cpl_franchise_st_lucia_zouks_renamed_st_lucia_kings.html|title=CPL franchise St Lucia Zouks renamed as St Lucia Kings|work=The Cricketer|access-date=2 August 2021}} are the representative team of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) of cricket. They were created in 2013 as one of the six teams for the inaugural season of the tournament. After minimal success in early seasons, the Kings won their first title in 2024, defeating the Guyana Amazon Warriors. They adopted their current moniker in 2021 after being acquired by the ownership of the IPL’s Punjab Kings.
For the 2017 season, the franchise chose to rebrand under a new name and logo as the Saint Lucia Stars. In 2018, they finished fifth in Caribbean Premier League winning three out of their ten matches. In 2019, they finished fifth again and narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot. In both 2020 and 2021, Saint Lucia finished as runners-up.
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
{{as of|2024|6|5}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" | ||||||
| No.
! Name ! Nationality ! Date of birth (age) ! Batting style ! Bowling style ! Notes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="7" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsman | ||||||
| 13 | Faf du Plessis | {{cr|RSA}} | {{birth date and age|1984|7|13|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Captain |
| |Bhanuka Rajapaksa
|{{flag|Sri Lanka}} |{{birth date and age|1991|10|24|df=y}} |Left handed |Right-arm medium |Overseas | ||||||
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| All-rounders | ||||||
| style="text-align:center" | 22 | Roston Chase | {{cr|BAR}} | {{birth date and age|1992|3|22|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| style="text-align:center"|96 | David Wiese | {{cr|NAM}}{{efn|Wiese has also played international cricket for South Africa}} | {{birth date and age|1985|5|18|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium
|Overseas | |
| – | Khary Pierre | {{cr|TTO}} | {{birth date and age|1991|9|22|df=y}} | Left-handed | Right-arm Slow left-arm orthodox | style="text-align:center;"| |
| – | Matthew Forde | {{cr|BAR}} | {{birth date and age|2002|4|29|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| – | Johnson Charles | {{cr|LCA}} | {{birth date and age|1989|1|14|df=y}} | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
| 45 | Heinrich Klaasen | {{cr|RSA}} | {{birth date and age|1991|7|30|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Overseas |
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Spin bowlers | ||||||
| 99 | Noor Ahmad | {{cr|AFG}} | {{birth date and age|2005|1|3|df=y}} | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | Overseas |
| colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| Pace bowlers | ||||||
| style="text-align:center" | 8 | {{cr|ATG}} | {{birth date and age|1996|11|20|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Vice-captain | |
| style="text-align:center" | | {{cr|LCA}} | {{birth date and age|2003|6|5|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
- Source: [https://www.cplt20.com/teams/st-lucia-zouks St Lucia Kings players]
Result summary
{{updated|30 August 2023}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ CPL summary of results |
| Year
!Played !Wins !Losses !Tied !NR !Win % !Position |
|---|
| 2013
| 7 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 28.57% || 6/6 |
| 2014
| 9 || 2 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 22.22% || 5/6 |
| 2015
| 10 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 40% || 5/6 |
| 2016
| 10 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 60% || 3/6 |
| 2017
| 10 || 0 || 9 || 0 || 1 || 0% || 6/6 |
| 2018
| 10 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 30% || 5/6 |
| 2019
| 10 || 3 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 30% || 5/6 |
| 2020
| 10 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 60% || 3/6 |
| 2021
| 10 || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 50% || 4/6 |
| 2022
| 10 || 4 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 40% || 3/6 |
| 2023
| 10 || 4 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 40% || 3/6 |
| 2024 (WINNERS)
| 10 || 7 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 70% || 2/6 |
| Total
|116||46||63||0||7||42.22%|| |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=748;type=trophy|title=Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=20 March 2021}}
- 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
| class="wikitable"
!Position !Name | |
| Team manager | Rawl Lewis |
| Head coach | Daren Sammy |
Player statistics
{{updated|30 September 2022}}
= Most runs =
| class="wikitable" |
| Player
!Seasons !Runs |
|---|
| Andre Fletcher
| 2013–2021 ! 2,310 |
| Johnson Charles
| 2014–2017, 2022 ! 1,382 |
| Daren Sammy
| 2013–2014, 2016–2020 ! 898 |
| Rahkeem Cornwall
| 2017–2021 ! 819 |
| Roston Chase
| 2020–2022 ! 771 |
- Source: [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=748;team=5157;type=trophy ESPNcricinfo]
= Most wickets =
| class="wikitable" |
| Player
!Seasons !Wickets |
|---|
| Kesrick Williams
|2018–2022 !51 |
| Alzarri Joseph
|2021–2022 !27 |
| Obed McCoy
|2017–2021 !26 |
| Roston Chase
|2017–2022 !25 |
| Shane Shillingford
|2013–2017 !25 |
- Source: [https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=748;team=5157;type=trophy ESPNcricinfo]
Seasons
=Caribbean Premier League=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! League standing ! Final standing |
|---|
| 2013
|6th out of 6 |League stage |
| 2014
|5th out of 6 |League stage |
| 2015
|5th out of 6 |League stage |
| 2016
|3rd out of 6 |Eliminator |
| 2017
|6th out of 6 |League stage |
| 2018
|5th out of 6 |League stage |
| 2019
|5th out of 6 |League stage |
| 2020
|3rd out of 6 | style="background: silver;" | Runners-up |
| 2021
|4th out of 6 | style="background: silver;" | Runners-up |
| 2022
|3rd out of 6 |Eliminator |
| 2023
|3rd out of 6 |Eliminator |
| 2024
|2nd out of 6 | style="background: gold;" |Champions |
=The 6ixty=
| class="wikitable" |
| Season
!League standing !Final position |
|---|
| 2022
|5th out of 6 |League stage |
See also
Notes
{{notelist}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.cplt20.com/teams/saint-lucia-kings St. Lucia Kings on CPLT20.com]
- {{Twitter|SaintLuciaKings|St. Lucia Kings}}
- {{Facebook|SaintLuciaKings|St. Lucia Kings}}
{{Saint Lucia Kings}}
{{Saint Lucia Kings squad}}
{{West Indies first class cricket teams}}
{{Caribbean Premier League}}
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