The Trinidad and Tobago cricket team, or officially the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, is the representative cricket team of the country of Trinidad and Tobago. The team competes under the franchise name, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the Cricket West Indies’ Professional Cricket League which comprises both the Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super50. Trinidad has also won a sum of 13 regional one day titles, which is the most in the history of West Indies cricket.
Team history
Teams from Trinidad played first-class cricket from 1869, when Trinidad took on Demerara for two matches, winning one and losing one. They also participated in the Inter-Colonial Tournament between Barbados, British Guiana (formerly Demerara), and themselves, playing in all 28 tournaments that were held between 1891–92 and 1938–39. From the late 1880s, Tobago was incorporated into the crown colony of Trinidad as a ward.
After independence in 1962, the team changed its name to reflect the official name of the country, Trinidad and Tobago, and when the Shell Shield began in 1965–66 the team competed under the name of Trinidad and Tobago. They won their first title on their fourth outing, in 1969–70, and also won the next year’s competition, but since then Trinidad and Tobago have only taken three titles in 35 seasons. During this time cricketers from Trinidad competed in the Beaumont Cup which had first class status.
Trinidad and Tobago won four one day titles in eight seasons from 1989–90 to 1996–97 and another four in six seasons from 2004–05 to 2009-10. As well they won consecutive titles in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons with yet another title in the 2020-21 season. Such said Trinidad have won the most regional one day championsips, being 13 with one shared and 12 outright titles.
T&T also featured in and were runners-up at the inaugural Champions’ league T-20. The Trinbagonians eventually won a total of 3 Caribbean T20 championsips.
Squad
| Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||
| Jason Mohammed | 23 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | ||
| Jeremy Solozano | 5 October 1995 | Left-handed | – | ||
| Darren Bravo | 6 February 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | First Class Captain | |
| Kyle Hope | 20 November 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | ||
| Yannic Cariah | 22 June 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | Played for West Indies Emerging team in Super50 | |
| Keagan Simmons | 26 March 1999 | Left-handed | – | ||
| Evin Lewis | 27 December 1991 | Left-handed | |||
| Isaiah Rajah | 16 October 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg spin | ||
| Jyd Goolie | 11 May 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | ||
| Cephas Cooper | 11 July 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | ||
| Nicholas Pooran | 2 October 1995 | Left-handed | – | List A Captain | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Kieron Pollard | 12 May 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Yannick Ottley | 7 September 1991 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ||
| Khary Pierre | 22 September 1991 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Joshua Da Silva | 19 June 1998 | Right-handed | – | Played for West Indies Emerging team in Super50 | |
| Steven Katwaroo | 14 January 1993 | Right-handed | – | ||
| Denesh Ramdin | 13 March 1985 | Right-handed | – | ||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Akeal Hosein | 25 April 1993 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ||
| Imran Khan | 6 July 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | ||
| Bryan Charles | 9 June 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | ||
| Avinash Mahabirsingh | 17 April 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | ||
| Kissoondath Magram | Right-arm leg spin | ||||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Anderson Phillip | 22 August 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
| Odean Smith | 1 November 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ||
| Terrance Hinds | – | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Uthman Muhammad | 1 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
| Daniel St Clair | 22 December 1987 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | ||
| Shannon Gabriel | 28 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
Coaching staff
- Head coach:
David Furlonge - Asst. Coach: Kelvin Williams
- Batting coach: n/a
- Bowling coach: n/a
- Fielding coach: n/a
- Manager: Sebastian Edwards
- Mental conditioning coach: Adarayll John
- Fitness trainer: Clinton Jeremiah
- Head Physiotherapist: n/a
- Masseur: n/a
- Performance analyst: Amrit Jadoo
Notable players
The list of prominent cricketers who have represented Trinidad and Tobago includes:
- Learie Constantine
- Herman Griffith
- Clifford Roach
- Nelson Betancourt
- Jackie Grant
- Rolph Grant
- Jeffrey Stollmeyer
- Gerry Gomez
- Andy Ganteaume
- Sonny Ramadhin
- Simpson Guillen
- Joey Carew
- Deryck Murray
- Charlie Davis
- Inshan Ali
- Raphick Jumadeen
- Bernard Julien
- Larry Gomes
- Gus Logie
- Phil Simmons
- David Williams
- Ian Bishop
- Brian Lara
- Roland Holder
- Mervyn Dillon
- Dinanath Ramnarine
- Daren Ganga
- Ravi Rampaul
- Dave Mohammed
- Dwayne Bravo
- Denesh Ramdin
- Lendl Simmons
- Kieron Pollard
- Darren Bravo
- Sunil Narine
- Samuel Badree
- Robin Singh
- Jason Mohammed
Learie Constantine, Trinidad all-rounder
Honours
- Regional Four Day Competition (5): 1969–70, 1970–71, 1975–76 (shared), 1984–85, 2005–06
- Domestic one-day competition (13): 1978–79, 1980–81, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995–1996 (shared), 1996–1997, 2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2020–21
- Caribbean T20 (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
- Stanford 20/20 (defunct) (1): 2008
- Trans-Atlantic Twenty20 Champions Cup (Stanford Super Series) (defunct) (1): 2008
- Inter-Colonial Tournament (defunct) (12): 1901–02, 1903–04, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1921–22 (shared), 1924–25, 1925–26, 1928–29, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1938–39
Grounds
- Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain
- Brian Lara Cricket Academy near San Fernando
- Diego Martin Sporting Complex in Diego Martin
- National Cricket Centre in Couva
- Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground at UWI St Augustine
- Shaw Park in Scarborough, Tobago
- Guaracara Park in Pointe-à-Pierre