Attempts at a federal colony like in the Leewards were always resisted. Stapleton set up a General Assembly of the Leewards in St. Kitts. Attempts to create a Federal Colony, as in the Leewards, were always resisted. After the war, England gave in to the demands of the Leewards for separate government. His only achievement was to give the Leewards a single Governor. He began his career with the Leewards Islands in 1982 as an opener. Some of the old words are still used on the Leewards. The Leeward Islands were annexed through the Leewards War which ended in 1897. The Leewards Islands colony was dissolved in 1816, but reformed in 1833. Under the Carlisle proprietorship of 1627, Barbados and the Leewards were grouped together. His final appearance for the team came in September 1972, against the Leewards. Thus the only achievement was giving the Leewards a single governor. Historian John Dumore referred to the conflict as the "Leewards War" in 1997. It is not a federal state with federal Executive, Legislature and finances, like the Leewards. His best performance came against the Leewards, when he scored 46 runs from 71 balls.