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Full name | Oshane Romaine Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 18 February 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut (cap 186) | 21 October 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 4 February 2024 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 77) | 4 November 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 16 December 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Jamaica Tallawahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Rangpur Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019, 2021 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024 | Khulna Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 August 2022 |
Oshane Romaine Thomas (born 18 February 1997) is a Jamaican cricketer. A fast bowler,[1] he made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in October 2018.[2] In August 2019, Cricket West Indies named him as the Emerging Player of the Year.[3]
Domestic and franchise career
[edit]He made his first-class debut for Jamaica in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 18 November 2016.[4] He represented the Jamaica Tallawahs in two games in the 2016 CPL season, and was then retained for the 2017 edition.[5] He made his List A debut for Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 on 2 February 2018.[6]
In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Rangpur Riders team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[7]
In December 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.[8][9] In March 2019, he was named as one of eight players to watch by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament.[10] In October 2019, he was named in Jamaica's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[11] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.[12]
In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[13][14]
In 2023, he joined Frocester in Gloucestershire.
International career
[edit]In October 2018, he was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for series against India.[15] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against India on 21 October 2018.[16] His first international wicket was that of Shikhar Dhawan.[17]
He made his (T20I) debut for the West Indies against India on 4 November 2018, taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.[18] In January 2019, he was named in the West Indies' Test squad for their series against England as a cover for Alzarri Joseph, but he did not play.[19] In March 2019, during the ODI series against England, Thomas took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.[20]
In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[21][22] Thomas was named man of the match in the West Indies' opening match against Pakistan.[23] In July 2019, Cricket West Indies awarded him with a central contract for the first time, ahead of the 2019–20 season.[24] On 4 March 2020, in the first match against Sri Lanka, Thomas took his first five-wicket haul in a T20I match.[25]
In June 2020, Thomas was named as one of eleven reserve players in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[26] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[27]
In September 2021, Thomas was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[28]
In February 2024, Thomas made his return to the West Indies international team for the ODI West Indies Tour of Australia.
References
[edit]- ^ "No doubting Thomas as Oshane blasts into cricket's consciousness". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Oshane Thomas". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Jason Holder, Deandra Dottin dominate CWI awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Jamaica v Windward Islands at Kingston, Nov 18-21, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Nabi, Rashid get taken in 2017 CPL draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ "Group B (D/N), Regional Super50 at Coolidge, Feb 2 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ^ "Indian Premier League 2019: Players to watch". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ^ "Powell to lead Jamaica Scorpions in super 50". The Jamaica Star. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Pollard, Darren Bravo return to Windies T20I squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Guwahati, Oct 21 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Watch: West Indies' Oshane Thomas hits Shai Hope on the face by mistake while celebrating Shikhar Dhawan's wicket". Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
- ^ "1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of India at Kolkata, Nov 4 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Darren Bravo returns to West Indies Test squad to face England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "England skittled in St Lucia". Express and Star. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- ^ "Andre Russell in West Indies World Cup squad, Kieron Pollard misses out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "Andre Russell picked in West Indies' World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ^ "West Indies thrash Pakistan by seven wickets in Cricket World Cup – as it happened". Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "Pooran, Thomas and Allen handed first West Indies contracts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Amazing Oshane puts West Indies Up Top in first T20I vs Sri Lanka". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "T20 World Cup: Ravi Rampaul back in West Indies squad; Sunil Narine left out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.