Full name Shamarh Shaqad Joshua Brooks
Born October 1, 1988, St. Michael, Barbados
Current age 32 years 117 days
Major teams West Indies, Barbados, Barbados Cricket Association President's XI, Barbados Tridents, Middlesex 2nd XI, Sagicor High Performance Centre, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, UWI Vice Chancellor's XI, UWI Vice Chancellor's XI, West Indies A, West Indies Cricket Board President's XI, West Indies President's XI, West Indies Under-19s
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | 15 | 0 | 422 | 111 | 28.13 | 952 | 44.32 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| First-class | 90 | 154 | 13 | 4395 | 166 | 31.17 | 7 | 26 | 78 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 35 | 31 | 3 | 748 | 61* | 26.71 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | ||||
| T20s | 26 | 22 | 2 | 372 | 53 | 18.60 | 322 | 115.52 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 90 | 22 | 791 | 547 | 7 | 2/68 | 2/92 | 78.14 | 4.14 | 113.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 35 | 2 | 60 | 42 | 4 | 2/12 | 2/12 | 10.50 | 4.20 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Test debut | West Indies v India at North Sound, Aug 22-25, 2019 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, Dec 11-14, 2020 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class debut | Guyana v Barbados at Georgetown, Feb 5-7, 2007 scorecard |
| Last First-class | New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, Dec 11-14, 2020 scorecard |
| List A debut | Windward Islands v Barbados at Portsmouth, Jan 25, 2007 scorecard |
| Last List A | Barbados v Jamaica at Bridgetown, Oct 20, 2018 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Barbados v Bangladesh Cricket Board XI at Port of Spain, Sep 6, 2012 scorecard |
| Last T20s | Barbados Tridents v Jamaica Tallawahs at Tarouba, Sep 5, 2020 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14, 36 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 11 Dec 2020 | Test # 2395 |
| 1, 2 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 3 Dec 2020 | Test # 2394 |
| 5 | West Indians | v NZ A | Queenstown | 26 Nov 2020 | FC |
| 80 | West Indians | v NZ A | Queenstown | 20 Nov 2020 | Other |
| 5 | Tridents | v Tallawahs | Tarouba | 5 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 8 | Tridents | v Amazon | Tarouba | 3 Sep 2020 | T20 |
| 4, 22 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 24 Jul 2020 | Test # 2390 |
| 68, 62 | West Indies | v England | Manchester | 16 Jul 2020 | Test # 2389 |
| 39, 0 | West Indies | v England | Southampton | 8 Jul 2020 | Test # 2388 |
| 16 | BrathwaiteXI | v WI Holder XI | Manchester | 29 Jun 2020 | Other |
In full flow, Shamarh Brooks is all elegance. He drives mercilessly through the off side and often finishes his flicks standing on one leg. But it took four innings in Tests before these skills were visible.
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Dec 13, 2020
Shamarh Brooks keeps his eyes on the ball
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Jul 28, 2020
Chris Woakes had Shamarh Brooks caught behind
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Jul 20, 2020
Shamarh Brooks fell to Sam Curran for 62
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