St. Catherine Sport and Social Club

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St. Catherine Sport and Social Club is a cricket club in Barbados. The club competes in the Barbados Cricket Association Division 1 championship with its home ground at Bayfield, Saint Philip.[1] Unlike other Barbadian clubs such as Pickwick, Wanderers and Carlton, St Catherine began as a club primarily for the black population.[2]

The club was originally a member of the Barbados Cricket League before being admitted to the elite Barbados Cricket Association in the 1970s.[3] The club was admitted to Division 1 in 1978.[4] St Catherine have won the Division 1 championship on three occasions, 2008, 1997 and 1981.[5][6]

Cricketers from St Catherine include West Indies Test wicket-keeper Thelston Payne.[7]

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  1. ^ Tisdall, Nigel (23 December 2002). "Barbados: Cut-price paradise". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. ^ Sandiford, p. 22.
  3. ^ Stoddart, p. 330.
  4. ^ Holder, Keith (23 November 2008). "BNB St. Catherine capture 2008 BCA Caribbean Alliance Insurance Div.1 title". Barbados Cricket Association. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  5. ^ Harris, Alan (24 November 2008). "St. Catherine are Kings of local cricket". Barbados Advocate. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  6. ^ Howard, Elvis (27 April 2008). "2008 Div.1 season previews – Banks, Barbados Youth, Empire, Carlton". Barbados Cricket Association. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  7. ^ Stuart, Ezra (11 February 2003). "Barbados club starts new innings". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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