Devon Thomas

West Indian cricketer

Devon Thomas
Personal information
Full name
Devon Cuthbert Thomas
Born (1989-11-12) 12 November 1989 (age 34)
Willikies, Antigua and Barbuda
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleTop-order batter
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 331)8 December 2022 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 150)28 July 2009 v Bangladesh
Last ODI10 February 2013 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 37)2 August 2009 v Bangladesh
Last T20I14 August 2022 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007–2015Leeward Islands
2013–2014Antigua Hawksbills
2015–2018Jamaica
2016-2021St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2018–presentLeeward Islands
2021Kandy Warriors
2022–presentBarbados Royals
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 1 21 12 103
Runs scored 31 238 51 5,210
Batting average 15.50 14.00 8.50 29.26
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 7/28
Top score 19 37 31* 172
Balls bowled 96 7 – 1,355
Wickets 2 2 – 27
Bowling average 33.00 5.50 – 28.55
5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 – 0
Best bowling 2/53 2/11 – 5/22
Catches/stumpings 1/0 23/6 10/2 201/4
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 April 2023

Devon Cuthbert Thomas (born 12 November 1989) is a West Indian cricketer from Antigua.

Career

Domestic

On 5 July 2009 he scored his maiden first class century playing for the Windies A against Bangladesh at Barbados's Kensington Oval.[1] He soon became a mainstay for the Leewards, being named as vice captain for their 2014 Super50 campaign.[2] Thomas later joined the Jamaica Scorpions for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. He eventually returned playing for the Leewards soon thereafter.[3][4] Thomas was the leading run-scorer for the Leeward Islands in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament, with 238 runs in eight matches.[5] He was also the 2nd highest run-scorer for the team[6] in the 2018-19 Regional Four Day Competition, and 4th highest scorer in the competition as a whole.[7] In 2016, he was drafted by the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.[8] Since then, he has regularly played for them in the Caribbean Premier League.

In October 2019, he was named as the captain of the Leeward Islands for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[9] He was signed by Kandy Warriors for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[10] He was drafted by Pune Devils for the 2021 T10 League.[11][12] In July 2022, Thomas joined CPL side Barbados Royals for the upcoming season of the said tournament.[13]

International

A right-hand batsman and wicket keeper, he played only one season for Leeward Islands before being given his One Day International debut on 28 July 2009 against Bangladesh while the first team were involved in a pay dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board.[14] He batted in only one innings, scoring 29* from 32 balls, and took two wickets with his right-arm medium pace bowling.[15]

Thomas is one of three wicket-keepers to have taken wickets in a One Day International.[16] He achieved this feat bowling against Bangladesh cricket team in the 2nd ODI of the 3 match ODI series at Windsor Park (Dominica). He picked up the wickets of Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah, but could not prevent West Indies from losing the game.[17]

In June 2022, he was named in the West Indies' Test squad for their series against Bangladesh.[18] He would go on to make his Test debut against Australia at Adelaide later that year, on 8 December.[19]

On 23 May 2023, the International Cricket Council (ICC) provisionally suspended Thomas and charged him on seven counts under its anti-corruption code, the most serious allegation being an attempt to fix a match in the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[20][21]

References

  1. ^ "Thomas leads fightback with century". ESPNcricinfo. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Powell to lead Leewards in Nagico Super50". www.guardian.co.tt. Trinidad Guardian. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Thomas credits Jamaica stint for current form, maturity". myvuenews.com. Antigua Observer. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Thomas no longer a Scorpion". jamaica-star.com. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Super50 Cup, 2018/19 - Leeward Islands: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. ^ "WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, 2018/19 - Leeward Islands Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  7. ^ "WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, 2018/19 Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  8. ^ "St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Squad - Patriots Squad - Caribbean Premier League, 2016 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Thomas Leads Star-studded National Squad in LICB 50 Overs Tourney". Antigua Observer. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Kandy Warriors Squad - Warriors Squad - Lanka Premier League, 2021 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  11. ^ "DEVON THOMAS. Abu Dhabi T10". 1 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Abu Dhabi T10 League squads 2021: Full team and player lists. The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  13. ^ "CPL 2022 squads: Full Caribbean Premier League player list, updates". www.thecricketer.com. The Cricketer. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Player Profile: Devon Thomas". ESPNcricinfo. August 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  15. ^ "Player Profile: Devon Thomas". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2009.
  16. ^ "Bowling records. One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  17. ^ "Full Scorecard of West Indies vs Bangladesh 2nd ODI 2009 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  18. ^ "West Indies squad named for 1st Test match to face Bangladesh". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  19. ^ Lavalette, Tristan (8 December 2022). "Labuschagne and Head post dominant twin tons". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  20. ^ "West Indies' Devon Thomas charged under Anti-Corruption codes". International Cricket Council. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  21. ^ "West Indies batter Devon Thomas provisionally suspended for corruption". ESPNcricinfo. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

External links

  • v
  • t
  • e
Leeward Islands cricket team – current squad
  • v
  • t
  • e
West Indies squad – 2011 Cricket World Cup
Cricket West Indies
  • v
  • t
  • e
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots – current squad


Stub icon

This biographical article related to West Indian cricket is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e