Kavem Ajoel Rakem Hodge (born 21 February 1993) is a

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n cricketer who has played for both the

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and the Combined Campuses and Colleges in West Indian domestic cricket.

Career

Hodge was born in Dominica's capital,

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, but was raised in Antrizle, a small village on the island's east coast.(26 June 2013)
"Under-23 Kavem Hodge Preparing for His Limacol CPL Debut"
– WICricNews. Retrieved 29 December 2015. After captaining the Windward Islands under-19s at regional tournaments, he played for the West Indies under-19s at the 2012 Under-19 World Cup in Australia. Hodge had made his first-class debut for the Windwards earlier in the year, when he played against the

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in the 2011–12 Regional Four Day Competition. For the 2013–14 season, he switched to the Combined Campuses, qualifying by virtue of being a student at the

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. He also signed with the St Lucia Zouks for the inaugural Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season, but did not play a game. In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the

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tournament. He made his

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debut for St Lucia Stars in the

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on 11 August 2018. He was the leading run-scorer for the Windward Islands in the

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tournament, with 179 runs in eight matches. In October 2019, he was named in the Windward Islands' squad for the

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tournament. He was the leading run-scorer for the Windward Islands in the tournament, with 341 runs in seven matches. In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the

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. In December 2020, Hodge was named in the West Indies'

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squad for their series against Bangladesh. In May 2023, he was named in West Indies

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(ODI) squad for the series against United Arab Emirates. He made his ODI debut in the first ODI of the series, on 4 June 2023, becoming the second Dominican cricketer to make their One Day International debut for the West Indies after Alick Athanaze. In December 2023, he was selected in

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squad for the test series against

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. He made his test match debut on 17th January at the

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Oval.

References

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