Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(orig. Aus.) the West Indies cricket team; thus Windie, a member of the team.

1961		Aus. Women’s Wkly 15 Feb. 3/2: Wesley Hall, the Windies’ whirlwind fast bowler.
1964		K. Mackay Slasher Opens Up 89: This impulsive batting is crowd-pleasing stuff, but should never be recommended. But the ‘Windies’ – and more power to them – are not meant to be shackled by convention.
1976		Sun. Tel. (Sydney) 4 Jan. 52: Windies roll with brutal pace beating .
1986		C. Bowles G’DAY 51: They’ve come to watch the Windies do over the Aussies in the one-dayer.
1998		Guardian 27 Dec. [headline] Woeful Windies fall to Kallis.
2005		Guardian Travel 10 Dec. 4: I have always bought the line about the mythical poshness of the French Windies.
2011		Sun. Independent (SA) 13 Mar. 26: [headline] Windies Wary of Dutch Guile.
2012		Jamaica Star 18 May 🌐 Windies did well [...] the Windies opener said [...] I think we play well.