Dwight Marlon Washington (born 5 March 1983) is a

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international

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er. Washington made his first-class debut as a fast bowler for West Indies B in the

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in 2003–04, taking 20 wickets at 22.00 and earning a place in a strong Carib Beer XI against the England XI at the end of the season. Against

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, batting in his usual position of number 11, he scored 58 off 58 balls, including six sixes. He played for

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in the 2004–05 season, taking 19 wickets at 16.84 and helping Jamaica win the title. He took 4 for 18 and 5 for 20 in the match against

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at Nain. He was selected to play in the Fourth Test against

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later that season, but took no wicket for 93 on a batsmen's pitch that produced 1462 runs (including a Test record eight centuries) and only 17 wickets.West Indies v South Africa, St John’s 2004-05
/ref> He toured Sri Lanka with West Indies A in June and July 2005, then played three matches for Jamaica in the KFC Cup later that year, then dropped out of top-level cricket at the age of 22.

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* 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Montego Bay Jamaican cricketers West Indies Test cricketers Jamaica cricketers West Indies B cricketers {{WestIndies-cricket-bio-stub