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Kemar Roach
Personal information
Full name
Kemar Andre Jamal Roach
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 279)9 July 2009 v Bangladesh
Last Test4 December 2009 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 144)20 August 2008 v Bermuda
Last ODI30 September 2009 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006/07–presentBarbados
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 7 22 12
Runs scored 46 17 248 37
Batting average 6.57 4.25 10.78 9.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 17 10 52* 13*
Balls bowled 1084 370 3,230 536
Wickets 19 16 58 19
Bowling average 29.30 21.25 34.70 25.89
5 wickets in innings 1 1 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 6/48 5/44 6/48 5/44
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/– 13/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, Island-Sports, 12 January 2010

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 Test and One Day International cricket. He is a fast bowler capable of express speeds and has reached 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph) on a number of occasions.

After attending The Alexandra School, Roach has had a promising start to his career 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

IPL

Kemar Roach sold to Deccan Chargers for $ 720, 000.

Early representation

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.[1] 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 not out.[2]

On 7 June 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".[3] 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.[4] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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 – along with fellow debutants Leon Johnson and Brendan Nash – 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.[6] 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.[7]

On 1 November 2008, the ODI squad to tour Pakistan was announced, with Roach as one of the members. John Dyson, the West Indies coach, said that Roach was expected to put the more experienced and established bowlers such as Fidel Edwards and Jerome Taylor under pressure for a place in the team.[8] On the same day, it was announced that Roach was one of four players – along with Lionel Baker, Leon Johnson, and Brendan Nash – without a Test cap to be named in the 15-man squad selected to tour New Zealand for a Test series.[8]

Breakthrough

Roach made his Test debut on 9 July 2009. He was part of an understrength team fielded by the West Indies against Bangladesh; in the 15-man squad, there were nine uncapped players and in the Test seven West Indies players made their debut. The side was captained by Floyd Reifer who had played the last of his four Tests ten years earlier. The first XI had made themselves unavailable due to a pay dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board.[9] His first Test wicket was that of all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. Although Bangladesh won by 95 runs,[10] Roach helped put pressure on the Bangladesh batsmen through a comination of yorkers and swinging deliveries, although he bowled slightly wide to the left-handers.[11] Reifer praised Roach's efforts, saying "The first time I saw him as an under-19 bowler, I always thought he was going to play for West Indies. He does a lot, especially with the old ball, getting it to move in and out and he performed very well this morning, bowling decent lengths and lines".[12] Although Bangladesh won the second Test to take the series 2–0, Roach again bowled with pace and aggression, unsettling the Bangladesh batsmen. Varying his length and exploiting the Bangladesh batsmen's weakness against short bowling – even hitting Raqibul Hasan on the elbow with one delivery – Roach proceeded to take career-best figures of 6/48 in the first innings.[13] With 13 wickets to his name, Roach finished as West Indies' leading wicket-taker from the series.[14] Although Bangladesh won the three-match ODI series that followed 3–0,[15] Roach was leading wicket-taker for the series, with 10 wickets at an average of 16.20;[16] in the first of the ODIs he took his maiden five-wicket haul in one day matches (5/44), beating his previous best figures of 2/29.[17] In the second ODI, Roach was fined 10% of his match fee for bowling beamers.[18] The core of the same squad was retained for September's 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. Roach played in two of West Indies' three matches, as they exited the tournament in the first round, and took three wickets at 33.33.[19][20]

Shortly before West Indies embarked on a tour of Australia in November to December 2009; senior players such as Chris Gayle and Shivnarine Chanderpaul returned to the squad, but Roach had sufficiently impressed selectors during the dispute that he retained his place.[21] The West Indies lost the first Test in three days; Adrian Barath's century on debut and Roach's bowling performance were the main positives for the West Indies; in the opinion of former Australia captain Ian Chappell, Roach's bowling was "exceptionally good" but he lacked support from more senior bowlers.[22] Although the West Indies drew the second Test, Roach (who was reguarlarly bowling over 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph)) and Dwayne Bravo took the West Indies close to levelling the series on the final day of the match.[23] Australia's captain, Ricky Ponting, commended Roach for his control and accuracy and said "Someone who is pretty short at that pace can get the ball to skid onto you pretty quickly off the wicket with not much bounce. We've played him pretty well here [in Adelaide]. The ball reverse-swung for them in both innings. He's a handful, there's no doubt about that. He's someone who could play a fair bit of Test cricket for them in the future."[24] It was the opinion of Tony Cozier that in the absence of experienced fast bowlers Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards, Roach was the leader of the bowling attack in Australia.[25] Roach, who was fastest of the West Indies' bowling line-up, troubled the Australian batsmen with his pace through the series,[26] and a rivalry emerged between Roach and Ricky Ponting, the Australia captain. In the first innings of the third and final Test, Roach struck Ponting on the elbow, who was forced to retire hurt. However, he was forced to bowl into the wind, which surprised Australian batsmen Shane Watson as it reduced Roach's pace.[27]

Indian Premier League

In 2010, the winners of IPL(Indian Premier League) 2009 season, Deccan Chargers franchise acquired the services of fast bowler Kemar Roach for whooping $720,000 at the IPL auction held on Jan19 2009.

References

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  3. ^ Cricinfo staff (2008-06-07), West Indies include Gayle and Chattergoon, Cricinfo.com, retrieved 2008-06-27
  4. ^ a b Brydon Coverdale (2008-06-20), Dynamic Marshall drives Windies win, Cricinfo.com, retrieved 2008-06-27
  5. ^ Cricinfo staff (2008-07-01), West Indies call up Miller and Findlay, Cricinfo.com, retrieved 2008-07-01
  6. ^ Cricinfo staff (20 August 2008), Sarwan seals West Indies success, Cricinfo.com, retrieved 2008-08-21
  7. ^ Cricinfo staff (22 August 2008), Marshall breaks sixes record in West Indies win, Cricinfo.com, retrieved 2008-08-30
  8. ^ a b Cricinfo staff (1 November 2008), Nash in West Indies Test squad, Cricinfo.com, retrieved 2008-11-12
  9. ^ Cricinfo staff (8 July 2009), West Indies name replacement squad, Cricinfo.com, retrieved 2009-07-10
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  11. ^ Veera, Sriram (10 July 2009), Seamers hand West Indies the advantage, Cricinfo, retrieved 2009-12-06 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Cricinfo staff (14 July 2009), Reifer looks at positives from loss, Cricinfo, retrieved 2009-12-06 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ Veera, Sriram (18 July 2009), Roach six-for gives WI slight edge, Cricinfo, retrieved 2009-12-06 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ Cricinfo staff (23 july 2009), Dyson rallies West Indies for ODI series, Cricinfo, retrieved 2009-12-06 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  16. ^ Records / Bangladesh in West Indies ODI Series, 2009 / Most wickets, Cricinfo, retrieved 2009-12-06
  17. ^ a19857 o2862 West Indies v Bangladesh: Bangladesh in West Indies 2009 (1st ODI), CricketArchive.com, retrieved 2009-12-06
  18. ^ Roach fined for bowling beamers, Cricinfo, 29 July 2009, retrieved 2009-12-06 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "authorCricinfo staff" ignored (help)
  19. ^ ICC Champions Trophy, 2009/10 / Records / Most wickets, Cricinfo, retrieved 2009-12-06
  20. ^ ICC Champions Trophy 2009/10 / Points table, Cricinfo, retrieved 2009-12-06
  21. ^ Cricinfo staff (2 November 2009), Chris Gayle reappointed captain for Australia tour, Cricinfo {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Text "accessdate-2009-12-16" ignored (help)
  22. ^ Chappell, Ian; Brown, Alex (28 November 2009), Ian Chappell – 'West Indies were really disappointing', Cricinfo, retrieved 2009-12-16 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  24. ^ Coverdale, Bryan (9 December 2009), Ponting wary of dangerous Roach, Cricinfo, retrieved 2009-12-16 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ Palipan, Russell (12 December 2009), 'Punter' watch out, Roach out to get you!, The Island, retrieved 2009-12-16 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  26. ^ Cricinfo staff (14 December 2009), Roach wants to clock 155kph, Cricinfo, retrieved 2009-12-16 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  27. ^ Coverdale, Bryan (16 December 2009), Roach's pace roughs up Ponting, Cricinfo, retrieved 2009-12-16 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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