Shamarh Brooks

Shamarh Shaqad Joshua Brooks (born 1 October 1988) is a West Indies cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Barbados and made his Test cricket debut for the West Indies in August 2019. Though he was successful in under-19 cricket and played for the West Indies in two World Cups, Brooks struggled at first-class level and was dropped from Barbados' national team in 2012. He returned in 2015 and began to captain the West Indies A team in 2016.

Shamarh Brooks
Personal information
Full nameShamarh Shaqad Joshua Brooks
Born (1988-10-01) 1 October 1988
Saint Michael, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 318)22 August 2019 v India
Last Test11 December 2020 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–presentBarbados
2016–2017St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 3 84 35 24
Runs scored 174 4,142 748 359
Batting average 34.80 31.86 26.71 19.94
100s/50s 1/1 7/24 0/4 0/1
Top score 111 166 61* 53
Balls bowled – 791 60 –
Wickets – 7 4 –
Bowling average – 78.14 10.50 –
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 –
10 wickets in match – 0 0 –
Best bowling – 2/68 2/12 –
Catches/stumpings 6/– 76/– 16/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 11 December 2020

Early career

Brooks was seen as a cricket prodigy in his teenage years. He played for the West Indies under-19 cricket team in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, made his first-class cricket debut for Barbados in 2007 and captained the West Indies in the 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[1][2] He remained in the Barbados national team for several years, but never realized his full potential and after a particularly bad year in 2012, scoring just 76 runs at an average of 8.44, he was dropped from the national team.[2]

Brooks didn't play another first-class match until 2015,[3] but immediately upon his return he scored his maiden first-class century against the Windward Islands.[2][4] Over the next five years, he scored 3091 runs at an average of 38.63, including five centuries and 20 half-centuries.[2]

Brooks began to make steps towards Test cricket by captaining unofficial Test matches for the West Indies' second team, West Indies A, from 2016. This culminated in the West Indies A series against India A in England in 2018, where he scored 91 in the first match[5] and 121 not out in the second match to finish as the highest run-scorer for the series.[6][7]

Test career

In January 2019, Brooks was named in the West Indies' Test squad for their series against England as a reward for his first-class form,[8][9] but he did not play. He then captained West Indies A in another series against India A in July and August 2019. Initially he was only meant to captain the final of three unofficial Test matches, with Kraigg Brathwaite captaining the first two,[10][11] but after an injury to Brathwaite he stepped in to captain the first two matches as well.[12] Brooks led from the front with half centuries in both of the first two matches,[13][14] He was then again named in the West Indies' Test squad, this time for their series against India.[15][16]

He made his Test debut for the West Indies against India on 22 August 2019.[17] In November 2019, in the one-off Test against Afghanistan, Brooks scored his first century in Test cricket, with 111 runs.[18]

In June 2020, Brooks was named in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[19] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

Twenty20 franchise cricket

Brooks played for the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League, the top-level Twenty20 league in the West Indies, for two seasons in 2016 and 2017. He played 4 matches in each season, and across them both scored 119 runs at an average of 23.80 with a strike-rate of 120.20.[21][22]

References
  1. "Shamarh Brooks - Check Brooks's News, Career, Age, Rankings, Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  2. Harris, David (15 August 2019). "Late bloomer". Barbados Today. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Shamarh Brooks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. "Full Scorecard of Barbados vs Windward Islands, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, 2nd Innings - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. "West Indies A vs India A: Ambris, Brooks help West Indies A take 250-run lead against India A". Times of India. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  6. "Shamarh Brooks' gritty ton helps West Indies A reach 301/9 against India A on Day 1 of 2nd unofficial Test". Firstpost. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  7. "India A v West Indies A unofficial Test Series, 2018 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  8. "Darren Bravo returns to West Indies Test squad to face England". ESPNcricinfo. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  9. "Jamaican John Campbell called up for Test duty". Loop Jamaica. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  10. Levy, Leighton (13 June 2019). "Test hopefuls to prove themselves against India 'A' next month". SportsMax. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  11. "Strong Windies A teams named". Barbados Today. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  12. "West Indies Selectors Make Changes To 'A' Squad as Brathwaite, Dowrich Injured". Cricket Next. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  13. "Recent Match Report - West Indies A vs India A 1st unofficial Test 2019". ESPNcricinfo. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  14. "India A vs West Indies A: Montcin Hodge, Shamarh Brooks strike fifties to take hosts to 243/5 on Day 1 of second unofficial Test". First Post. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  15. "Rahkeem Cornwall makes it to West Indies Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  16. Bijoy (10 August 2019). "Uncapped Rahkeem Cornwall, Shamarh Brooks in Windies squad for India Test series". CricTracker. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  17. "1st Test, ICC World Test Championship at North Sound, Aug 22-26 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
  18. "Shamarh Brooks' maiden ton inflates lead to 90". CricBuzz. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  19. "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  20. "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  21. "Caribbean Premier League, 2016 - St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  22. "Caribbean Premier League, 2017 - St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPncricinfo. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
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