Jamaica Tallawahs
The franchise Jamaica Tallawahs is the representative team of Jamaica in the Caribbean Premier League of cricket. It was one of the six teams created in 2013 for the inaugural season of the tournament. The Jamaica Tallawahs play their home games at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.
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Nickname(s) | Fi Wi Tallawahs | |
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Personnel | ||
Captain | Rovman Powell | |
Coach | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | |
Team information | ||
Colours | Green Black Gold | |
Founded | 2013 | |
Home ground | Sabina Park and Central Broward Regional Park | |
Capacity | 15,600 | |
History | ||
CPL wins | 2 (2013, 2016) | |
Official website | http://www.tallawahs.com | |
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The Tallawahs won the inaugural tournament by defeating the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final at Queen's Park Oval, they also won the 2016 CPL season. They are known for their formidable home record, winning 5 out of their 6 home games in CPL History since the end of the 2014 season. They are also the only team in CPL History to play all 11 local players in a match which they did in 2013 at home against the TT Red Steel where all 11 Tallawah players were Jamaican.
Hollywood actor Gerard Butler has an equity interest in the franchise.[1]
Indian mobile gaming company Paytm First Games became the main sponsors for Jamaica Tallawah for the 2020 season.[2]
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
As of 4 April 2022
No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Notes | |
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Batsmen | ||||||||
N/A | Shamarh Brooks | ![]() | 1 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | ||
N/A | Rovman Powell | ![]() | 23 July 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ||
N/A | Brandon King | ![]() | 16 December 1994 | Right-handed | N/A | 2022 | ||
All-rounders | ||||||||
N/A | Fabian Allen | ![]() | 7 May 1995 | Right-handed | Slow Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ||
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
N/A | Kennar Lewis | ![]() | 18 August 1991 | Right-handed | N/A | 2021 | ||
Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
Source:Jamaica Tallawahs players |
Overall results
Season's summary
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % |
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2013 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77.78% |
2014 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63.64% |
2015 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 40% |
2016 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 66.67% |
2017 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54.55% |
2018 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 54.55% |
2019 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20% |
2020 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30% |
2021 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 40% |
Total | 97 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 3 | 50% |
Last updated : 15 September 2021 | ||||||
Source:ESPNcricinfo[3] |
Note:
- 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
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Owner | ![]() |
Head coach | ![]() |
Bowling coach | ![]() |
source:[4][5] |
Statistics
Most runs
Nat. | Player | Span | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Chris Gayle | 2013–2019 | 53 | 53 | 1695 | 38.52 | 116 | 4 | 8 |
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Andre Russell | 2013–present | 66 | 59 | 1331 | 32.46 | 121* | 2 | 5 |
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Glenn Phillips | 2017–present | 39 | 38 | 1323 | 35.75 | 103 | 1 | 8 |
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Chadwick Walton | 2013–present | 57 | 57 | 1178 | 22.22 | 97 | 0 | 6 |
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Rovman Powell | 2016–present | 50 | 47 | 888 | 24.00 | 84 | 0 | 3 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 10 September 2020
Most wickets
Nat. | Player | Span | Matches | Wickets | Avg | BBI | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
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Andre Russell | 2013–present | 66 | 58 | 25.05 | 4/23 | 8.49 | 17.6 | 1 | 0 |
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Krishmar Santokie | 2015–2018 | 26 | 37 | 21.37 | 4/37 | 8.09 | 15.8 | 1 | 0 |
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Oshane Thomas | 2016–present | 23 | 33 | 23.60 | 4/53 | 9.61 | 14.7 | 1 | 0 |
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Kesrick Williams | 2016–2017 | 24 | 32 | 22.75 | 4/37 | 8.77 | 15.5 | 1 | 0 |
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Rusty Theron | 2014–2015 | 20 | 22 | 27.36 | 4/35 | 8.20 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 10 September 2020
Seasons
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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2013 | 2nd out of 6 | Champion |
2014 | 4th out of 6 | Playoffs |
2015 | 4th out of 6 | Playoffs |
2016 | 2nd out of 6 | Champion |
2017 | 3rd out of 6 | Eliminator |
2018 | 3rd out of 6 | Eliminator |
2019 | 6th out of 6 | League stage |
2020 | 4th out of 6 | Semifinalists |
2021 | 5th out of 6 | League stage |
References
- "Gerard Butler buys into CPL's Jamaica Tallawahs". www.sportspromedia.com. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- "Jamaica Tallawahs". 29 August 2021.
- "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- "Chanderpaul, Ambrose join Jamaica Tallawahs coaching staff for CPL 2022". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- "Shivnarine Chanderpaul named Jamaica Tallawahs head coach". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 14 March 2022.