Romel Currency
West Indian cricketer
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| Full name | Romel Kwesi Currency | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1982-05-01) 1 May 1982 (age 41) Mesopotamia, Saint Vincent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Sunil Ambris (half-brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2014/15 | Windward Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001/02 | Southern Windward islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002/03–2007/08 | St Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007/08–2011/12 | Combined Campuses and Colleges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 1 September 2000 Windward Islands v South Africa A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 20 March 2015 Windward Islands v Guyana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 12 October 2000 Windward Islands v Guyana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 7 February 2014 Windward Islands v Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 20 August 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Romel Kwesi Currency (born 7 May 1982) is a former West Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket and List A cricket for the Windward Islands.[1] He was born at Mesopotamia on Saint Vincent.[2]
Currency made his debut for the Windward Islands in 2000, playing for the side until the 2014/15 season. In total he played in 71 first-class matches in his career, including 26 for Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) whilst he was a student.[1][3] He captained the CCC side in the Caribbean T20 tournament between 2010/11 and 2011/12.[4][5] As of August 2018 Currency and Devon Smith held the record for the highest first-wicket partnership made in first-class cricket by the Windward Islands, scoring 309 runs against Kenya at Kingstown in February 2004, Currency scoring his only first-class century during the partnership.[3][6]
Sunil Ambris, who has played international cricket for the West Indies, is Currency's younger half-brother. Ambris has said that Currency has been a major influence on his career.[3]
References
- ^ a b Romel Currency, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-08-20. (subscription required).
- ^ Romel Currency, Wisden. Retrieved 0218-08-20.
- ^ a b c Prescott EG (2014) Ambris Appreciates Value Of Currency, The Vincentian, 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ Currency to lead CCC in Caribbean T20, CricInfo, 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ All-round Currency downs Sussex, CricInfo, 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ^ Highest partnership for each wicket for Windward Islands, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-08-20. (subscription required).
External links
Romel Currency at ESPNcricinfo
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