Shamarh Brooks

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Shamarh Brooks
Personal information
Full nameShamarh Shaqad Joshua Brooks
Born (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988 (age 33)
Saint Michael, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 318)22 August 2019 v India
Last Test11 December 2020 v New Zealand
T20I debut (cap 88)13 December 2021 v Pakistan
Last T20I16 December 2021 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–presentBarbados
2016–2017St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 8 90 40 35
Runs scored 422 4,395 973 586
Batting average 28.13 31.17 29.48 21.70
100s/50s 1/3 7/26 0/6 0/1
Top score 111 166 96 53
Balls bowled – 791 60 –
Wickets – 7 4 –
Bowling average – 78.14 10.50 –
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 –
10 wickets in match – 0 0 –
Best bowling – 2/68 2/12 –
Catches/stumpings 8/– 78/– 20/– 20/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 December 2021

Shamarh Shaqad Joshua Brooks (born 1 October 1988) is a West Indies cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Barbados and made his Test cricket debut for the West Indies in August 2019. Though he was successful in under-19 cricket and played for the West Indies in two World Cups, Brooks struggled at first-class level and was dropped from Barbados' national team in 2012. He returned in 2015 and began to captain the West Indies A team in 2016.

Early and domestic career[]

Brooks was seen as a cricket prodigy in his teenage years. He played for the West Indies under-19 cricket team in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, made his first-class cricket debut for Barbados in 2007 and captained the West Indies in the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[1][2] He remained in the Barbados national team for several years, but never realized his full potential and after a particularly bad year in 2012, scoring just 76 runs at an average of 8.44, he was dropped from the national team.[2]

Brooks didn't play another first-class match until 2015,[3] but immediately upon his return he scored his maiden first-class century against the Windward Islands.[2][4] Over the next five years, he scored 3091 runs at an average of 38.63, including five centuries and 20 half-centuries.[2]

Brooks began to make steps towards Test cricket by captaining unofficial Test matches for the West Indies' second team, West Indies A, from 2016. This culminated in the West Indies A series against India A in England in 2018, where he scored 91 in the first match[5] and 121 not out in the second match to finish as the highest run-scorer for the series.[6][7]

Twenty20 franchise cricket[]

Brooks played for the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League, the top-level Twenty20 league in the West Indies, for two seasons in 2016 and 2017. He played 4 matches in each season, and across them both scored 119 runs at an average of 23.80 with a strike-rate of 120.20.[8][9]

International career[]

In January 2019, Brooks was named in the West Indies' Test squad for their series against England as a reward for his first-class form,[10][11] but he did not play. He then captained West Indies A in another series against India A in July and August 2019. Initially he was only meant to captain the final of three unofficial Test matches, with Kraigg Brathwaite captaining the first two,[12][13] but after an injury to Brathwaite he stepped in to captain the first two matches as well.[14] Brooks led from the front with half centuries in both of the first two matches,[15][16] He was then again named in the West Indies' Test squad, this time for their series against India.[17][18]

He made his Test debut for the West Indies against India on 22 August 2019.[19] In November 2019, in the one-off Test against Afghanistan, Brooks scored his first century in Test cricket, with 111 runs.[20]

In June 2020, Brooks was named in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[21] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]

In November 2021, Brooks was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.[23] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 13 December 2021, for the West Indies against Pakistan.[24]

References[]

  1. ^ "Shamarh Brooks - Check Brooks's News, Career, Age, Rankings, Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Harris, David (15 August 2019). "Late bloomer". Barbados Today. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Shamarh Brooks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Full Scorecard of Barbados vs Windward Islands, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, 2nd Innings - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ "West Indies A vs India A: Ambris, Brooks help West Indies A take 250-run lead against India A". Times of India. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Shamarh Brooks' gritty ton helps West Indies A reach 301/9 against India A on Day 1 of 2nd unofficial Test". Firstpost. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. ^ "India A v West Indies A unofficial Test Series, 2018 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Caribbean Premier League, 2016 - St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Caribbean Premier League, 2017 - St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPncricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Darren Bravo returns to West Indies Test squad to face England". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Jamaican John Campbell called up for Test duty". Loop Jamaica. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  12. ^ Levy, Leighton (13 June 2019). "Test hopefuls to prove themselves against India 'A' next month". SportsMax. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  13. ^ "Strong Windies A teams named". Barbados Today. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  14. ^ "West Indies Selectors Make Changes To 'A' Squad as Brathwaite, Dowrich Injured". Cricket Next. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Recent Match Report - West Indies A vs India A 1st unofficial Test 2019". ESPNcricinfo. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  16. ^ "India A vs West Indies A: Montcin Hodge, Shamarh Brooks strike fifties to take hosts to 243/5 on Day 1 of second unofficial Test". First Post. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Rahkeem Cornwall makes it to West Indies Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  18. ^ Bijoy (10 August 2019). "Uncapped Rahkeem Cornwall, Shamarh Brooks in Windies squad for India Test series". CricTracker. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  19. ^ "1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at North Sound, Aug 22-26 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Shamarh Brooks' maiden ton inflates lead to 90". CricBuzz. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  21. ^ "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  22. ^ "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  23. ^ "CWI Selection Panel announces squads for six-match white ball tour of Pakistan". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  24. ^ "1st T20I (N), Karachi, Dec 13 2021, West Indies tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

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