da brdice: Martin Williamson with a brief history of West Indies domestic one-day cricket
ESPNcricinfo staff20-Sep-2006WinnersOne-day cricket has been a feature of West Indies cricket since 1972-73 when a knock-out tournament took place between Barbados (the winners), Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago took place. After a three-year hiatus, a more formal tournament – the Gillette Cup – was set up and the Leeward Islands and Windward Islands were added to the quartet. The format was two groups of three, and again Barbados won the final against Trinidada & Tobago, a result that was repeated in 1976-77. As happened around the world, sponsors for the one-day competitions came and went, although it was Jamaica who established dominance on the field. In the early 1990s, Leeward Islands took over, and in 1995-96 Canada and Bermuda were experimentally brought in – winless, both finished bottom of their groups. By then, the tournament was established as a curtain-raiser for the season, and in 2000-01 two more teams were added, with USA producing a major upset by defeating Barbados … they still finished bottom of their group. All four non first-class sides were jettisoned in 2001-02 and instead Leeward Islands were divided into Antigua and Barbuda and the Rest, while the Windward Islands were divided into a North and a South group. The temptation to tinker continued, and in 2002-03 Windwards were divided into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the Rest, a university XI was introduced, and Canada returned. In 2004-05 there was no sponsor, but KFC came on board in 2005-06.
1972-73 Barbados
1975-76 Barbados 1976-77 Barbados
1977-78 Leeward Islands / Jamaica 1978-79 Trinidad and Tobago 1979-80 Guyana 1980-81 Trinidad and Tobago 1981-82 Leeward Islands 1982-83 Guyana 1983-84 Jamaica 1984-85 Guyana 1985-86 Jamaica 1986-87 Jamaica 1987-88 Barbados <!–1977-78 Leeward Islands/Jamaica
1978-79 Trinidad and Tobago
1979-80 Guyana
1980-81 Trinidad and Tobago
1981-82 Leeward Islands
1982-83 Guyana
1983-84 Jamaica
1984-85 Guyana
1985-86 Jamaica
1986-87 Jamaica
1987-88 Barbados
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1988-89 Windward Islands 1989-90 Trinidad and Tobago 1990-91 Jamaica 1991-92 Trinidad and Tobago 1992-93 Guyana / Leeward Islands 1993-94 Leeward Islands <!–1988-89 Windward Islands
1989-90 Trinidad and Tobago
1990-91 Jamaica
1991-92 Trinidad and Tobago
1992-93 Guyana/Leeward Islands
1993-94 Leeward Islands
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1994-95 Leeward Islands 1995-96 Trinidad and Tobago / Guyanas
1996-97 Trinidad and Tobago 1997-98 Leeward Islands 1998-99 Guyana 1999-00 Jamaica 2000-01 Windward Islands 2001-02 Guyana 2002-03 Barbados 2003-04 Guyana
2004-05 Trinidad and Tobago
2005-06 Guyana 2006-07 Trinidad & Tobago 2007-08 Jamaica
2008-09 Trinidad & Tobago 2009-10 Trinidad & Tobago 2010-11 Shared (Barbados/Leeward Islands) 2011-12 Jamaica 2012-13 Windward Islands 2013-14 Barbados 2014-15 Trinidad & Tobago 2015-16 Trinidad & Tobago