The West Indies Cricket Board, the governing body of the team, consists of the six cricket associations of Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Leeward Islands and Windward Islands. The Leeward Islands Cricket Association consists of associations of one sovereign state (Antigua and Barbuda), the two entities of Saint Kitts and Nevis, three British Overseas Territories (Anguilla, Montserrat and British Virgin Islands) and two other dependencies (US Virgin Islands and Sint Maarten). The Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control consists of associations of four sovereign states (Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines). Currently, Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands, other historical parts of the former West Indies Federation and now British Overseas Territories, have their own teams. National teams also exist for the various islands, which, as they are all separate countries, very much keep their local identities and support their local favourites. These national teams take part in the West Indian first-class competition, the Carib Beer Cup (earlier known as the Busta Cup, Shell Shield and various other names).[2] It is also common for other international teams to play the island teams for warm-up games before they take on the combined West Indies team. The official population number for those countries and dependencies is estimated to around 6 million, which is larger than Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. The member association of WICB are: Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) Trinidad & Tobago Cricket Board (TTCB) Leeward Islands Cricket Association (LICA); itself composed of: Anguilla Cricket Association Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association British Virgin Islands Cricket Association Montserrat Cricket Association Nevis Cricket Association (for the island of Nevis alone) St. Kitts Cricket Association (for the island of St. Kitts alone) St. Maarten Cricket Association (for the Dutch part Sint Maarten) United States Virgin Islands Cricket Association Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control (WICBC); itself composed of: Dominica Cricket Association Grenada Cricket Association St. Lucia Cricket Association St. Vincent & the Grenadines Cricket Association
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