Obed McCoy

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Obed McCoy
Personal information
Full name
Obed Christopher McCoy
Born (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 27)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 187)24 October 2018 v India
Last ODI27 October 2018 v India
T20I debut (cap 79)8 March 2019 v England
Last T20I13 August 2023 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentWindward Islands
2017–2022St Lucia Kings
2022–2023Rajasthan Royals
2022Sussex
2022–Barbados Royals
2024Paarl Royals
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20I
Matches 2 4 20 31
Runs scored 0 15 70 63
Batting average – 7.50 10.00 10.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 0* 11* 14* 23*
Balls bowled 84 414 623 621
Wickets 4 6 19 41
Bowling average 27.25 46.33 31.26 21.36
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/38 3/56 2/28 6/17
Catches/stumpings 0/0 3/0 6/0 4/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024

Obed Christopher McCoy (born 4 January 1997) is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines professional cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team internationally. He made his international debut for the West Indies in October 2018.[1]

Domestic and T20 career[edit]

He made his List A debut for the West Indies Under-19s in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 on 25 January 2017.[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads.[3]

He made his Twenty20 debut for St Lucia Stars in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 4 August 2017.[4] He made his first-class debut for the Windward Islands in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition on 2 November 2017.[5]

In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[6] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament for the Cricket West Indies B Team, with eleven dismissals in seven matches.[7] In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[8][9]

In April 2021, he was signed by Multan Sultans to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[10] In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[11] In June 2022, in his first match for Sussex, McCoy took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket, against Somerset in the 2022 T20 Blast in England.[12]

International career[edit]

In October 2018, he was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for series against India.[13] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against India on 24 October 2018.[14] In March 2019, he was added to the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against England.[15] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against England on 8 March 2019.[16]

In September 2021, McCoy was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[17]

On 1 August 2022, McCoy recorded career best bowling figures of 6–17 against India.[18] These are the best bowling figures by a West Indies player in the T20I format. These are also the best bowling figures for any side against India in the T20I format.[19] Two matches later, on 6 August 2022, McCoy recorded the most expensive bowling figures for a West Indies player in the T20I format with figures of 2-66.[20]

Honours[edit]

  • Indian Premier League runner up 2022
  • Bangladesh Premier League Champion 2024

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Obed McCoy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ^ "West Indies Cricket Board Regional Super50, Group A: Windward Islands v West Indies Under-19s at North Sound, Jan 25, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Hetmyer to lead West Indies at Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. ^ "1st Match (D/N), Caribbean Premier League at Gros Islet, Aug 4, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  5. ^ "5th Match, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Gros Islet, Nov 2-5 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada". Cricket West Indies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Global T20 Canada 2018, Cricket West Indies B Team: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  11. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Obed McCoy's dream debut". The Cricketer. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Pollard, Darren Bravo return to Windies T20I squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  14. ^ "2nd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Oct 24 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  15. ^ "Obed McCoy to replace Andre Russell in Windies T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  16. ^ "2nd T20I (D/N), England tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Mar 8 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  17. ^ "T20 World Cup: Ravi Rampaul back in West Indies squad; Sunil Narine left out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  18. ^ "India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I Highlights: Obed McCoy takes six as West Indies beat India by five wickets, level series". The Times of India. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  19. ^ "McCoy 6 for 17, King 68 help West Indies level series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Avesh and Arshdeep dominate WI batters as India take unassailable 3-1 lead". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

External links[edit]

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