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Thomas Kentish

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Thomas Kentish
Personal information
Full name
Thomas Zephaniah Kentish
Born (1957-12-15) 15 December 1957 (age 66)
Saint George Parish, Dominica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977–1992Windward Islands
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 56 33
Runs scored 949 88
Batting average 14.60 8.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 40 16
Balls bowled 10931 1668
Wickets 135 26
Bowling average 32.16 33.61
5 wickets in innings 4 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/69 4/12
Catches/stumpings 41/0 13/0
Source: Cricinfo, 24 October 2022

Thomas Zephaniah Kentish (born 15 December 1957) is a former Dominican cricketer who played for the Windward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He was a right-arm off spin bowler.

Playing career

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Born and raised in Goodwill, a suburb of Roseau, Kentish made his first-class debut for the Windwards in January 1977, in what was then the annual fixture against the Leeward Islands. He did not make his Shell Shield debut for the team until the 1981–82 season, but after that remained a regular in the team throughout the 1980s and into the early 1990s.[1] Kentish took his maiden first-class five-wicket haul in only his second Shell Shield match, returning figures of 6/69 against Barbados.[2] He took another two five-wicket hauls during the 1984–85 season, taking 20 wickets from five matches to finish as his team's leading wicket-taker (and seventh in the overall competition).[3] The previous season, he had been runner-up to Stanley Hinds in the Windwards' wicket-taking.[4] Kentish played his last matches for the Windward Islands during the 1991–92 season, aged 34. In his final limited-overs fixture, against Guyana, he took a career-best 4/12 from 7.4 overs, which saw him named man of the match.[5]

Legacy

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On 24 June 2022, the East stand at Windsor Park was renamed in Kentish's honour.[6]

References

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  1. ^ First-class matches played by Thomas Kentish – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ Barbados v Windward Islands, Shell Shield 1981/82 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. ^ Bowling in Shell Shield 1984/85 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ Bowling in Shell Shield 1983/84 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. ^ Windward Islands v Guyana, Geddes Grant Shield 1991/92 (Zone B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. ^ "WPSS EAST STAND NAMED AFTER LOCAL CRICKET LEGEND, THOMAS KENTISH". news.gov.dm. Government Information Service Dominica.
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