Kemar Roach

Kemar Roach
Roach in 2010
Personal information
Full name
Kemar Andre Jamal Roach
Born (1988-06-30) 30 June 1988 (age 36)
Saint Lucy, Barbados
Height173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 279)9 July 2009 v Bangladesh
Last Test7 August 2024 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 144)20 August 2008 v Bermuda
Last ODI11 February 2022 v India
T20I debut (cap 28)20 June 2008 v Australia
Last T20I10 December 2012 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006/07–presentBarbados
2010Deccan Chargers
2011Worcestershire
2012/13–2013/14Brisbane Heat
2013Antigua Hawksbills
2015St Lucia Zouks
2015Jamaica Tallawahs
2021–2024Surrey
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 82 95 172 119
Runs scored 1,182 308 2,262 4,633
Batting average 11.47 12.83 12.63 29.69
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0
Top score 41 34 53 34
Balls bowled 14,620 4,579 27,357 5,543
Wickets 273 125 548 156
Bowling average 27.77 31.1 26.45 13.33
5 wickets in innings 11 3 23 3
10 wickets in match 1 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/48 6/27 8/40 6/27
Catches/stumpings 22/– 22/– 52/– 27/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 September 2024

Kemar Andre Jamal Roach (born 30 June 1988) is a Barbadian international cricketer who plays for the West Indies in Test and One Day Internationals. As a 5-foot-8-inch (1.73 m)[1] pacer, Roach initially reached speeds of over 90 mph on regular occasions. After some time he adapted his bowling style, due to injuries and diminshed pace, to encourage augmented swing and movement of the ball.[2][3] He triumphantly claimed the BBL02 title with the Brisbane Heat and was an essential part of the Surrey side which eventually won the 2022 County Championship title.[4][5] During 2012 he became the first West Indies bowler to take 10 wickets in a Test since 2005.[2] Roach has since picked up over 250 wickets in Tests and over 100 ODI wickets for the Windies.[6][7] He has also featured for Barbados, Deccan Chargers, Worcestershire along with CPL teams Antigua Hawksbills, St Lucia Zouks and Jamaica Tallawahs in his cricketing career.[8] Roach made history for the West Indies as he was the first West Indian bowler to take a hat-trick in a Cricket World Cup, which he did against the Netherlands during the 2011 tournament.

  1. ^ Palipane, Russell, 'Punter' watch out, Roach out to get you!, island.lk, retrieved 28 April 2012
  2. ^ a b Smyth, Rob (12 May 2012). "Kemar Roach hits right notes for West Indies by playing different tune". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (5 July 2020). "Kemar Roach: 'I am bowling much better now than when I was bowling 145-150kph'". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Roach saves best for final as Brisbane take BBL title". Stabroek News. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  5. ^ Dottin, Bea (20 January 2013). "Roach a champion". www.nationnews.com. Nation News. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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  8. ^ "Kemar Roach". Wisden. Retrieved 10 March 2023.