Daren Dyvaun Sweeney (born 9 June 1970) is a former West Indian cricketer. Sweeney was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born on Montserrat.
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| Full name | Daren Dyvaun Sweeney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1970 Montserrat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2006–2007/08 | Montserrat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In 2006, Montserrat were invited to take part in the 2006 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official Twenty20 status. Sweeney made his Twenty20 debut for Montserrat in their first-round match against Guyana,[1] with their first-class opponents winning the match by 8 wickets. Sweeney scored a single run in Montserrat's innings, before he was run out by the combination of Lennox Cush and Mahendra Nagamootoo. In Guyana's innings, he bowled 3.1 wicketless overs, conceding 11 runs.[2] In January 2008, Montserrat were again invited to part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20, where Sweeney made two further Twenty20 appearances, in a preliminary round match against the Turks and Caicos Islands and in a first round match against Nevis.[1] Against the Turks and Caicos Islands, he bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 14 runs. He wasn't required to bat in Montserrat's nine wicket victory.[3] Against Nevis, he bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 21 runs. In Montserrat's innings, was dismissed for a duck by Ian Byron, with Montserrat losing by 74 runs.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Twenty20 Matches played by Daren Sweeney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Guyana v Montserrat, 2006 Stanford 20/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Montserrat v Turks and Caicos Islands, 2008 Stanford Twenty20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Montserrat v Nevis, 2008 Stanford Twenty20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
External links edit
- Daren Sweeney at ESPNcricinfo
- Daren Sweeney at CricketArchive