The Jamaica Tallawahs cricket team represents Jamaica in the Caribbean Premier League. It was one of the six groups assembled in 2013 for the competition's first year. In the CPL, the Jamaica Tallawahs were a dominant team. They won the CPL's inaugural season championship. They were one of the groups of teams that had won three titles. In their respective leagues, they won in 2013, 2016, and 2022. Captain Rovman Powell led the third championship for the Jamaica Tallawahs. Many players, including Andrew Russell, Chris Gayle, Glenn Phillips, Rovman Powell, and others, contributed significantly to the franchise by amassing high scores. The players who have scored the most runs for the Jamaica Tallawahs are listed below.
1. CH Gayle (1695)
Christopher Henry Gayle is a left-hand top-order batter for West Indies. He played for Jamaica Tallawahs from 2013 – 2019, with 53 innings in 53 matches, scoring 1695 runs facing 1233 balls, including four centuries and eight fifties, and has a 137.46 strike rate and a 38.52 batting average. His highest innings score is 116.
2. AD Russell (1491)
Andre Dwayne Russell is a right-hand middle-order batter for West Indies. He played for Jamaica Tallawahs from 2013 – 2021, with 69 innings in 76 matches, scoring 1491 runs facing 860 balls, including two centuries and six fifties, and has a 173.37 strike rate and a 31.06 batting average. His highest innings score is 121*.
3. R Powell (1337)
Rovman Powell is a right-hand middle-order batter for West Indies. He played for Jamaica Tallawahs from 2016 – 2022, with 69 innings in 73 matches, scoring 1337 runs facing 1067 balls, including no centuries and five fifties, and has a 125.30 strike rate and a 24.30 batting average. His highest innings score is 84.
4. GD Phillips (1323)
Glenn Dominic Phillips is a right-hand wicketkeeper batter for New Zealand. He played for Jamaica Tallawahs from 2017 – 2020, with 38 innings in 39 matches, scoring 1323 runs facing 972 balls, including one century and eight fifties, and has a 136.11 strike rate and a 35.75 batting average. His highest innings score is 103.
5. CAK Walton (1278)
Chadwick Antonio Kirkpatrick Walton is a right-hand top-order batter for West Indies. He played for Jamaica Tallawahs from 2013 – 2021, with 62 innings in 62 matches, scoring 1278 runs facing 1138 balls, including no centuries and six fifties, and has a 112.30 strike rate and a 22.42 batting average. His highest innings score is 97.
6. KC Sangakkara (739)
KC Sangakkara is a left-hand wicketkeeper batter for Sri Lanka. He played for Jamaica Tallawahs from 2013 – 2017, with 26 innings in 26 matches, scoring 739 runs facing 569 balls, including no centuries and seven fifties, and has a 129.87 strike rate and a 33.59 batting average. His highest innings score is 74*.
7. K Lewis (584)
Kennar Lewis is a right-hand top-order batter for West Indies. He played for Jamaica Tallawahs from 2017 – 2022, with 29 innings in 31 matches, scoring 584 runs facing 439 balls, including no centuries and three fifties, and has a 133.02 strike rate, a 20.13 batting average. His highest innings score is 89.
8. SSJ Brooks (455)
SSJ Brooks is a right-hand top-order batter for West Indies. He played for Jamaica Tallawahs from 2021 – 2022, with 15 innings in 17 matches, scoring 455 runs facing 337 balls, including one century and no fifties. Has a 135.01 strike rate and a 35.00 batting average. His highest innings score is 109*.
9. BA King (422)
BA King is a right-hand top-order batter for West Indies. He played for Jamaica Tallawahs from 2022 – 2022, with 12 innings in 13 matches, scoring 422 runs facing 312 balls, including one century and two fifties, and has a 135.25 strike rate, and a 38.36 batting average. His highest innings score is 104.
10. NE Bonner (358)
Nkrumah Eljego Bonner is a right-hand middle-order batter for West Indies. He played for Jamaica Tallawahs from 2013 – 2020, with 20 innings in 23 matches, scoring 358 runs facing 407 balls, including no centuries and no fifties, and has an 87.96 strike rate and a 19.88 batting average. His highest innings score is 47.
