Barbados Royals

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The Barbados Royals (previously known as the Barbados Tridents) are the representative franchise cricket team of Barbados in the Caribbean Premier League. They are one of the six teams specifically created in 2013 for the inaugural season of the tournament. Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg had an equity interest in the team since 2013 after he was introduced to the game by his friend Ajmal Khan, the club’s chairman[1] and CPL architect.[2]

Barbados Royals
Barbados Tridents (2013–2020)
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Personnel
CaptainJason Holder
CoachDaniel Vettori
OwnerRajasthan Royals
Team information
Colours  Blue   Skyblue   Yellow
Founded2013; 8 years ago (2013)
Home groundKensington Oval
Capacity11,000
History
CPL wins2 (2014, 2019)
Official websitehttp://www.tridentsbarbados.com/
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T20 kit

In 2014 CPL they qualified for the champions league. They were out of the tournament in the group stage managing to win only one of their four matches. On 30 July 2021, it was announced that the team name would be changed from the Barbados Tridents to the Barbados Royals.[3][4]

Team logo as the Barbados Tridents, 2013-2020 seasons.

Current squad[]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.

As of 28 May 2021

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
25 Johnson Charles Saint Lucia (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989 (age 32) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 2019
N/A Kyle Mayers Barbados (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2017
N/A Justin Greaves Barbados (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2021
N/A Azam Khan Pakistan (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 23) Right-handed N/A 2021 Overseas
All-rounders
N/A Ashley Nurse Barbados (1988-12-22) 22 December 1988 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020
1 Thisara Perera Sri Lanka (1989-04-03) 3 April 1989 (age 32) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021 Overseas
Wicket-keepers
N/A Smit Patel India (1993-05-16) 16 May 1993 (age 28) Right-handed N/A 2021 Overseas
4 Shai Hope Barbados (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 27) Right-handed Left-arm medium 2015
Glenn Phillips New Zealand (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 24) Right-handed N/A 2021
Spin Bowlers
N/A Hayden Walsh Jr. Antigua and Barbuda (1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2021
N/A Jake Lintott England (1993-04-22) 22 April 1993 (age 28) Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox 2021 Overseas
N/A Joshua Bishop Barbados (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 21) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 2020
Pace Bowlers
87 Raymon Reifer Barbados (1991-05-11) 11 May 1991 (age 30) Left-handed Left-arm fast 2016
98 Jason Holder Barbados (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2013 Captain
5 Mohammad Amir Pakistan (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm fast 2021 Overseas
N/A Oshane Thomas Jamaica (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm fast 2021
N/A Nyeem Young Barbados (2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020
Source: Barbados Tridents Players

Statistics[]

Overall results[]

CPL summary of results
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win % Position
2013 8 4 4 0 0 50% 3/6
2014 10 7 3 0 0 70% 1/6
2015 11 6 5 0 0 54.54% 1/6
2016 10 3 6 0 1 30% 5/6
2017 10 4 6 0 0 40% 5/6
2018 10 2 8 0 0 20% 6/6
2019 13 7 6 0 0 61.53% 2/6
2020 10 3 7 0 0 30% 5/6
Total 82 36 45 0 1 44.44%

Last updated: 11 February 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[5]

Administration and support staff[]

Position Name
Owner India Manoj Badale, India
Head Coach New Zealand Daniel Vettori
Batting coach
Bowling coach
Physio
Trainer Vacant
Analyst Vacant

Seasons[]

Year League standing Final standing
2013 3rd out of 6 Semifinalists
2014 1st out of 6 Champions
2015 1st out of 6 Runners-up
2016 5th out of 6 League stage
2017 5th out of 6 League stage
2018 6th out of 6 League stage
2019 2nd out of 6 Champions
2020 5th out of 6 League stage
2021 TBD TBD

References[]

  1. ^ "Wahlberg buys stake in cricket team". News Corp Australia Network. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  2. ^ Wattley, Garth (3 March 2013). "Meet West Indies cricket's new wealthy benefactor". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Barbados Franchise rebrands as the Royals". CPLT20. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Barbados Tridents set to become Barbados Royals following IPL franchise takeover". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

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