The Barbados Royals, a franchise cricket team, were among the six teams in the first Caribbean Premier League. The Barbados Tridents was their name previously. The home ground for the Barbados Royals is Kensington Oval. They were champions in 2014 and 2019. In the inaugural season, they made it to the semi-finals. In 2014, Kieron Pollard led this team as captain, and Jason Holder led them as they won their second championship. In 2015 and 2022, they came close to repeating as champions but fell short. Here is a list of the franchise's top batters regarding runs scored.
1. DR Smith (1305)
DR Smith is a right-hand top-order batter for West Indies. He played for Barbados Tridents from 2013 – 2018, with 47 innings in 47 matches, scoring 1305 runs facing 1086 balls, including four centuries and four fifties, and has a 120.16 strike rate and a 30.34 batting average. His highest innings score is 110*.
2. Shoaib Malik (1271)
Shoaib Malik is a right-hand top-order batter for Pakistan. He played for Barbados Tridents from 2013 – 2017, with 38 innings in 39 matches, scoring 1271 runs facing 1055 balls, including no centuries and nine fifties, and has a 120.47 strike rate and a 38.51 batting average. His highest innings score is 81*.
3. KA Pollard (1080)
Kieron Adrian Pollard is a right-hand middle-order batter for West Indies. He played for Barbados Tridents from 2013 – 2017, with 47 innings in 49 matches, scoring 1080 runs facing 758 balls, including no centuries and seven fifties, and has a 142.48 strike rate and a 30.00 batting average. His highest innings score is 83*.
4. JO Holder (951)
Jason Omar Holder is a right-hand middle-order batter for West Indies. He played for Barbados Tridents from 2013 – 2022, with 69 innings in 83 matches, scoring 951 runs facing 718 balls, including no centuries and two fifties, and has a 132.45 strike rate and an 18.64 batting average. His highest innings score is 69.
5. J Charles (845)
J Charles is West Indies’ right-hand wicketkeeper batter. He played for Barbados Tridents from 2019 – 2021, with 33 innings in 33 matches, scoring 845 runs facing 701 balls, including no centuries and four fifties, and has a 120.54 strike rate and a 25.60 batting average. His highest innings score is 58.
6. KR Mayers (798)
Kyle Rico Mayers is a left-hand middle-order batter for West Indies. He played for Barbados Tridents from 2013 – 2022, with 38 innings in 39 matches, scoring 798 runs facing 656 balls, including no centuries and five fifties, and has a 121.64 strike rate and a 23.47 batting average. His highest innings score is 85.
7. SD Hope (638)
Shai Diego Hope is a right-hand wicketkeeper batter for West Indies. He played for Barbados Tridents from 2015 – 2021, with 33 innings in 33 matches, scoring 638 runs facing 547 balls, including no centuries and one fifties, and has a 116.63 strike rate and a 19.93 batting average. His highest innings score is 88.
8. N Pooran (635)
Nicholas Pooran is a left-hand wicketkeeper batter for West Indies. He played for Barbados Tridents from 2016 – 2018, with 28 innings in 30 matches, scoring 635 runs facing 404 balls, including no centuries and two fifties, and has a 157.17 strike rate and a 24.42 batting average. His highest innings score is 81.
9. JL Carter (477)
Jonathan Lyndon Carter is a left-hand middle-order batter for West Indies. He played for Barbados Tridents from 2013 – 2020, with 33 innings in 38 matches, scoring 477 runs facing 448 balls, including no centuries and two fifties, and has a 106.47 strike rate and a 16.44 batting average. His highest innings score is 51.
10. AR Nurse (447)
Ashley Renaldo Nurse is a right-hand middle-order batter for West Indies. He played for Barbados Tridents from 2013 – 2021, with 47 innings in 61 matches, scoring 447 runs facing 384 balls, including no centuries and no fifties, and has a 116.40 strike rate and a 17.88 batting average. His highest innings score is 40.
