Shamar Joseph

Shamar Joseph
Personal information
Born (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 24)
Baracara, Guyana
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 337)17 January 2024 v Australia
Last Test25 January 2024 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 95)23 May 2024 v South Africa
Last T20I25 May 2024 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2023-presentGuyana
2023-presentGuyana Amazon Warriors
2024Peshawar Zalmi
2024Lucknow Super Giants
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 4 9 2 2
Runs scored 101 166 5 0
Batting average 16.83 11.06 5.00 –
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 36 36 5* 0*
Balls bowled 544 1,330 79 72
Wickets 15 36 2 0
Bowling average 27.46 24.16 39.50 –
5 wickets in innings 2 4 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 0 n/a –
Best bowling 7/68 7/68 2/59 –
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 0/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 January 2024

Shamar Joseph (born 31 August 1999) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for Guyana in first-class cricket and for the West Indies in international cricket.[2][3] He is a right-arm fast bowler. He made his international debut for the West Indies in January 2024 against Australia at the Adelaide Oval.[4][5] Prior to his professional cricket career, he worked as a security guard.[6][7]

  1. ^ Kemp, Emma (19 January 2024). "Meet the West Indies' destroyer who just made history". The Sydney Morning Herald. Even now, standing at 172cm, he is a fair whack shorter than both of those two-metre monoliths and has a height disadvantage on most fast bowlers.
  2. ^ "Shamar Joseph Profile - ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Shamar Joseph Profile - Cricket Player West Indies | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ AadyaS (17 January 2024). "Watch: 'Fairytale Beginning' – Debutant Shamar Joseph Claims First-Time Opener Steve Smith Off His First Ball In Test Cricket". Wisden. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. ^ Conn, Malcolm (17 January 2024). "'Steve Smith's my favourite player': Debutant's dream first ball in Test cricket a blow for new opener". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Shamar Joseph | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  7. ^ Brettig, Daniel (17 January 2024). "Smith's conqueror Joseph keeps Windies flame burning". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 January 2024.