Lockhart Christopher Sebastien (born 31 October 1955) is a former cricketer from

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

who played

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for the Combined Islands and the

Windward Islands french: Îles du Vent , image_name = , image_caption = ''Political'' Windward Islands. Clockwise: Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Grenada. , image_alt = , locator_map = , location = Caribbean SeaNorth ...

from 1972 to 1989. He is the father of current Windward Islands cricketer

Liam Sebastien Liam Andrew Shannon Sebastien (born 9 September 1985), is a cricketer who plays first-class and List A cricket for the Windward Islands. He is the son of former Windward Islands and Combined Islands cricketer Lockhart Sebastien. He was born i ...

. Sebastien was an opening batsman and occasional medium-paced bowler. His highest first-class score was 219 for Windward Islands against

Leeward Islands french: Îles-Sous-le-Vent , image_name = , image_caption = ''Political'' Leeward Islands. Clockwise: Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Saint kitts and Nevis. , image_alt = , locator_map = , location = Caribbean SeaNorth Atlantic Ocean , coor ...

in 1978-79, when he and

Irvine Shillingford Irvine Theodore Shillingford (18 April 1944 – 26 January 2023) was a West Indian cricketer who played four Tests and two ODIs in 1977 and 1978. He also played a further 88 first class games, 49 of them for the Combined Islands, whom he rep ...

added 202 for the second wicket. He was also an effective one-day player as an all-rounder, winning several

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awards, including one in 1981-82 when he dominated Windward Islands' victory over

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, taking 4 for 31 and scoring 72

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. After his playing career ended, Sebastien worked as a sports officer for many years in the Dominica Ministry of Sports. He managed the Windward Islands senior team for 12 years, served as a director on the Windward Islands cricket board for 10 years, and managed the West Indies A team tours to India in 2013 and Sri Lanka in 2014. He was appointed a West Indies selector in 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sebastien, Lockhart 1955 births Living people People from Saint Peter Parish, Dominica Combined Islands cricketers Windward Islands cricketers Dominica cricketers