Shamarh Shaqad Joshua Brooks (born 1 October 1988) is a Barbadian international cricketer who plays international cricket for West Indies and plays domestic cricket for Barbados. He is a right-handed batsman who occasionally bowls leg-spin and mainly plays as a batsman.[1] He made his international debut for the West Indies in August 2019.[1]
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| Full name | Shamarh Shaqad Joshua Brooks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 October 1988 Saint Michael, Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 318) | 22 August 2019 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 8 December 2022 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 207) | 8 January 2022 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 June 2023 v UAE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 88) | 13 December 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 19 October 2022 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–present | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early and domestic career edit
Brooks was seen as a cricket prodigy in his teenage years. He played for the West Indies under-19 cricket team in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, made his first-class cricket debut for Barbados in 2007 and captained the West Indies in the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2][3] He remained in the Barbados national team for several years, but never realized his full potential and after a particularly bad year in 2012, scoring just 76 runs at an average of 8.44, he was dropped from the national team.[3]
Brooks didn't play another first-class match until 2015,[4] but immediately upon his return he scored his maiden first-class century against the Windward Islands.[3][5] Over the next five years, he scored 3091 runs at an average of 38.63, including five centuries and 20 half-centuries.[3]
Brooks began to make steps towards Test cricket by captaining unofficial Test matches for the West Indies' second team, West Indies A, from 2016. This culminated in the West Indies A series against India A in England in 2018, where he scored 91 in the first match[6] and 121 not out in the second match to finish as the highest run-scorer for the series.[7][8]
Twenty20 franchise cricket edit
Brooks played for the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League, the top-level Twenty20 league in the West Indies, for two seasons in 2016 and 2017. He played 4 matches in each season, and across them both scored 119 runs at an average of 23.80 with a strike-rate of 120.20.[9][10]
International career edit
In January 2019, Brooks was named in the West Indies' Test squad for their series against England as a reward for his first-class form,[11][12] but he did not play. He then captained West Indies A in another series against India A in July and August 2019. Initially he was only meant to captain the final of three unofficial Test matches, with Kraigg Brathwaite captaining the first two,[13][14] but after an injury to Brathwaite, he stepped in to captain the first two matches as well.[15] Brooks led from the front with half centuries in both of the first two matches,[16][17] He was then again named in the West Indies' Test squad, this time for their series against India.[18][19]
Brooks made his Test debut for the West Indies against India on 22 August 2019.[20] In November 2019, in the one-off Test against Afghanistan, Brooks scored his first century in Test cricket, with 111 runs.[21]
In June 2020, Brooks was named in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[22] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23]
In November 2021, Brooks was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Pakistan.[24] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 13 December 2021, for the West Indies against Pakistan.[25] In December 2021, he was named in the West Indies' ODI squad for their series against Ireland.[26] He made his ODI debut on 8 January 2022, for the West Indies against Ireland.[27]
On 4 June 2022, in the third and final match of the series against the Netherlands, Brooks scored his first century in ODI cricket, with 101 not out.[28]
In December 2022, Brooks replaced Nkrumah Bonner as a concussion substitute on day 3 of the first Test of West Indies tour of Australia.[29]
References edit
- ^ a b "Shamarh Brooks profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Shamarh Brooks - Check Brooks's News, Career, Age, Rankings, Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d Harris, David (15 August 2019). "Late bloomer". Barbados Today. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Shamarh Brooks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Barbados vs Windward Islands, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, 2nd Innings - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "West Indies A vs India A: Ambris, Brooks help West Indies A take 250-run lead against India A". Times of India. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Shamarh Brooks' gritty ton helps West Indies A reach 301/9 against India A on Day 1 of 2nd unofficial Test". Firstpost. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "India A v West Indies A unofficial Test Series, 2018 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Caribbean Premier League, 2016 - St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Caribbean Premier League, 2017 - St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPncricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Darren Bravo returns to West Indies Test squad to face England". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Jamaican John Campbell called up for Test duty". Loop Jamaica. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ Levy, Leighton (13 June 2019). "Test hopefuls to prove themselves against India 'A' next month". SportsMax. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Strong Windies A teams named". Barbados Today. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "West Indies Selectors Make Changes To 'A' Squad as Brathwaite, Dowrich Injured". Cricket Next. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Recent Match Report - West Indies A vs India A 1st unofficial Test 2019". ESPNcricinfo. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "India A vs West Indies A: Montcin Hodge, Shamarh Brooks strike fifties to take hosts to 243/5 on Day 1 of second unofficial Test". First Post. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "Rahkeem Cornwall makes it to West Indies Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ Bijoy (10 August 2019). "Uncapped Rahkeem Cornwall, Shamarh Brooks in Windies squad for India Test series". CricTracker. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at North Sound, Aug 22-26 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ^ "Shamarh Brooks' maiden ton inflates lead to 90". CricBuzz. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "CWI Selection Panel announces squads for six-match white ball tour of Pakistan". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
- ^ "1st T20I (N), Karachi, Dec 13 2021, West Indies tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "West Indies name squads to face Ireland and England in upcoming white-ball series". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "1st ODI, Kingston, Jan 8 2022, Ireland tour of United States of America and West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Mayers, Brooks centuries set up 3-0 whitewash for West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Watch: Nkrumah Bonner retires hurt after being hit on helmet, Shamarh Brooks comes as concussion substitute". Indian Express. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
