West Indies
The West Indies is a collective term for the islands in the Caribbean Sea.
These include:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Barbados
- British Virgin Islands
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Vincent
- Trinidad and Tobago
- U.S. Virgin Islands
The name derives from Christopher Columbus' mistaken belief when he discovered them that he had reached India.
In the context of cricket, West Indies means those countries that combine together to form the West Indies cricket team. These are:
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Barbados
- British Virgin Islands
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana (even though this is on the mainland of South America)
- Jamaica
- Montserrat
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Martin
- Saint Vincent
- Trinidad and Tobago
- U.S. Virgin Islands