Jermaine Blackwood (born 20 November 1991) is a Jamaican cricketer.[1] He made his Test cricket debut for the West Indies against New Zealand in June 2014.[2] He made his One Day International debut for the West Indies against Sri Lanka on 4 November 2015.[3] He is vice-captain of West Indies test team.
 Blackwood batting at Perth Stadium, First Test Australia versus West Indies, 2 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 November 1991 Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm off-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 298) | 16 June 2014 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 8 March 2023 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 170) | 4 November 2015 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 17 August 2022 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2020 | Jamaica Tallawahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blackwood scored his maiden Test century in the first Test of England's 2015 tour, however, England went on to win the match. Blackwood then steered his team to victory in the third Test at Barbados hitting 53 not out with the winning runs coming off the bowling of Moeen Ali. The West Indies won by 5 wickets to draw the series 1–1.
In September 2019, in the second innings of the second Test against India, Blackwood replaced Darren Bravo as a concussion substitute in the West Indies' squad.[4][5]
In October 2019, he was named in Jamaica's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[6] In March 2020, in round eight of the 2019–20 West Indies Championship, Blackwood scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, with 248 runs against the Leeward Islands.[7] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 768 runs in eight matches.[8]
In June 2020, Blackwood was named in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[9] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10] In the first Test of the series, at Southampton, Blackwood top-scored with a match winning 95, helping his team to win the match by four wickets.[11]
In November 2020, Blackwood was named in West Indies's test squad against New Zealand.[12] In the first test against New Zealand, he scored 104 and shared a 155 run stand with Alzarri Joseph, but could not help the West Indies to win the Test.[13]
References
edit- ^ "Who is Jermaine Blackwood?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand tour of West Indies, 2nd Test: West Indies v New Zealand at Kingston, Jun 16–20, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ^ "West Indies tour of Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Colombo (RPS), Nov 4, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Jermaine Blackwood comes in as concussion sub after Darren Bravo retires hurt". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "India vs West Indies, 2nd Test: Jermaine Blackwood replaces Darren Bravo as concussion substitute". India Today. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Powell to lead Jamaica Scorpions in super 50". The Jamaica Star. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Scorpions close in on victory against Hurricanes; Pride beat Jaguars". Loop Jamaica. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "West Indies Championship, 2019/20: Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- ^ "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Stephan Shemilt (12 July 2020). "England v West Indies: Jermaine Blackwood's 95 sets up victory for tourists". BBC. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "West Indies tour of New Zealand 2020". ESPN cricinfo.
- ^ AFP. "First Test: Blackwood hits fighting ton but New Zealand extend unbeaten run at home with big win". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 December 2020.