Jamaica Tallawahs
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| Captain: |
 Chris Gayle |
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| Coach: |
Junior Bennett |
| Colours: | Green Black |
| Founded: | 2013 |
| Home ground: | Sabina Park |
| Capacity: | 20,000 |
| CPL wins: | 1 (2013) |
| Official website: | http://www.tallawahs.com |
The Jamaica Tallawahs are the representative team of Jamaica in the Caribbean Premier League. It was one of the six teams created in 2013 for the inaugural season of the tournament. The Jamaica Tallawahs play their home games at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica.
The Tallawahs won inaugural tournament by defeating the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final at Queen's Park Oval. They are known for their formidable home record, winning 5 out of their 6 home games in CPL History since the end of the 2014 season. They are also the only team in CPL History to play all 11 local players in match which they did in 2013 at home against the TT Red Steel where all 11 Tallawah players were Jamaican.
Hollywood actor Gerard Butler has an equity interest in the franchise.
Squad
The squad for the 2016 edition of the Caribbean Premier League.
| Name | Nationality | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | T20I | T20 | Notes |
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| Captain | |||||||
| Chris Gayle | Jamaica | 36 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 42 | 173 | |
| Batsman | |||||||
| Jermaine Blackwood | Jamaica | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | - | 4 | |
| Alex Ross |  Australia | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | - | 18 | Overseas |
| Nkrumah Bonner | Jamaica | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2 | 36 | |
| Kumar Sangakkara |  Sri Lanka | 38 | Left-handed | Right-arm off spin | 56 | 186 | Overseas |
| Jonathan Foo |  Guyana | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | - | 17 | |
| Wicket-keeper | |||||||
| Chadwick Walton | Jamaica | 30 | Right-handed | n/a | 2 | 27 | |
| All-rounder | |||||||
| Shakib Al Hasan |  Bangladesh | 29 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 54 | 190 | Overseas |
| Andre Russell | Jamaica | 28 | Right-handed | Right medium-fast | 27 | 94 | |
| Andre McCarthy | Jamaica | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | - | 3 | |
| Timroy Allen |  United States | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | - | 3 | |
| Imad Wasim |  Pakistan | 27 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 11 | 58 | Overseas |
| Rovman Powell | Jamaica | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | - | - | |
| Spinners | |||||||
| Garey Mathurin |  Saint Lucia | 32 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 3 | 40 | |
| Jon-Russ Jaggesar |  Trinidad and Tobago | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | - | - | |
| Fast Bowlers | |||||||
| Krishmar Santokie | Jamaica | 31 | Left-handed | left-arm medium-fast | 3 | 36 | |
| Dale Steyn |  South Africa | 32 | Right-handed | Right Fast | 42 | 166 | |
| Kesrick Williams |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26 | Right-handed | Right Fast | - | 3 | |
Administration and support staff
- Owners: Manish Patel & Ron Parikh
- Coach: Junior Bennett
- Mentor: Courtney Walsh
- Manager: Andrew Richardson
- Assistant Coach: Mark O'Donnell
- Trainer: David Bernard Sr.
- Communications and Marketing Manager: Vishnu Kumar
- Physiotherapist: Khevyn Williams
- Performance Analyst: Simon Preston
Statistics
CPL Record (2013-2014)
Wins:14 Losses:6 N/R:0
References
External links
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