The Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team is the representative cricket team of the country of Trinidad and Tobago. The team competes under the franchise name, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force in the Cricket West Indies' Professional Cricket League which comprises both the Regional Four Day Competition and the Regional Super50. Trinidad has also won a sum of 13 regional one day titles, which is the most in the history of West Indies cricket.
The most prominent T&T cricketers include Jeffrey Stollmeyer, Sonny Ramadhin, Deryck Murray, Charlie Davis, Larry Gomes, Rangy Nanan, Gus Logie, Ian Bishop, Brian Lara, Mervyn Dillon, Daren Ganga, Ravi Rampaul, Dwayne Bravo, Denesh Ramdin and Samuel Badree.
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Team history
Teams from Trinidad have played first-class cricket from 1869, when Trinidad took on Demerara for two matches, winning one and losing one. They also participated in the Inter-Colonial Tournament featuring Barbados, British Guiana (formerly Demerara), and themselves, playing in all 28 tournaments that were held between 1891–92 and 1938–39. From the late 1880s, Tobago was incorporated into the crown colony of Trinidad as a ward.
After independence in 1962, the team changed its name to reflect the official name of the country, Trinidad and Tobago, and when the Shell Shield began in 1965–66 the team competed under the name of Trinidad and Tobago. They won their first title on their fourth outing, in 1969–70, and also won the next year's competition, but since then Trinidad and Tobago have only taken three titles in 35 seasons. During this time cricketers from Trinidad competed in the Beaumont Cup which had first class status.
Trinidad and Tobago won four one day titles in eight seasons from 1989–90 to 1996–97 and another four in six seasons from 2004–05 to 2009-10. As well they won consecutive titles in the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons with yet another title in the 2020-21 season. Such said Trinidad have won the most regional one day championships, being 13 with one shared and 12 outright titles.
T&T also featured in and were runners-up at the inaugural Champions' league T-20. The Trinbagonians eventually won a total of 3 Caribbean T20 championships.
Coaching staff
Head coach: David Furlonge
Asst. Coach: Kelvin Williams
Batting coach: n/a
Bowling coach: n/a
Fielding coach: n/a
Manager: Sebastian Edwards
Mental conditioning coach: Adarayll John
Fitness trainer: Clinton Jeremiah
Head Physiotherapist: n/a
Masseur: n/a
Performance analyst: Amrit Jadoo
Notable players
The list of prominent cricketers who have represented Trinidad and Tobago includes:
Learie Constantine
Herman Griffith
Clifford Roach
Nelson Betancourt
Jackie Grant
Rolph Grant
Jeffrey Stollmeyer
Gerry Gomez
Andy Ganteaume
Sonny Ramadhin
Simpson Guillen
Joey Carew
Deryck Murray
Charlie Davis
Inshan Ali
Raphick Jumadeen
Bernard Julien
Larry Gomes
Gus Logie
Phil Simmons
David Williams
Ian Bishop
Brian Lara
Roland Holder
Mervyn Dillon
Dinanath Ramnarine
Daren Ganga
Honours
Regional Four Day Competition (5): 1969–70, 1970–71, 1975–76 (shared), 1984–85, 2005–06
Domestic one-day competition (15): 1978–79, 1980–81, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995–1996 (shared), 1996–1997, 2004–2005, 2006–2007, 2008–2009, 2009–2010, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2020–21, 2023–24
Caribbean T20 (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
Stanford 20/20 (defunct) (1): 2008
Trans-Atlantic Twenty20 Champions Cup (Stanford Super Series) (defunct) (1): 2008
Inter-Colonial Tournament (defunct) (12): 1901–02, 1903–04, 1907–08, 1909–10, 1921–22 (shared), 1924–25, 1925–26, 1928–29, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1938–39
Grounds
Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain
Brian Lara Cricket Academy near San Fernando
Diego Martin Sporting Complex in Diego Martin
National Cricket Centre in Couva
Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground at UWI St Augustine
Shaw Park in Scarborough, Tobago
Guaracara Park in Pointe-à-Pierre