Kemar Roach

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Kemar Roach


country = West Indies
fullname = Kemar Andre Jamal Roach
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dayofbirth = 30
monthofbirth = 6
yearofbirth = 1988
placeofbirth = Saint Lucy
countryofbirth = Barbados
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date = 20 September
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/97/97641/97641.html CricketArchive

Kemar Andre Jamal Roach (born 30 June 1988 in Saint Lucy, Barbados) is a Barbadian cricketer. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and has represented the West Indies in an international Twenty20 match.

Kemar has started his career well for Barbados, often operating with pace and control and he has caught the eye of former England batsman David Lloyd who has recently commented on his pace and seemed shocked that he was indeed 19 years old. Lloyd later stated that with the right attitude and the willingness to learn he would do well in the future.

International career

Roach represented the West Indies at U19 level, participating in the 2006 U-19 World Cup. In a warm up match for the Cup, Roach took 4/44 against Pakistan including a hat trick. [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/235404.html |title=Hosts humbled in opening encounter |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=2006-02-01 |accessdate=2008-06-27] He finished his Youth One Day International career with nine wickets from seven matches at an average of 27.44 and a highest batting score of 30*. [cite web |url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/97/97641/97641.html |title=Kemar Roach |publisher=CricketArchive.com |accessdate=2008-06-27]

On June 7 2008, Roach was selected in the West Indies Test squad to face Australia in the third Test. At the time he had played in only four first class matches. He was not picked for the final team and said "I know that when a Test match comes around, they sometimes draft in players in the island where the match is, but I wasn't expecting to be in the squad. I'm quite happy to be there. If selected, I want to put in a good performance". [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/353963.html |title=West Indies include Gayle and Chattergoon |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=2008-06-07 |accessdate=2008-06-27] Roach made his international debut on 20 June 2008 in a Twenty20 international against Australia; it was also the first senior Twenty20 match he had played in.cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/355543.html |title=Dynamic Marshall drives Windies win |author=Brydon Coverdale |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=2008-06-20 |accessdate=2008-06-27] He finished with the best bowling figures in the match of 2/29 from three overs, claiming the scalps of Shaun Marsh and Luke Ronchi as the West Indies won by seven wickets. Roach was drafted into the squad for the last two ODIs against Australia in July 2008 after Australia won the first three games and sealed a series victory. [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wivaus/content/current/story/359272.html |title=West Indies call up Miller and Findlay |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=2008-07-01 |accessdate=2008-07-01]

Roach did not play in the last two matches of the series against Australia and had to wait until the triangular series with Bermuda and Canada to make his debut. On 20 August 2008 Roach made his first appearance for the West Indies in a One Day International. He finished with figures of 10-1-29-2 as the West Indies beat Bermuda by six wickets. His first wicket was that of Stephen Outerbridge and his second was the Bermuda captain, Irving Romaine. [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/365689.html |title=Sarwan seals West Indies success |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=20 August 2008 Retrieved on 21 August 2008.] He played in the second match of the series, taking 1/49 from eight overs against Canada as the West Indies won by 49 runs but did not play in the final against Canada which the West Indies won. [cite web |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/scotia/content/story/365923.html |title=Marshall breaks sixes record in West Indies win |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=Cricinfo.com |date=22 August 2008 Retrieved on 30 August 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/97/97641/97641.html CricketArchive stats]
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/230553.html Cricinfo player profile]