West Indies quick bowler, Shamar Joseph has been named the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) Participant of the Month for January, after his heroics within the two-match drawn Check Sequence towards Australia.
In his first Check Match on the Adelaide Oval, Joseph scored 36 (41 balls) with the bat, together with 3 fours and a six, in an innings the place he took on the formidable Australian tempo assault.
He then took a formidable 5 wicket haul, together with having Steve Smith caught at slip off his first ever supply in Check cricket, earlier than claiming the wickets of Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Inexperienced, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon.
Constructing on his success within the first Check, Shamar got here again within the second Check on the Gabba, Brisbane, nonetheless hungry for extra. He took one wicket within the first innings and needed to retire harm on the finish of Day 3 after being hit flush within the toe by a yorker from Mitchell Starc whereas batting.
In severe doubt of having the ability to take any additional half within the match, Day 4 is when Shamar Joseph perpetually etched his title into the historical past books. After coming onto the sector late, resulting from not having his uniform on the floor, he emerged from the tunnel and instantly began bowling.
In an unimaginable spell of 11.5 overs, he took 7 wickets and led the West Indies to their first Check match win in Australia for 27 years, tying the Sequence within the course of.
Miles Bascombe, Cricket West Indies (CWI) Director of Cricket, congratulated Shamar on the award, stating “On behalf of Cricket West Indies I want to congratulate Shamar on this award, could it’s the primary of many in what’s hopefully a protracted profession in maroon.”
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