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Australian Cricket Team In The West Indies In 2021
The Australia cricket team toured the West Indies in June and July 2021 to play three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. The ODI matches formed part of the inaugural 2020–2023 ICC Cricket World Cup Super League. The fixtures for the tour were confirmed by Cricket West Indies (CWI) in May 2021. The Australian cricket team arrived in the West Indies on 28 May 2021, after the majority players had been vaccinated for COVID-19. The West Indies won the first three T20I matches to win the series. Australia won the fourth T20I by four runs, and the West Indies won the fifth T20I by 16 runs, to win the series 4–1. In the third T20I, Chris Gayle became the first batsman to score 14,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket. Australia won the first ODI by 133 runs to take a 1–0 lead in the series. The second ODI was suspended after the toss took place, following a positive test for COVID-19. CWI later confirmed that the match had been suspended after a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran (; born 2 October 1995) is a Trinidadian cricketer who currently plays for the West Indies cricket team in limited overs cricket and a former captain of the limited-overs formats. He also plays for the Trinidad and Tobago in West Indian domestic matches. He made his international debut for the West Indies in September 2016. In May 2022, Pooran was named as the captain of the West Indies team for limited overs cricket. On 21 November 2022, Pooran stepped down as the limited-overs captain of the West Indies team. Domestic career From McBean, Couva, Pooran attended Naparima College in San Fernando, and played for the school's cricket team. A left-handed wicket-keeper/batsman, he represented Trinidad and Tobago at various underage and schoolboys tournaments, and made his national under-19 debut at the 2012 regional tournament, aged only 16. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team, often referred to as the skipper, is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of the other players. As in other sports, the captain is usually experienced and has good communication skills, and is likely to be one of the most regular members of the team, as the captain is responsible for the team selection. Before the game the captains toss for innings. During the match the captain decides the team's batting order, who will bowl each over, and where each fielder will be positioned. While the captain has the final say, decisions are often collaborative. A captain's knowledge of the complexities of cricket strategy and tactics, and shrewdness in the field, may contribute significantly to the team's success. Due to the smaller coaching/management role played out by support staff, as well as the need for greater on-field decision-making, the captain of a cricket team typically shoulders more re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being watchful of the batsman and ready to take a catch, stump the batsman out and run out a batsman when occasion arises. The wicket-keeper is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards. The role of the keeper is governed by Law 27 of the Laws of Cricket. Stance Initially, during the bowling of the ball the wicket-keeper crouches in a full squatting position but partly stands up as the ball is received. Australian wicket-keeper Sammy Carter (1878 to 1948) was the first to squat on his haunches rather than bend over from the waist (stooping). Purposes The keeper's major function is to stop deliveries that pass the batsman (in order to prevent runs being scored as 'byes'), but he can also attempt to dismiss the batsman in various ways: * The most common dismissal effected by the keeper is for him to '' catch'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson Phillip
Anderson Phillip (born 22 September 1996) is a Trinidadian cricketer. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in March 2021. Career He made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 17 March 2017. In November 2019, he was named in Trinidad and Tobago's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament. He made his List A debut on 7 November 2019, for Trinidad and Tobago in the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament. In June 2020, Phillip was named as one of eleven reserve players in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England. The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, he was named in the Trinbago Knight Riders squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. In March 2021, he was added to the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against Sri Lanka. He made his ODI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Mohammed
Jason Nazimuddin Mohammed (born 23 September 1986) is a Trinidadian cricketer. He plays first-class and List A cricket for Trinidad and Tobago.and internationally played for West Indies cricket team in limited overs cricket. Cricketing career Mohammed is an aggressive right-handed middle-order batsman and a part-time off spinner. In 2006, he made his debut in first class and represented West Indies in the Under-19 World Cup. Since then, he has been in the squad for most of T&T's first-class matches. He made his ODI debut in 2011 against India at Chennai before playing his next ODI almost 4 years later in 2015. In November 2016, Mohammed was added to the West Indies' ODI squad for the 2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series. In March 2017, he was named in the West Indies squad for the Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan. He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 1 April 2017. On 6 April 2017, West Indies chased the highest total in their cricket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evin Lewis
Evin Earl Lewis (born 27 December 1991) is a Trinidadian cricketer who plays for the West Indies as a left-handed opening batsman. At most featuring in limited-overs internationals, he's the third batsman, after Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle, to score two Twenty20 International centuries. Lewis also holds the records of the highest retired hurt score, of 176 not out, in international cricket along with the highest score, of 125 not out, by a West Indian in T20 internationals. Lewis was a member of the West Indies team that won the 2016 T20 World Cup. He won the 2019 Bangladesh Premier League title with the Comilla Victorians, the 2021 Caribbean Premier League title with the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and the 2022 Indian Premier League title with the Lucknow Super Giants. Lewis has also featured for CPL team Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel, BPL outfits Barisal Bulls and Dhaka Dynamites along with IPL sides Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals. Early career Evin Lewis was born i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alzarri Joseph
Alzarri Shaheim Joseph (born 20 November 1996) is an Antiguan cricketer who plays for the West Indies in Tests and ODIs. He plays for Leeward Islands and the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in West Indian domestic cricket. He is an all-rounder who is a right-arm fast bowler and a right handed batsman who was selected by the Mumbai Indians franchise as a replacement for Adam Milne for the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. In 2016, Joseph was named Antigua and Barbuda Sportsman of the Year award. Domestic career A West Indies under-19s player, Joseph made his first-class debut for the Leewards during the 2014–15 Regional Four Day Competition. Against Guyana during the following season, he took a maiden first-class five-wicket haul, 5/99 opening the bowling with Gavin Tonge. The following match, against the Windward Islands, he took another five-wicket haul, 7/46. In December 2015, Joseph was named in the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup. At the tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akeal Hosein
Akeal Jerome Hosein (born 25 April 1993) is a Trinidadian cricketer who has played for Trinidad and Tobago in West Indian domestic cricket, as well as representing the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Domestic and T20 career Born in Port of Spain, Hosein represented the West Indies under-19s at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup in Australia. His first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago came during the 2012–13 Regional Four Day Competition, against Jamaica. The following season, Hosein was man of the match in consecutive games, taking 6/33 and 5/34 against the Windward Islands and then scoring a maiden first-class century, 102 not out, against the Leewards. He subsequently signed with the Barbados Tridents for the 2014 Caribbean Premier League, and has since made appearances for the team at the 2014 Champions League Twenty20 and the 2015 CPL tournaments. In November 2019, he was named in Trinidad and Tobago's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Holder
Jason Omar Holder (born 5 November 1991) is a Barbadian cricketer and the former captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is a right arm fast bowling all-rounder. Holder made his One Day International (ODI) debut in January 2013 and Test debut in June 2014. In June 2019, Holder played in his 100th ODI match for the West Indies, during the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In January 2019, he was ranked as the number one all rounder in the world according to the official ICC Test rankings. In August 2019, Cricket West Indies named him as the Test Player of the Year. Jason Holder is the first West Indies male player to take a hat-trick in T20i. As of March 2022, Holder is rated as the No.1 all-rounder in the world in thICC Test all-rounder rankings Domestic career A couple of days after making his international debut in 2013, Holder was signed up by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL auction, at his base price of $20,000. In 2014, Sunrisers bought him. He was also given a batting promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimron Hetmyer
Shimron Odilon Hetmyer (born 26 December 1996) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team. He was part of the West Indies' squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In December 2015 he was named as the captain of the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The International Cricket Council (ICC) named Hetmyer as one of the five breakout stars in men's cricket in 2018. Domestic and T20 franchise career He made his Twenty20 (T20) debut in the 2016 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for the Guyana Amazon Warriors, and was retained for the 2017 edition. In August 2018, he became the youngest batsman to score a century in the CPL, when he made 100 runs for Guyana Amazon Warriors against the Jamaica Tallawahs. In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a red-ball contract for the 2018–19 season. In December 2018, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier Leag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheldon Cottrell
Sheldon Shane Cottrell (born 19 August 1989) is a Jamaican international cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman. Early life Before starting his cricket career, he stated in an interview that he was once a soldier of Jamaica Defence Force and that's the reason that Sheldon Cottrell performs salutes or tributes as a sign of celebration most of the time whenever he gets any of the wickets, in a perfect military style. Career In first class cricket, Cottrell plays for Leeward Islands. He made his Test Debut in November 2013 against India at Eden Gardens, Calcutta in the penultimate Test of Sachin Tendulkar. He is known to march and salute to the pavilion followed by opening his arms to the heavens (formerly a dab) after every wicket as he is a Jamaica Defence Force soldier, and was among the army workforce manning the pitch during the fifth ODI against India at Sabina Park in 2011. He made his T20I debu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roston Chase
Roston Lamar Chase (born 22 March 1992) is a Barbadian cricketer who plays for the West Indies and Barbados. A batting allrounder, he is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off spin bowler. In July 2017, he was named Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year by the West Indies Players' Association. Domestic career From Christ Church Parish, Chase made his senior debut for Barbados during the 2010–11 Regional Four Day Competition, aged 18. After two matches in his debut season, he did not appear again until the 2012–13 competition, although he has since become a regular in the team. During the 2014–15 season, Chase scored a maiden first-class century, 120 not out from 241 balls against the Windward Islands. He finished the season with 534 runs from eight matches, which placed him fourth for Barbados and eighth in the overall competition. Chase continued his good form during the 2015–16 season, being named man of the match against the Leeward Islands afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
