Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
Tests
|
44
|
71
|
12
|
605
|
41
|
10.25
|
1740
|
34.77
|
0
|
0
|
67
|
2
|
12
|
0
|
ODIs
|
72
|
45
|
28
|
216
|
34
|
12.70
|
416
|
51.92
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
3
|
17
|
0
|
T20Is
|
11
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3*
|
-
|
2
|
150.00
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
First-class
|
98
|
133
|
25
|
1342
|
53
|
12.42
|
|
|
0
|
3
|
|
|
33
|
0
|
List A
|
96
|
59
|
36
|
308
|
34
|
13.39
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
22
|
0
|
T20s
|
44
|
13
|
5
|
59
|
12
|
7.37
|
52
|
113.46
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
17
|
0
|
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
Tests
|
44
|
78
|
8053
|
4326
|
147
|
6/48
|
10/146
|
29.42
|
3.22
|
54.7
|
7
|
7
|
1
|
ODIs
|
72
|
71
|
3601
|
2968
|
109
|
6/27
|
6/27
|
27.22
|
4.94
|
33.0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
T20Is
|
11
|
11
|
234
|
284
|
10
|
2/25
|
2/25
|
28.40
|
7.28
|
23.4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
First-class
|
98
|
170
|
14917
|
8218
|
294
|
7/23
|
10/146
|
27.95
|
3.30
|
50.7
|
15
|
11
|
1
|
List A
|
96
|
94
|
4565
|
3716
|
140
|
6/27
|
6/27
|
26.54
|
4.88
|
32.6
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
T20s
|
44
|
42
|
864
|
1138
|
27
|
3/18
|
3/18
|
42.14
|
7.90
|
32.0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Test debut |
West Indies v Bangladesh at Kingstown, Jul 9-13, 2009 scorecard |
Last Test |
New Zealand v West Indies at Hamilton, Dec 9-12, 2017 scorecard |
Test statistics |
|
ODI debut |
Bermuda v West Indies at King City (NW), Aug 20, 2008 scorecard |
Last ODI |
Afghanistan v West Indies at Harare, Mar 25, 2018 scorecard |
ODI statistics |
|
T20I debut |
West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 20, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20I |
Bangladesh v West Indies at Dhaka, Dec 10, 2012 scorecard |
T20I statistics |
|
First-class debut |
Windward Islands v Barbados at Kingstown, Jan 4-6, 2008 scorecard |
Last First-class |
Barbados v Guyana at Bridgetown, Jan 11-14, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut |
Barbados v Trinidad & Tobago at Bridgetown, Jan 9, 2007 scorecard |
Last List A |
Afghanistan v West Indies at Harare, Mar 25, 2018 scorecard |
T20s debut |
West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 20, 2008 scorecard |
Last T20s |
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots v St Lucia Zouks at Basseterre, Jul 10, 2015 scorecard |
In a land where fast bowling talent has been dwindling alarmingly over the last decade, Kemar Roach is perhaps the brightest hope. At well under six feet, he doesn't have the height of some of the earlier West Indian greats, but he has extreme pace, consistently touching the late 140s (kph), and can skid on to batsmen quicker than they realise.
Roach burst into international cricket with 13 wickets in his first two Tests, against Bangladesh, but made his name on the tour of Australia in 2009-10. Consistently bowling at around 150kph, he hurried most of the Australian batsmen and made the headlines in the Perth Test, forcing Ricky Ponting to retire hurt after hitting him on the elbow with a pacy 146kph delivery. In the 2010 IPL auction, he was bought by Deccan Chargers for a healthy sum of $720,000, but it's in the longer format that he holds the greatest promise, a fact that was confirmed by his ten-wicket haul in two Tests in Sri Lanka in 2010-11. He picked up his maiden ten-wicket haul in Tests in 2012 against Australia in Trinidad.
By the end of 2014, Roach seemed set to fulfill his promise, with a bowling average in the mid-20s and a strike rate below 50 after 29 Tests. An ankle injury suffered during the Centurion Test in December 2014, however, slowed him down - in both senses of the term. Significantly down on pace after his recovery and return, he took just nine wickets in eight Tests that included a tour of England, and home and away series against Australia. He was left out ahead of the 2016 home Tests against India. Having to prove himself all over again in domestic cricket, Roach took 23 wickets at 16.17 in the 2016-17 Professional Cricket League, and was back in West Indies' Test squad for their 2017 tour of England.
ESPNcricinfo Staff
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
World Cup
|
9
|
5
|
2
|
19
|
16
|
6.33
|
54
|
35.18
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
ODIs
|
72
|
45
|
28
|
216
|
34
|
12.70
|
416
|
51.92
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
3
|
17
|
0
|
List A
|
96
|
59
|
36
|
308
|
34
|
13.39
|
|
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
22
|
0
|
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
World Cup
|
9
|
9
|
408
|
345
|
14
|
6/27
|
6/27
|
24.64
|
5.07
|
29.1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
ODIs
|
72
|
71
|
3601
|
2968
|
109
|
6/27
|
6/27
|
27.22
|
4.94
|
33.0
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
List A
|
96
|
94
|
4565
|
3716
|
140
|
6/27
|
6/27
|
26.54
|
4.88
|
32.6
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
Limited Overs Career Statistics
World Cup span |
- |
ODI debut |
Bermuda v West Indies at King City (NW), Aug 20, 2008 scorecard |
Last ODI |
Afghanistan v West Indies at Harare, Mar 25, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut |
Barbados v Trinidad & Tobago at Bridgetown, Jan 9, 2007 scorecard |
Last List A |
Afghanistan v West Indies at Harare, Mar 25, 2018 scorecard |
Any bowler who can regularly send down six consecutive 150kph rockets has to be respected, whatever be the format of the match. His pace makes him a genuine wicket-taker and a matchwinner in ODIs. Roach declared himself on international circuit with a 146 kph bouncer that crashed into Ricky Ponting's left elbow. He also possesses a good yorker and has the ability to bowl it even with the new ball, a feature that should make him a threat even in the subcontinent. He is a real jewel in a team that is in a rebuilding phase.
Strengths
The skill to bowl at real pace and the ability to extract bounce from a length. Unlike a few other fast bowlers who can tend to bowl too short, he likes to hit the full length when in rhythm and has a good yorker.
Roach has taken 26 wickets in 15 matches, an average of two per match. He has a strike rate of 27.8.
All stats are updated till the start of the World Cup
World Cup tracker
The 2011 World Cup is his first.
Expert view
"A genuine fast bowler who the West Indies will be looking for to strike early, and often. Especially effective with the older ball, Kemar will spearhead the West Indian attack in the absence of Jerome Taylor who was ruled out over injury concerns."- Jeff Dujon, former West Indies wicketkeeper
Sriram Veera