St Lucia Zouks

St Lucia Zouks (formerly known as St Lucia Stars from 2016–2018)[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
Nickname(s)Zouks On Fire
Personnel
Captain Daren Sammy
Coach Andy Flower
OwnerMohit Burman
Ness Wadia
Preity Zinta
Karan Paul
Team information
Colours  Blue   Yellow   Black   White
Founded2013
Home groundDarren Sammy Stadium
Capacity15,000
History
CPL wins0
Official websitehttps://www.zouksonfire.com/

T20I 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 5th in Caribbean Premier League winning three out of their ten matches.

In the 2019 season, St Lucia finished 5th 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 opporunity to Win the season.

Current squad
As of 7 August 2020[2]
S/N Name Nat. Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsmen
27 Mark Deyal (1993-04-07)7 April 1993 (aged 27)Left-handedRight-arm off spin
31Javelle Glen (1998-02-26)26 February 1998 (aged 22)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
1 Kimani Melius (2001-01-17)17 January 2001 (aged 19)Right-handed–
9 Najibullah Zadran (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 27) Left-handed Right-arm off spin Overseas player, International replacement for Colin Ingram
Colin Ingram (1985-07-03)3 July 1985 (aged 35) Left-handed Right-arm leg spin Overseas player, Withdraw due visa limitations
Rilee Rossouw (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 30) Left-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player, Withdraw due visa limitations
All-rounders
88Daren Sammy (1983-12-20)20 December 1983 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastCaptain
7 Mohammad Nabi (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 35) Right-handed Right-arm off spin Overseas player
20 Rahkeem Cornwall (1993-02-01)1 February 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm off spin
5Kavem Hodge (1993-02-21)21 February 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox
44Scott Kuggeleijn (1992-01-03)3 January 1992 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOverseas player, International replacement for Anrich Nortje
22Roston Chase (1992-03-22)22 March 1992 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm off spinReplacement for Rilee Rossouw
Wicket-keepers
72 Andre Fletcher (1987-11-28)28 November 1987 (aged 32)Right-handed–
23 Leniko Boucher (1997-09-13)13 September 1997 (aged 22) Right-handed –
Bowlers
19 Kesrick Williams (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium
40 Chemar Holder (1998-03-03)3 March 1998 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast
10Saad Bin Zafar (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 (aged 33)Left-handedLeft-arm slow orthodoxOverseas player
18 Obed McCoy (1997-01-04)4 January 1997 (aged 23)Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium
75 Zahir Khan (1998-12-20)20 December 1998 (aged 21)Left-handedLeft-arm unorthodox spinOverseas player, International replacement for Noor Ahmad
Anrich Nortje (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast Overseas player, Withdraw due visa limitations
Noor Ahmad (2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 15) Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin Overseas player, Didn't have the required transit visa to pass through the UK and missed the CPL's charter flights[3]
Team logo as the St Lucia Stars, 2016-2019 seasons.

Administration and support staff

References
  1. https://stluciatimes.com/2017/03/08/hero-cpls-st-lucia-team-announces-new-brand-identity
  2. "Team". www.cplt20.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. "Fabian Allen ruled out of Caribbean Premier League after missing flight". ESPN Cricinfo. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
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