The team's history dates back to 1895, when they played three matches against a
touring side from England led by
Slade Lucas, but because of the distance to the other cricketing countries, Jamaica did not play regular first-class cricket until 1964. They played in the inaugural
Shell Shield first-class competition, winning it on the fourth attempt, but then had to wait until
1977–78 for their next title – which was a shared one-day title with
Leeward Islands. From 1986 to 1992, Jamaica won a total of six titles (three first class and three one-day), but in the thirteen seasons since then they have added four to the cupboard, despite completing the double in
1999–2000. In
2004–05, they came back after a two-year drought, however – with seven wins in ten regular season matches, they were 47 points ahead of runners-up Leeward Islands on the regular season table to win the Carib Beer Cup, before defeating the Leeward Islands by eight wickets in the final to take the Carib Beer Challenge title as well. However, this was followed up by a last-place finish the following season. The team does not take part in any international competitions (the
1998 Commonwealth Games tournament being an exception), but rather in inter-regional competitions in the
Caribbean, such as the
Regional Four Day Competition and the
Regional Super50, and the best players may be selected for the
West Indies cricket team, which plays international cricket. Jamaica has won the domestic
first class competition 12 times in total. They have also won the
one-day competition eight times outright, sharing the title on one occasion. The team competes in the Professional Cricket Leagues under the franchise name
Jamaica Scorpions. ==Squad==