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.

Not to be confused with Monarchy of Saint Lucia.
Saint Lucia Kings
St Lucia Zouks (2013–2016, 2019–2020)
St Lucia Stars (2017–2018)
Nickname(s)Zouks On Fire
Personnel
CaptainFaf du Plessis
CoachDaren Sammy
OwnerMohit Burman, Karan Paul, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta
Team information
Colours  Blue   Yellow   Black   White
Founded2013 (2013)
Home groundDarren Sammy Stadium
Capacity15,000
History
CPL wins0
6ixty wins0
Official websitewww.saintluciakings.com

T20 kit

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 fifth in Caribbean Premier League winning three out of their ten matches.

In the 2019 season, St Lucia finished fifth 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] Again in the 2021 season, St Lucia finished as Runner's up and missed out the opportunity to Win the season.

Team logo as the St Lucia Stars, 2017–2018 seasons.
Team logo as the St Lucia Zouks, 2013–2016 and 2019–2020 seasons.

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
—Faf du PlessisSouth Africa (1984-07-13) 13 July 1984Right-handedRight arm Leg break
—Tim DavidAustralia (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996Right-handedRight arm off break
—Leroy LuggJamaica (1996-08-05) 5 August 1996Right-handed—
—Ackeem AugusteSaint Lucia (2003-09-12) 12 September 2003Left-handedRight arm Leg break
All-rounders
22Roston ChaseBarbados (1992-03-22)22 March 1992 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm off spin
—David WieseSouth Africa Namibia (1985-05-18) 18 May 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
—Scott KuggeleijnNew Zealand (1992-01-03) 3 January 1992Right-handedRight arm medium-fast
—Matthew FordeBarbados (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002Right-handedRight arm medium
Wicket-keepers
—Johnson CharlesSaint Lucia (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989Right-handedLeft arm orthodox
—Rivaldo ClarkeSaint Lucia (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002Right-handed—
Spin Bowlers
12Jeavor RoyalJamaica (1998-12-02)2 December 1998 (aged 22)Right-handedLeft-arm slow orthodox
27 Mark DeyalTrinidad and Tobago (1993-04-07)7 April 1993 (aged 28)Left-handedRight-arm off spin
—Larry EdwardsSaint Lucia (1995-02-16) 16 February 1995Left-handedLeft arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
19 Kesrick WilliamsSaint Vincent and the Grenadines (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
8 Alzarri JosephAntigua and Barbuda (1996-11-20)20 November 1996 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastVice-Captain
—Preston McSweenGrenada (1995-08-15) 15 August 1995Right-handedLeft arm medium-fast
Source:St Lucia Zouks players

Result summary

Overall results
CPL summary of results
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win % Position
2013 7250028.57%6/6
2014 9270022.22%5/6
2015 10450140%5/6
2016 11650054.55%4/6
2017 1009010%6/6
2018 10360130%5/6
2019 10360130%5/6
2020 12750058.33%2/6
2021 12660050%2/6
Total 9133540436.27%

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
OwnerIndia Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Karan Paul
Team ManagerGrenada Rawl Lewis
Head CoachSaint Lucia Daren Sammy

Statistics

Most runs
Nat. Player Span Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
Grenada Andre Fletcher 2013–present 89 88 2299 28.73 84* 0 12
Saint Lucia Johnson Charles 2014–2017 40 40 1037 27.28 94* 0 8
Saint Lucia Daren Sammy 2013–2014
2016–2020		 74 64 898 19.10 60* 0 2
Antigua and Barbuda Rahkeem Cornwall 2017–2021 40 39 776 21.55 78* 0 4
Barbados 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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Kesrick Williams 2018–present 36 44 21.43 4/24 8.65 14.8 1 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Obed McCoy 2017–present 22 26 23.69 4/41 8.51 16.6 1 0
Dominica Shane Shillingford 2013–2017 34 25 29.40 4/22 7.13 24.7 1 0
Saint Lucia Daren Sammy 2013–2014
2016–2020		 74 24 33.25 3/18 8.41 23.7 0 0
Jamaica Jerome Taylor 2016–2017 18 21 25.09 3/46 8.50 17.7 0 0

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 14 September 2021

Seasons

Caribbean Premier League
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
2022 3rd out of 6 Eliminator

The 6ixty
Season League standings Final Position
P W L T NRR Pts Pos
2022 3120–1.62325th League Stage

See also

References
  1. "CPL franchise St Lucia Zouks renamed as St Lucia Kings". The Cricketer. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  2. "Saint Lucia Zouks renamed Saint Lucia Kings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
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