Saint Lucia Kings
Saint Lucia Kings (formerly known as St Lucia Stars and St Lucia Zouks)[1] are the representative team of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) of cricket. It is one of the six teams created in 2013 for the inaugural season of the tournament. The Zouks won only 4 games out of 14 in the first two seasons finishing last and second last in the tournament respectively.
| St Lucia Zouks (2013–2016, 2019–2020) St Lucia Stars (2017–2018) | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Zouks On Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | TBD | |
| Coach | Andy Flower | |
| Owner | Punjab Kings | |
| Team information | ||
| Colours | Blue Yellow Black White | |
| Founded | 2013 | |
| Home ground | Darren Sammy Stadium | |
| Capacity | 15,000 | |
| History | ||
| CPL wins | 0 | |
| Official website | http://www.saintluciakings.com/ | |
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For the 2017 season, the franchise chose to rebrand under a new name and logo as the St Lucia Stars.
In 2018, St Lucia Stars finished 5th in Caribbean Premier League winning three out of their ten matches.
In the 2019 season, St Lucia finished 5th again and narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot.
In the 2020 season, St Lucia finished as Runner's up and missed out the opportunity to Win the season.
In 2021, Punjab Kings, the IPL franchise bought the team ownership and renamed it to Saint Lucia Kings.[2]
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
As of 4 April 2022
| S/N | Name | Nat. | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsman | ||||||||
| N/A | Johnson Charles |  Saint Lucia | 14 January 1989 | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | |||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 22 | Roston Chase |  | 22 March 1992 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
| 12 | Jeavor Royal |  | 2 December 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm slow orthodox | |||
| 27 | Mark Deyal |  | 7 April 1993 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | |||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
| 19 | Kesrick Williams |  | 8 January 1990 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | |||
| 8 | Alzarri Joseph |  | 20 November 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Vice-Captain | ||
| Source:St Lucia Zouks players | ||||||||
Result summary
Overall 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 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54.55% | 4/6 |
| 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 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 58.33% | 2/6 |
| 2021 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50% | 2/6 |
| Total | 91 | 33 | 54 | 0 | 4 | 36.27% |
Last updated: 15 September 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.
Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner |  Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Karan Paul |
| Team Manager |  Rawl Lewis |
| Head Coach |  Andy Flower |
Statistics
Most runs
| Nat. | Player | Span | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Andre Fletcher | 2013–present | 89 | 88 | 2299 | 28.73 | 84* | 0 | 12 |
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Johnson Charles | 2014–2017 | 40 | 40 | 1037 | 27.28 | 94* | 0 | 8 |
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Daren Sammy | 2013–2014 2016–2020 |
74 | 64 | 898 | 19.10 | 60* | 0 | 2 |
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Rahkeem Cornwall | 2017–present | 40 | 39 | 776 | 21.55 | 78* | 0 | 4 |
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Roston Chase | 2020–present | 22 | 20 | 628 | 44.85 | 85 | 0 | 6 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 14 September 2021
Most wickets
| Nat. | Player | Span | Matches | Wickets | Avg | BBI | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kesrick Williams | 2018–present | 36 | 44 | 21.43 | 4/24 | 8.65 | 14.8 | 1 | 0 |
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Obed McCoy | 2017–present | 22 | 26 | 23.69 | 4/41 | 8.51 | 16.6 | 1 | 0 |
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Shane Shillingford | 2013–2017 | 34 | 25 | 29.40 | 4/22 | 7.13 | 24.7 | 1 | 0 |
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Daren Sammy | 2013–2014 2016–2020 |
74 | 24 | 33.25 | 3/18 | 8.41 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 |
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Jerome Taylor | 2016–2017 | 18 | 21 | 25.09 | 3/46 | 8.50 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 14 September 2021
Seasons
| 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 | Runners-up |
| 2021 | 4th out of 6 | Runners-up |
See also
References
- "CPL franchise St Lucia Zouks renamed as St Lucia Kings". The Cricketer. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "Saint Lucia Zouks renamed Saint Lucia Kings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
External links
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