Oshane Thomas

Oshane Romaine Thomas (born 18 February 1997) is a Jamaican cricketer. A fast bowler,^[1] he made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in October 2018.^[2] In August 2019, Cricket West Indies named him as the Emerging Player of the Year.^[3]

Oshane Thomas

Personal information
Full name	Oshane Romaine Thomas
Born	(1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27)
Height	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	West Indies (2018–2020, 2024)
ODI debut (cap 186)	21 October 2018 v India
Last ODI	4 February 2024 v Australia
T20I debut (cap 77)	4 November 2018 v India
Last T20I	16 December 2021 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–present	Jamaica
2016–present	Jamaica Tallawahs
2019	Rangpur Riders
2019, 2021	Rajasthan Royals
2021	Northern Warriors
2022	Comilla Victorians
2022	Kandy Falcons
2023	St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2024-present	Khulna Tigers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 20 20 9 41 Runs scored 13 9 55 73 Batting average 2.60 2.25 4.58 5.21 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 6* 8* 18 13 Balls bowled 771 384 1,121 1,757 Wickets 27 21 17 58 Bowling average 32.07 28.66 40.88 32.41 5 wickets in innings 1 1 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/21 5/28 3/66 5/21 Catches/stumpings 0/0 1/0 0/0 11/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 August 2022

Domestic and franchise career

He made his first-class debut for Jamaica in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 18 November 2016.^[4] He represented the Jamaica Tallawahs in two games in the 2016 CPL season, and was then retained for the 2017 edition.^[5] He made his List A debut for Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 on 2 February 2018.^[6]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Rangpur Riders team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.^[7]

In December 2018, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.^[8][9] In March 2019, he was named as one of eight players to watch by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament.^[10] In October 2019, he was named in Jamaica's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.^[11] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.^[12]

In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.^[13][14]

In 2023, he joined Frocester in Gloucestershire.

International career

In October 2018, he was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for series against India.^[15] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against India on 21 October 2018.^[16] His first international wicket was that of Shikhar Dhawan.^[17]

He made his (T20I) debut for the West Indies against India on 4 November 2018, taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan.^[18] In January 2019, he was named in the West Indies' Test squad for their series against England as a cover for Alzarri Joseph, but he did not play.^[19] In March 2019, during the ODI series against England, Thomas took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.^[20]

In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.^[21][22] Thomas was named man of the match in the West Indies' opening match against Pakistan.^[23] In July 2019, Cricket West Indies awarded him with a central contract for the first time, ahead of the 2019–20 season.^[24] On 4 March 2020, in the first match against Sri Lanka, Thomas took his first five-wicket haul in a T20I match.^[25]

In June 2020, Thomas was named as one of eleven reserve players in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.^[26] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[27]

In September 2021, Thomas was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[28]

In February 2024, Thomas made his return to the West Indies international team for the ODI West Indies Tour of Australia.

References

1. "No doubting Thomas as Oshane blasts into cricket's consciousness". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
2. "Oshane Thomas". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
3. "Jason Holder, Deandra Dottin dominate CWI awards". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
4. "WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Jamaica v Windward Islands at Kingston, Nov 18-21, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
5. "Nabi, Rashid get taken in 2017 CPL draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
6. "Group B (D/N), Regional Super50 at Coolidge, Feb 2 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
7. "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
8. "IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
9. "IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
10. "Indian Premier League 2019: Players to watch". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
11. "Powell to lead Jamaica Scorpions in super 50". The Jamaica Star. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
12. "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
13. "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
14. "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
15. "Pollard, Darren Bravo return to Windies T20I squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
16. "1st ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Guwahati, Oct 21 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
17. "Watch: West Indies' Oshane Thomas hits Shai Hope on the face by mistake while celebrating Shikhar Dhawan's wicket". Times of India. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
18. "1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of India at Kolkata, Nov 4 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
19. "Darren Bravo returns to West Indies Test squad to face England". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
20. "England skittled in St Lucia". Express and Star. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
21. "Andre Russell in West Indies World Cup squad, Kieron Pollard misses out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
22. "Andre Russell picked in West Indies' World Cup squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
23. "West Indies thrash Pakistan by seven wickets in Cricket World Cup – as it happened". Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
24. "Pooran, Thomas and Allen handed first West Indies contracts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
25. "Amazing Oshane puts West Indies Up Top in first T20I vs Sri Lanka". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
26. "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
27. "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
28. "T20 World Cup: Ravi Rampaul back in West Indies squad; Sunil Narine left out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

External links

• Oshane Thomas at ESPNcricinfo