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History of cricket in the West Indies to 1918

1655 is a significant year in British colonisation of the West Indies for its forces under Admiral Sir William Penn and General Robert Venables seized the Spanish island of Jamaica, full colonisation commencing in 1661.

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The first team organised by MCC arrived in 1910–11 and played 12 matches, 11 of which are major cricket matches.

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In 1632, more British colonies were established on Montserrat, Antigua and Barbuda.

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In 1623, the first British colony in the Caribbean itself was established at St Kitts in the Leeward Islands.

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