Joshua Da Silva
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Full name | Joshua Da Silva | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Port Of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | 19 June 1998|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 321) | 11 December 2020 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 8 March 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 198) | 20 January 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 22 January 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–present | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 May 2023 |
Joshua Da Silva (born 19 June 1998) is a Trinidadian cricketer.[1] He made his domestic debut in 2018 for Trinidad and Tobago, and his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in December 2020.[2]
Personal life
Da Silva is of Portuguese descent, with his ancestors hailing from Madeira. Both his mother and paternal grandmother were Portuguese Canadians, while his father is a Trinidadian.[3] He was educated at Saint Mary's College in Port of Spain.[2]
Domestic career
Joshua started playing cricket while attending Saint Mary's College and has also played for QPCC (Queens Park Cricket Club). He made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the 2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition on 13 December 2018.[4] In October 2019, he was named in the West Indies Emerging Team for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[5] He made his List A debut on 7 November 2019, for the West Indies Emerging Team in the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[6] In January 2020, in the opening round of the 2019–20 West Indies Championship, Da Silva scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, with an unbeaten 113.[7]
In July 2020, he was named in the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL).[8][9] He made his Twenty20 debut on 18 August 2020, for the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the 2020 CPL.[10]
In June 2020, Da Silva was named as one of eleven reserve players in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[11] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] On the third day of the third Test of the series, Da Silva was used as a substitute wicket-keeper in the match, after Shane Dowrich suffered an on-field injury.[13]
International career
In October 2020, Da Silva was named as one of six reserve players for the West Indies' Test squad for their series against New Zealand.[14] Ahead of the second Test of the series, Da Silva was added to the squad for the match as a replacement for Shane Dowrich,[15] who left the tour due to personal reasons.[16] He made his Test debut for the West Indies, against New Zealand, on 11 December 2020.[17] This made him the first Caribbean-born white player to play Test cricket for the West Indies since Geoff Greenidge 50 years prior.[18]
In December 2020, Da Silva was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh.[19] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against Bangladesh, on 20 January 2021.[20]
In March 2022, Da Silva scored his maiden Test century, at St George's in Grenada, against England.[21]
On 10 May 2023 Da Silva was named captain of the Windies A for their upcoming tour of Bangladesh.[22]
References
- ^ "Who is Joshua Da Silva and is he a future West Indies opener?". Wisden. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Joshua Da Silva". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Smith, Martin (11 December 2020). "Da Silva's journey to West Indies Test cap". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "5th Match, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Tarouba, Dec 13-16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Strong squad named for WI Emerging Players in Super50 Cup". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Group B (D/N), Super50 Cup at Tarouba, Nov 7 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Da Silva, Carriah crack hundreds for T&T". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "2nd Match (D/N), Tarouba, Aug 18 2020, Caribbean Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Joshua da Silva replaces Shane Dowrich in third England-West Indies Test". Sport Star. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "West Indies name Test and T20I squads for Tour of New Zealand". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Joshua Da Silva called for second Test up as Roach, Dowrich head home". SportsMax. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "West Indies without Kemar Roach, Shane Dowrich for second New Zealand Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "2nd Test, Wellington, Dec 11 - Dec 15 2020, West Indies tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Da Silva's journey to West Indies Test cap". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer among ten West Indies players to pull out of Bangladesh tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Dhaka, Jan 20 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Miller, Andrew (26 March 2022). "Joshua Da Silva century leaves toothless England with 93-run deficit". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Ragoonanan, Devika (10 May 2023). "Da Silva to lead WI 'A' on Test Tour against Bangladesh 'A' – Caribbean Life". www.caribbeanlife.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
External links
- 1998 births
- Living people
- West Indies Test cricketers
- West Indies One Day International cricketers
- St Kitts and Nevis Patriots cricketers
- Trinidad and Tobago cricketers
- West Indies Emerging Team cricketers
- Trinidad and Tobago people of Portuguese descent
- Wicket-keepers
- People educated at Saint Mary's College, Trinidad and Tobago