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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) | |
Nickname(s) | beinspired |
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Personnel | |
Captain | Faf du Plessis |
Coach | Daren Sammy |
Owner | Mohit Burman, Karan Paul, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta |
Team information | |
Colours | Blue Yellow Black White |
Founded | 2013; 11 years ago |
Home ground | Darren Sammy Stadium |
Capacity | 15,000 |
Official website | www |
Kings Group | |
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Current Teams | |
Punjab Kings (2008–present) Saint Lucia Kings (2021–present) |
For the 2017 season, the franchise chose to rebrand under a new name and logo as the Saint Lucia Stars. In 2018, they finished fifth in Caribbean Premier League winning three out of their ten matches. In 2019, they finished fifth again and narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot. In 2020, Saint Lucia finished as runners-up. In 2021, Punjab Kings, the IPL franchise bought the team ownership and renamed it to Saint Lucia Kings. Saint Lucia again finished as runners-up.
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
As of 5 June 2024
No. | Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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Batsman | ||||||
13 | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | 13 July 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-break | Captain |
Bhanuka Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka | 24 October 1991 (age 32) | Left handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas | |
All-rounders | ||||||
22 | Roston Chase | Barbados | 22 March 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
96 | David Wiese | Namibia[a] | 18 May 1985 (age 39) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas |
– | Khary Pierre | Trinidad and Tobago | 22 September 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm Slow left-arm orthodox | |
– | Matthew Forde | Barbados | 29 April 2002 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
– | Johnson Charles | Saint Lucia | 14 January 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Left arm orthodox | |
45 | Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | 30 July 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | Overseas |
Spin bowlers | ||||||
99 | Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | 3 January 2005 (age 19) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | Overseas |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
8 | Alzarri Joseph | Antigua and Barbuda | 20 November 1996 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Vice-captain |
McKenny Clarke | Saint Lucia | 5 June 2003 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast |
- Source: St Lucia Kings players
- As of 30 August 2023
Year | Played | Wins | Losses | Tied | NR | Win % | Position |
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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 |
2022 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3/6 | ||
Total | 102 | 37 | 60 | 0 | 5 | 36.27% |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[2]
- 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
Position | Name |
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Team manager | Rawl Lewis |
Head coach | Daren Sammy |
- As of 30 September 2022
Player | Seasons | Runs |
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Andre Fletcher | 2013–2021 | 2,310 |
Johnson Charles | 2014–2017, 2022 | 1,382 |
Daren Sammy | 2013–2014, 2016–2020 | 898 |
Rahkeem Cornwall | 2017–2021 | 819 |
Roston Chase | 2020–2022 | 771 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Player | Seasons | Wickets |
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Kesrick Williams | 2018–2022 | 51 |
Alzarri Joseph | 2021–2022 | 27 |
Obed McCoy | 2017–2021 | 26 |
Roston Chase | 2017–2022 | 25 |
Shane Shillingford | 2013–2017 | 25 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Caribbean Premier League
Year | League standing | Final standing |
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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 |
2022 | 3rd out of 6 | Eliminator |
2023 | 3rd out of 6 | Eliminator |
2024 |
Season | League standing | Final position |
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2022 | 5th out of 6 | League stage |
- ^ Wiese has also played international cricket for South Africa
- ^ "CPL franchise St Lucia Zouks renamed as St Lucia Kings". The Cricketer. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.