Alzarri Joseph

Alzarri Shaheim Joseph (born 20 November 1996) is an Antiguan cricketer who plays for the West Indies in Tests and ODIs. He plays for Leeward Islands and the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-arm fast bowler. He was selected by the Mumbai Indians franchise as a replacement for Adam Milne for the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) season.[1]

Alzarri Joseph
Personal information
Full nameAlzarri Shaheim Joseph
Born (1996-11-20) 20 November 1996
Antigua
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 309)9 August 2016 v India
Last Test9 February 2019 v England
ODI debut (cap 173)2 October 2016 v Pakistan
Last ODI1 March 2020 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–presentLeeward Islands
2016-presentSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots (squad no. 8)
2019Mumbai Indians (squad no. 8)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 9 16 31 29
Runs scored 84 104 309 210
Batting average 5.60 34.66 7.72 26.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1
Top score 34 29* 34 51*
Balls bowled 1,525 757 4,448 1,348
Wickets 25 24 101 46
Bowling average 32.84 34.08 24.25 28.80
5 wickets in innings 0 1 5 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/53 5/56 7/46 6/31
Catches/stumpings 6/0 5/0 15/0 6/0
Source: Cricinfo, 1 March 2020

Domestic career

A West Indies under-19s player,[2] Joseph made his first-class debut for the Leewards during the 2014–15 Regional Four Day Competition.[3] Against Guyana during the following season, he took a maiden first-class five-wicket haul, 5/99 opening the bowling with Gavin Tonge.[4] The following match, against the Windward Islands, he took another five-wicket haul, 7/46.[5]

In December 2015, Joseph was named in the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup.[6] At the tournament, he took 13 wickets from six matches to finish as his team's leading wicket-taker (and equal third overall).[7] His best performance was 4/30 against Zimbabwe, which saw him named man of the match.[8]

In October 2019, he was named in the Leeward Islands' squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[9]

International career

In July 2016 he was added to the West Indies Test squad for their series against India.[10] He made his Test debut on 9 August 2016 in the third match of the series.[11] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 2 October 2016.[12]

In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a contract across all formats of cricket for the 2018–19 season.[13][14]

He received plaudits when, during the 2nd Test match against England in early 2019, Joseph carried on playing, in spite of the news after the 2nd day's play that his mother had died.[15]

In June 2020, Joseph was named in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[16] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

T20 career

In March 2019, Joseph was selected for the Mumbai Indians as a replacement for Adam Milne in the Indian Premier League (IPL). On 6 April 2019, he made his debut in the IPL against Sunrisers Hyderabad and took 6 wickets for 12 runs in 3.4 overs. These were the best bowling figures in the IPL, breaking the eleven-year-old record held by Sohail Tanvir (6 for 14).[18][19]

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Amsterdam Knights in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[20][21] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[22] He was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.[23]

References
  1. "IPL Central: Alzarri Joseph to replace Milne for Mumbai Indians". ESPNCricinfo. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. Under-19 ODI played by Alzarri Joseph – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. First-class matches played by Alzarri Joseph – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. Guyana v Leeward Islands, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament 2015/16 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  5. Windward Islands v Leeward Islands, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament 2015/16 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  6. "Hetmyer to lead West Indies at Under-19 World Cup". ESPNCricinfo. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  7. ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2015/16 / Records / Most wickets Archived 11 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  8. ICC Under-19 World Cup, 23rd Match, Group C: West Indies Under-19s v Zimbabwe Under-19s at Chittagong, Feb 2, 2016 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  9. "Thomas Leads Star-studded National Squad In LICB 50 Overs Tourney". Antigua Observer. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  10. "West Indies pick uncapped Alzarri Joseph". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  11. "India tour of West Indies and United States of America, 3rd Test: West Indies v India at Gros Islet, Aug 9-13, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  12. "West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, 2nd ODI: Pakistan v West Indies at Sharjah, Oct 2, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  13. "Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  14. "Cricket West Indies announces list of contracted players". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  15. Martin, Ali (2 February 2019). "Alzarri Joseph stands tall for West Indies despite death of his mother". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  16. "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  17. "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  18. Rajarshi Gupta (6 April 2019). "MI crush SRH as debutant Alzarri Joseph records best ever bowling figure in IPL". India Today. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  19. Srihari (6 April 2019). "Three things we learned from SRH vs MI". New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  20. "Eoin Morgan to represent Dublin franchise in inaugural Euro T20 Slam". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  21. "Euro T20 Slam Player Draft completed". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  22. "Inaugural Euro T20 Slam cancelled at two weeks' notice". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  23. "Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
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