Tobago cricket team

The Tobago cricket team has represented Tobago in various matches since 1958. In the 1978-79 season it played first-class cricket in the Texaco Cup.

Tobago played their first match in 1957-58, a one-day match against the touring Pakistanis. Over the next 15 years several international teams played Tobago. All the matches took place at the Shaw Park ground in Scarborough. In 1964-65, in another one-day match, Tobago dismissed the Australians for 142 and in response made 145 after being 84 for 8.[1]

For the 1978-79 season the first-class Texaco Cup was expanded to include Tobago as well as the four regional Trinidad sides that had competed in 1977-78. None of the Tobago players had played first-class cricket before. Tobago drew their first match, then lost their next three, two of them by an innings. They finished at the bottom of the table.[2] All four matches were played on the Trinidad mainland. The leading wicket-taker was Alston Daniel, with 11 wickets at an average of 29.00; he later played for Trinidad and Tobago.[3] The captain was Isaac Benjamin.

The Texaco Cup lost its first-class status after 1978-79. Tobago were scheduled to compete in 1979-80 but did not play any of their matches.[4]

References
  1. Tobago v Australians 1964-65
  2. Texaco Cup 1978-79
  3. "Bowling in Texaco Cup 1978/79". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. Texaco Cup 1979-80
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