Shamar Joseph
- Date of Birth 1999-8-31
- Role bowler
- Batting Style left-hand bat
- Bowling Style right-arm fast
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | WI vs AUS | 2024-01-17 |
| ODI | WI vs ENG | 2024-11-02 |
| T20 | WI vs SA | 2024-05-23 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
11
Innings
22
Runs
299
Average
15.73
Strike Rate
89.25
Highest Score
44
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
33
Sixes
13
Catches
1
Bowling Statistics
Matches
11
Innings
21
Wickets
51
Average
21.66
Economy
3.81
Strike Rate
34.1
Best Figure
7/68
4 Wickets
4
5 Wickets
4
Balls Bowled
1740
Runs Conceded
1105
Batting Statistics
Matches
6
Innings
3
Runs
11
Average
11
Strike Rate
78.57
Highest Score
8
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
0
Sixes
1
Catches
1
Bowling Statistics
Matches
6
Innings
6
Wickets
4
Average
67.5
Economy
6.45
Strike Rate
62.7
Best Figure
2/65
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
251
Runs Conceded
270
Batting Statistics
Matches
22
Innings
7
Runs
32
Average
32
Strike Rate
133.33
Highest Score
21*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
2
Sixes
2
Catches
11
Bowling Statistics
Matches
22
Innings
22
Wickets
26
Average
27.03
Economy
9.37
Strike Rate
17.3
Best Figure
4/30
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
450
Runs Conceded
703
Batting Statistics
Matches
8
Innings
5
Runs
16
Average
8
Strike Rate
53.33
Highest Score
8
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
0
Sixes
1
Catches
1
Bowling Statistics
Matches
8
Innings
8
Wickets
6
Average
58.16
Economy
6.73
Strike Rate
51.8
Best Figure
2/59
4 Wickets
0
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
311
Runs Conceded
349
Batting Statistics
Matches
38
Innings
12
Runs
40
Average
20
Strike Rate
117.64
Highest Score
21*
100s
0
50s
0
Fours
2
Sixes
3
Catches
14
Bowling Statistics
Matches
38
Innings
38
Wickets
40
Average
28.7
Economy
9.14
Strike Rate
18.8
Best Figure
4/30
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
753
Runs Conceded
1148
The first time was a surprise, and the second a shock. Five wickets in Adelaide, and seven more in Brisbane, with a badly injured toe, to bowl West Indies to their first Test win in Australia in nearly 27 years. Shamar Joseph did all this in his debut series on the Australia tour of 2023-24.
Former Australia quick Rodney Hogg had labelled the touring West Indians a "weak side", and called them "pathetic" and "hopeless" after their ten-wicket defeat in the first Test in Adelaide. After Joseph's monumental effort at the Gabba, West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite flexed his biceps at the post-match presentation, and delivered this riposte to Hogg: "Are these muscles big enough for him?"
A Mitchell Starc yorker had struck Joseph's toe on day three of the pink-ball Test, leaving him in severe pain and looking unlikely to play any part in the remainder of the match. He arrived at the Gabba on the fourth morning expecting only to support his team-mates from the dressing room, but the team doctor worked a miracle on his toe. "I don't know what he did but something worked," Joseph would later say. And how well it worked; he ripped through Australia's batting, taking seven wickets over the course of an epic spell of 11.5 overs broken only by the dinner break.
After the game, Joseph exchanged jerseys with Australia captain Pat Cummins, who said: "As a cricket fan - as a Test-match cricket fan - there's a part of me that was happy to watch".
It had been quite a journey for Joseph, who hails from the remote Guyanese village of Baracara, accessible only by boat. He had only played five first-class matches before his Test debut, but had shown enough evidence of his pace, skill and endurance for West Indies' selectors to fast-track him.
Joseph's career has progressed just as quickly since his Gabba heroics. He earned an IPL contract with Lucknow Super Giants, who signed him for INR 3 crore (USD 358,000) in the 2024 auction, even though he had only played two T20 games at that stage. He only got to play one game that season, but West Indies still picked him in their squad for the T20 World Cup that followed.