Shane Omari Dowrich (born 30 October 1991) is a Barbadian international cricketer who has been the Test wicket-keeper for the West Indies since 2016.[1] In the two-year span in first-class cricket from 2015 to 2017, he averaged 50.18 against his overall figure of 37.46. He struck three centuries and seven fifties in that period, including a career-best unbeaten 131.
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| Full name | Shane Omari Dowrich | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1991-10-30) 30 October 1991 (age 30) Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 303) | 3 June 2015 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 3 December 2020 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Only ODI (cap 191) | 7 May 2019 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Combermere School student who came through the YMPC Cricket Club,[2] Dowrich represented the West Indies at the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup,[3] making his first-class debut for Barbados at the age of 18 on his return,[4] and was awarded the Lord Gavron Award for promising young cricketers in Barbados alongside Roston Chase at the end of the year.[5] As part of this award, Dowrich spent the 2012 English season playing for Sefton Park[6] in the Liverpool and District Cricket Competition, scoring two centuries as he totaled 733 league runs at an average of 52.35 [7] despite returning to the Caribbean mid-season to play for West Indies A.
In May 2015 he was named in the 14-man Test squad to face Australia.[8] He made an impressive start on his Test debut against Australia at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica.[9] After conceding a lead of 170 in the first innings, West Indies were struggling at 3/37. He and Marlon Samuels added 144 runs for the fourth wicket before a collapse led West Indies to 216 all out and handed victory to Australia.
In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a red-ball contract for the 2018–19 season.[10][11]
In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 Ireland Tri-Nation Series.[12] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, in the second match of the tri-series, against Bangladesh on 7 May 2019.[13]
In May 2019, Cricket West Indies (CWI) named him as one of ten reserve players in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[14][15] In June 2020, Dorwich 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]