Ishwar Maraj (born January 26, 1969) is a Canadian

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er. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler. Before his move to

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he played club cricket in Trinidad and Tobago. He holds the world record for the slowest ever fifty in a World Cup match, in an innings against

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, in the

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, in which he played in all six matches. He last game for

was in the 2004

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, although he did play for Canada A against the MCC in 2005. He played for St Lucia in the 2006

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tournament. In February 2020, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the

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