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
CaptainSikandar Raza
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
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.


Current squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.

As of 5 June 2023

No. Name Nationality Date of birth (age) Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batsman
All-rounders
22Roston Chase Barbados (1992-03-22) 22 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm off spin
–Khary Pierre Trinidad and Tobago (1991-09-22) 22 September 1991Left-handedRight-arm Slow left-arm orthodox
–Matthew Forde Barbados (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002Right-handedRight arm medium
Roshon Primus Barbados (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
–Johnson Charles Saint Lucia (1989-01-14) 14 January 1989Right-handedLeft arm orthodox
Spin bowlers
12Jeavor Royal Jamaica (1998-12-02) 2 December 1998Right-handedLeft-arm slow orthodox
Pace bowlers
8 Alzarri Joseph Antigua and Barbuda (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastVice-captain
McKenny Clarke Saint Lucia (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast

Result summary
As of 30 August 2023
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
2022 11 4 6 1 3/6
Total 10237600536.27%
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
  • 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
Team managerRawl Lewis
Head coachDaren Sammy

Player statistics
As of 30 September 2022

Most runs
Player Seasons Runs
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

Most wickets
Player Seasons Wickets
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

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 standing Final position
2022 5th out of 6 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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