Tyrone Etwaroo
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| Full name | Tyrone Ranjit Etwaroo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 August 1959 Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Reginald Etwaroo (brother) Romain Etwaroo (brother) Rohan Kanhai (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977/78–1983/84 | Berbice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979/80–1983/84 | Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1983 | Northumberland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 June 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tyrone Ranjit Etwaroo (born 23 August 1959) is a Guyanese former first-class cricketer who represented Berbice, Guyana and an International XI in first-class cricket.
Life and cricket career
Etwaroo was born at Port Mourant in August 1959, where he was educated at Corentyne Comprehensive High School.[1] He debuted in first-class cricket for Berbice against Demerara in the 1977–78 Jones Cup at Georgetown.[2] He was selected to play first-class cricket for Guyana in 1979–80 Shell Shield, making his debut against Barbados.[2] In that same season he made his debut in List A one-day cricket for Guyana against the Windward Islands.[3] Etwaroo played first-class and List A cricket for Guyana until 1984, making fifteen first-class and ten List A appearances.[2][3] He toured Pakistan with an International XI in 1981–82, making on first-class and three List A appearances,[2][3] He played a key role in the International XI in the first one-day match against Pakistan, scoring 22 runs opening the batting, which proved important in a low-scoring match.[1][4] Etwaroo played a total of 23 first-class matches, scoring 1,131 runs at an average of 31.41.[5] He made two centuries, with a high score 198 which he made in his final first-class match for Berbice against Demerara in the 1983–84 Jones Cup, an occasion on which he captained Berbice.[6] In one-day cricket he made thirteen appearances, scoring 222 runs with a high score of 47.[5]
He also played minor counties cricket in England for Northumberland from 1981–83, making seventeen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and one appearance in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[7][8] He later emigrated to the United States, returning to Guyana annually with teams to take part in exhibition matches.[1] He founded the Port Mourant Reunion Cricket Match, alongside his brothers Reginald and Romain, who both played first-class cricket.[1] His uncle is the former West Indies cricketer Rohan Kanhai.
References
- ^ a b c d "The Etwaroo Dynasty". www.chs-jccss.org. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by Tyrone Etwaroo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ a b c "List A Matches played by Tyrone Etwaroo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Pakistan v International XI, 1981/82". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ a b "Player profile: Tyrone Etwaroo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Demerara v Berbice, 1983/84 Jones Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Tyrone Etwaroo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Tyrone Etwaroo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.