West Indies Academy
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The West Indies Academy, formerly known as West Indies Emerging Team is a cricket team, that plays first-class and List A cricket in the West Indian domestic circuit. The team has no geographical base, rather is made up of the emerging players and top youth performers in the Caribbean.[1] They are currently captained by Nyeem Young,[2] and coached by Andre Coley.[3]
| |
| Personnel | |
|---|---|
| Captain | Nyeem Young (first-class), Kirk McKenzie (List A) |
| Coach | Ramesh Subasinghe |
| Team information | |
| Founded | 2019 |
| History | |
| Super50 Cup wins | 1 |
| Headley Weekes wins | 1 |
The team was formed in October 2019 to compete in the Super50 Cup for the first time.[4] The first recorded match by the team was played on 7 November 2019, against Guyana in the 2019–20 Regional Super50.[5] In December 2022, the Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced that the West Indies Academy would be one of the three teams to take part in the inaugural 2023 Headley Weekes Tri-Series.[6] The team made their first-class debut on 19 April 2023,[7] which they won by seven wickets against Team Headley.[8] West Indies Academy scheduled to tour Ireland for the first time in June 2024 to play three List A and two First-class games against Emerging Ireland.[9]
| Tournament | No. of titles | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Super50 Cup | 1 | 2019–20[13] |
| Headley Weekes Tri-Series | 1 | 2023[14] |
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