Kemar Roach, a fast bowler who has taken 300 Test wickets in his extraordinary career, is set to be honoured by Cricket West Indies. During the Windies’ encounter against Sri Lanka last month, the right-arm fast bowler accomplished it.
The Caribbean squad thrashed the tourists in Antigua by 217 runs in a historic innings, with Kemar Roach going 4 for 51 in the second innings to help them reach the incredible score. The 38-year-old is the only West Indies bowler to have accomplished this accomplishment, joining greats such as Courtney Walsh, Curtly Ambrose, Malcolm Marshall, and Lance Gibbs.
Additionally, Kemar Roach became only the second Barbadian bowler to attain this milestone.
Thus, at the innings break of the West Indies’ fifth One Day International (ODI) against New Zealand, the fast bowler will be celebrated in his home ground.
Members of the Barbados Cricket Association and the Barbados Government will attend the special event, which will also include CWI.
“For the better part of two decades, Kemar has served the West Indies with distinction, demonstrating extraordinary skill, heart, and dedication each time he donned the maroon cap. “He has been an outstanding ambassador for Caribbean cricket, and an inspiration to generations of young fast bowlers,” CWI President Dr. Kishore Shallow told Cricket World.
“I am particularly encouraged to see a player of this generation whose unrelenting dedication and outstanding talents have won him a position among our game’s icons. On behalf of Cricket West Indies, I once again send my warmest congratulations to Kemar Roach on this outstanding achievement. “It is a well-deserved honour that reflects the profound impact he has had on West Indian cricket,” he said.
Kemar Roach has played 89 Test matches since making his debut in 2009, taking 300 wickets at an average of 26.83. In only his second Test against Bangladesh in Grenada, he took 6 for 48, one of his 12 five-wicket hauls.
