The Jamaica Tallawahs represent the team of Jamaica in the CPL T20. The team is captained by Chris Gayle and Mickey Arthur is head coach of the team with Junior Bennet as his assistant. Legendary Courtney Walsh is the bowling coach of the team. Sabina Park is the home ground of Jamaica Tallawahs which have a seating capacity of 16,000. Chris Gayle is their local franchise player while Daniel Vettori from New Zealand is their international franchise player. Jamaica Tallawaha won the first ever edition of CPL T20 in the year 2013 when they defecated the Guyana Amazon Warriors by 7 wickets.
Jamaica Tallawahs Team Squad For CPL 2015
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Chris Gayle ($150,000, retained)
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Mahela Jayawardene ($100,000)
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Andre Russell ($80,000, retained)
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Chris Lynn ($70,000)
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Daneil Vettori ($50,000)
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Jerome Taylor ($40,000, retained)
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Nikita Miller ($30,000)
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Chadwick Walton ($20,000, retained)
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Krishmar Santokie ($15,000)
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Rusty Theron ($10,000)
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Narsingh Deonarine ($10,000)
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David Bernard Jr ($5,000)
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Nkrumah Bonner ($5,000)
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Jermaine Blackwood ($5,000)
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Horace Miller ($5,000)
The team will play its first match on 23th June 2015 against Barbados Tridents. The team has got strong and powerful pinch hitters like Chris Gayle and Andre Russell. The bowling is also good and is led by spinner Daniel Vettori.