The SKNP are one of the six franchises in the domestic T20 tournament in the West Indies called the Caribbean Premier League. The St. Kitts-based franchise plays at their home ground in Warner Park, Basseterre. The franchise are the defending champions, having won the last season in 2021, beating Jamaica Tallawahs in the finals by 7 wickets.
They won their maiden CPL title last season under the captaincy of veteran West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo. The coach of the team is the former Australian coach, who has also coached the BBL franchise Melboune Renegades, Simon Helmot. Having been knocked out of the league stage in 2020, the team came out strong last season and won their maiden championship.
St Kitts Nevis Patriots 2022 Squad
After winning last season’s CPL title, the franchise has done a really good job in the 2022 draft. They have picked some more international stars to strengthen their team. However, they have also made a smart move by retaining the core group of players.
The franchise has retained Dwayne Bravo, Sherfane Rutherford, Evin Lewis, and Sheldon Cottrell. On the other hand, they have picked stars like Izharulhaq Naveed, Dewald Brevis and Andre Fletcher. These batters will give them more firepower in their batting lineup. SKNP has already dominated the draft with a few other exciting players. The team and the franchise will look to defend their title this year, so they need a strong team.
Full Squad for 2022
Retained Players: Dwayne Bravo (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Evin Lewis, Sheldon Cottrell, and Dominic Drakes
New Signings: Andre Fletcher, Wanindu Hasaranga (Overseas), Dwaine Pretorious (Overseas), Dewald Brevis (Overseas), Darren Bravo, Izharulhaq Naveed (Overseas), Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Keacy Carty, Joshua Da Silva, Kelvin Pittman (Emerging Player), Jaden Carmichael (Emerging Player)
The tenth edition of the league will start on August 30. So the defending champions will look to make the most of it. The first match of the tournament will be a rematch of last year’s final between the two finalists.
St Kitts Nevis Patriots: Overall Top Performers (Batting)
There are a few batsmen that played a crucial role in the title triumph for the franchise in the last season. Explosive opener Evin Lewis ended the tournament as the second-highest run-scorer. He was just 20 runs behind Roston Chase, who was the top run-getter with 446 runs.
| Name | Duration | Mts | Inns | Runs | Avg | HS | 100 | 50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evin Lewis | 2015–present | 68 | 67 | 1702 | 26.18 | 102* | 1 | 13 |
| Devon Thomas | 2015–2019, 2021 | 60 | 50 | 924 | 20.53 | 71 | 0 | 4 |
| Chris Gayle | 2017–2018, 2021 | 27 | 25 | 730 | 36.50 | 93 | 0 | 5 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | 2015–2019 | 46 | 40 | 502 | 16.19 | 64 | 0 | 1 |
| Fabian Allen | 2017–2019, 2021 | 23 | 21 | 436 | 36.33 | 64* | 0 | 2 |
St Kitts Nevis Patriots: Overall Top Performers (Bowling)
Dominic Drakes was exceptional with the ball last season for the franchise. He ended up as the third highest wicket-taker in the competition with 16 wickets in 11 matches. Fawad Ahmed also did well in the tournament, with 11 wickets in 10 games.
| Player | Duration | Mts | Wkts | Avg | BBI | Eco | 4w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Cottrell | 2015–present | 46 | 61 | 20.93 | 3/13 | 8.03 | 1 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | 2015–2019 | 46 | 36 | 33.27 | 4/15 | 8.24 | 0 |
| Tabraiz Shamsi | 2015–2018 | 27 | 33 | 19.57 | 4/10 | 7.06 | 0 |
| Rayad Emrit | 2019–2020 | 21 | 23 | 23.13 | 3/31 | 7.40 | 0 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 2016–2020 | 23 | 21 | 33.57 | 4/41 | 9.33 | 0 |