Alick Athanaze

Alick Athanaze (born 7 December 1998) is a Dominican cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for the West Indies Under-19s in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 on 25 January 2017.[2]

Alick Athanaze
Personal information
Born (1998-12-07) 7 December 1998
Dominica
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 333)12 July 2023 v India
Last Test20 July 2023 v India
ODI debut (cap 219)9 June 2023 v United Arab Emirates
Last ODI01 August 2023 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017West Indies U19
2018–Windward Islands
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 25 32
Runs scored 1,557 664
Batting average 36.20 23.71
100s/50s 2/10 2/2
Top score 141 140
Balls bowled 466 498
Wickets 7 17
Bowling average 30.42 24.52
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/37 5/45
Catches/stumpings 27/– 13/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2023

In November 2017, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] Following the West Indies' matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Athanaze as the rising star of the squad.[4] He became the second batsman for the West Indies to score two centuries in one tournament, and finished as the competition's leading run-scorer, with 418 runs.[5][6]

In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[7]

He made his first-class debut for the Windward Islands in the 2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition on 6 December 2018.[8] In October 2019, he was named in the Windward Islands' squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[9] He was the leading run scorer in the 2022–23 West Indies Championship, scoring 647 runs in 10 innings.[10]

International career

In February 2023, Athanaze was selected in West Indies Test squad for the South Africa series.[11]

In May 2023, he was named in West Indies One Day International (ODI) squad for the series against United Arab Emirates.[12] He made his ODI debut in the third ODI of the series, on 9 June 2023.[13] Athanaze impressed, scoring 65 runs and equalling the record for fastest ODI half-century on debut.[14]

References
  1. "Alick Athanaze". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  2. "West Indies Cricket Board Regional Super50, Group A: Windward Islands v West Indies Under-19s at North Sound, Jan 25, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  3. "Emmanuel Stewart to lead WI U-19s in World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. "U19CWC Report Card: West Indies". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  5. "Alick Athanaze gets triumphant welcome home". Dominica News Online. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. "ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18: Most Runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. "Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada". Cricket West Indies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  8. "1st Match (D/N), WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Gros Islet, Dec 6–9 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  9. "Windwards name squad for Super50s". Stabroke News. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. Levy, Leighton. "Athanaze, Cornwall top performers with bat and ball, respectively, in West Indies Championships". Sportsmax. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  11. "Alick Athanaze and Akeem Jordan named in 15-member Test squad to face South Africa". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  12. "West Indies name squad for ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  13. "3rd ODI (D/N), Sharjah, June 09, 2023, West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  14. "West Indian Athanaze smashes joint-fastest fifty on ODI debut". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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