Alick Athanaze
Personal information
Born (1998-12-07) 7 December 1998
Dominica
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatting all-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 333)12 July 2023 v India
Last Test20 July 2023 v India
ODI debut (cap 219)9 June 2023 v United Arab Emirates
Last ODI01 August 2023 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017West Indies U19
2018–Windward Islands
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 25 32
Runs scored 1,557 664
Batting average 36.20 23.71
100s/50s 2/10 2/2
Top score 141 140
Balls bowled 466 498
Wickets 7 17
Bowling average 30.42 24.52
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/37 5/45
Catches/stumpings 27/– 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2023

Alick Athanaze (born 7 December 1998) is a Dominican cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for the West Indies Under-19s in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 on 25 January 2017.[2]

In November 2017, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] Following the West Indies' matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Athanaze as the rising star of the squad.[4] He became the second batsman for the West Indies to score two centuries in one tournament, and finished as the competition's leading run-scorer, with 418 runs.[5][6]

In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[7]

He made his first-class debut for the Windward Islands in the 2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition on 6 December 2018.[8] In October 2019, he was named in the Windward Islands' squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[9] He was the leading run scorer in the 2022–23 West Indies Championship, scoring 647 runs in 10 innings.[10]

International career

In February 2023, Athanaze was selected in West Indies Test squad for the South Africa series.[11]

In May 2023, he was named in West Indies One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against United Arab Emirates.[12] He made his ODI debut in the third ODI of the series, on 9 June 2023.[13] Athanaze impressed, scoring 65 runs and equalling the record for fastest ODI half-century on debut.[14] In December 2023, he scored 66 runs off 65 balls in the first match of the ODI series against England to lay a strong foundation for his team in pursuit of 326 runs which we successfully chased down scoring 326-6 and won the game by 4 wickets.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Alick Athanaze". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "West Indies Cricket Board Regional Super50, Group A: Windward Islands v West Indies Under-19s at North Sound, Jan 25, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Emmanuel Stewart to lead WI U-19s in World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "U19CWC Report Card: West Indies". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Alick Athanaze gets triumphant welcome home". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18: Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada". Cricket West Indies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  8. ↑ "1st Match (D/N), WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Gros Islet, Dec 6–9 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Windwards name squad for Super50s". Stabroke News. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. ↑ Levy, Leighton. "Athanaze, Cornwall top performers with bat and ball, respectively, in West Indies Championships". Sportsmax. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  11. ↑ "Alick Athanaze and Akeem Jordan named in 15-member Test squad to face South Africa". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "West Indies name squad for ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "3rd ODI (D/N), Sharjah, June 09, 2023, West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  14. ↑ "West Indian Athanaze smashes joint-fastest fifty on ODI debut". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "WI vs ENG, England tour of West Indies 2023/24, 1st ODI at North Sound, December 03, 2023 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
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