Nevis is the smaller island in the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis – both islands field separate teams.

Nevis was admitted to the Leeward Islands Cricket Association in 1949 and competed in the Leeward Islands Cricket Tournament for the first time in that year.

[2] The current Nevis Cricket Association (NCA) was formed in 1973.

[3] Nevis played in the Stanford 20/20 tournament in 2006 and 2008, briefly turning professional under the sponsorship of American billionaire Allen Stanford.

The ground was renamed in 2010 in honour of Elquemedo Willett, a Nevisian who became the first player from the Leeward Islands to represent the West Indies.