About

The Sydney Windies Cricket Club (SWCC) was the first West Indies organisation in Australia founded in 1983. Membership consists of mainly West Indians living in Sydney. The Group’s common interests besides cricket were West-Indian music, foods and social functions that reflected Caribbean culture.

The Club also participated in table tennis, soccer and in addition organised a number of annual functions; Harbour Cruises, Ladies Christmas Dinner, end of season family picnic and cricket presentation.

The SWCC joined the St. George Cricket Competition in 1984/85 season, and became finalist in 1987/88 season.

The SWCC joined the Inter-Cultural Cricket Association in 1984/85 season. Mr Bunny Johnson our first President obtain permission from Mr Vivian I Richards then Vic Captain of the West Indies Cricket Team to use his name as part of the tournament name to be known as “The Vivian Richards Multicultural Cricket Competition” (copy attached).

There were four teams in this 50 over Round Robinsons competition. Sri Lanka, Indian, Pakistan and West Indies.

Winners on this competition were as follows:-

1984 Sydney Indians and runner up SWCC
1985 Sydney Sri Lankan and runner up Sydney Indians
1986 SWCC and runner up Sydney Indians
1987

By 1987/88 we had 18 team in the competition; Sri Lanka Cavaliers CC, Sydney Indian CC, Pakistan CC, SWCC, African CC, Sydney Greek CC, Australasia (kiwis), Sydney CC, Sydney Australia CC, Aboriginal Koories CC, New Lines CC, St Patricks CC, Kanatika CC, Pacific Islands, Serbian CC, Fiji CC, Sydney Cricket Club, Sri Lanka Lions CC and Multicultural CC.