In Swetes Village, Antigua, one of cricket’s greatest fast bowlers, Curtly Ambrose, was born. Joining one of the finest West Indies teams, Ambrose set the gold standard over a 12-year international career. With unrelenting accuracy, significant seam movement, and occasional sheer hostility, he produced some of the most devastating spells in Test history:

• 8 for 45 against England in Bridgetown, 1990
• 7 for 1 in 32 balls in the Perth series decider, 1992-93
• 6 for 24 in Trinidad, 1994, when England were bowled out for 46

Ambrose became only the fourth bowler to reach 400 Test wickets, retiring to a guard of honour and a standing ovation at The Oval in 2000.

Jamaican opener Chris Gayle, born in 1979, became the world’s first T20 superstar. Highlights of his career include:

• Triple-century against South Africa in Antigua, 2005
• First T20 World Cup century in Johannesburg, 2007
• 66-ball 175 in the IPL, the fastest T20 hundred and highest score in the format
• ODI double-century
  In 2008, Gayle led the Stanford Superstars to a $20 million win over England, and in 2017, he became the first player to reach 10,000 T20 runs.