Kemar Roach

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kemar Roach
Occupation	Cricketer
Date Of Birth	Jun 30, 1988(1988-06-30)
Age	36
Birthplace	Saint Lucy
Country	Barbados
Horoscope	Cancer

Kemar Roach Biography

Kemar Roach is one of the most popular and richest Cricketer who was born on June 30, 1988 in Saint Lucy, Barbados.

On 1 November 2008, the ODI squad to tour Pakistan was announced, with Roach as one of the members. John Dyson, the West Indies coach, said that Roach was expected to put the more experienced and established bowlers such as Fidel Edwards and Jerome Taylor under pressure for a place in the team. On the same day, it was announced that Roach was one of four players – along with Lionel Baker, Leon Johnson, and Brendan Nash – without a Test cap to be named in the 15-man squad selected to tour New Zealand for a Test series.

Roach did not play in the last two matches of the series against Australia and had to wait until the triangular series with Bermuda and Canada to make his debut. On 20 August 2008 Roach – along with fellow debutants Leon Johnson and Brendan Nash – made his first appearance for the West Indies in a One Day International. He finished with figures of 10–1–29–2 as the West Indies beat Bermuda by six wickets. His first wicket was that of Steven Outerbridge and his second was the Bermuda captain, Irving Romaine. He played in the second match of the series, taking 1/49 from eight overs against Canada as the West Indies won by 49 runs but did not play in the final against Canada which the West Indies won.

Kemar Roach Net Worth

Kemar Roach is one of the richest Cricketer from Barbados. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kemar Roach 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kemar Andre Jamal Roach (born 30 June 1988) is a Barbadian international cricketer who plays for the West Indies. He played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka and has represented the West Indies in Test and One Day International cricket.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kemar Roach height 5 ft 8 in Kennedy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kemar Roach Dating?

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The West Indies hosted the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 in April and May. West Indies exited the competition in the first round; Roach played in three of the team’s matches, and was West Indies’ second highest wicket-taker (5 wickets at an average of 15.40) behind Darren Sammy. After the tournament South Africa remained in the West Indies for their tour of the region in June 2010. South Africa won the three-match Test series 2–0; Roach played in two matches, taking 6 wickets at an average of 31. In the third Test, Roach was involved in an incident with Jacques Kallis; he “repeatedly walked up to and exchanged words with the batsman after testing him with a series of bouncers”. As a result, Roach was fined 50% of his match fee.

Facts & Trivia

Kennedy Ranked on the list of most popular Cricketer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Barbados. Kemar Roach celebrates birthday on June 30 of every year.

In February 2011 Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka hosted the 50-over World Cup. In the West Indies’ second game of the tournament, Roach became the sixth bowler to have claimed a hat-trick in a World Cup. He dismissed Pieter Seelaar, Bernard Loots, and Berend Westdijk for his hat-trick and went on to claim 6/27, the fourth-best bowling figures by a West Indies player in ODIs. He was the West Indies’ leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 13 wickets from 6 matches. Roach played just four Tests in 2011, and took seven wickets at a cost of over 50 runs each. Five players bowled more overs in Tests for the West Indies, and each took more wickets and had a better bowling average; four of them took more than 30 wickets. Despite not regularly featuring in the Test side, Roach finished the year as the team’s leading wicket-taker in ODIs with 30 dismissals from 23 matches at an average of 31.16. Roach signed a contract in August 2011 to represent Worcestershire in English domestic cricket. At the time the club was struggling to avoid relegation from the first division of the County Championship, the first-class competition, and in the final game of the season managed to ensure they stayed up. According to Roach Worcestershire’s seam bowler Alan Richardson helped him learn how to bowl in English conditions, and took 14 first-class wickets at an average of 39.28.

What happened Kemar Roach?

Later career In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies’ squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. In June 2020, Roach was named in the West Indies’ Test squad, for their series against England. The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

How old is Kemar Roach?

33 years (June 30, 1988)

Is Kemar Roach injured?

Kemar Roach returns to Caribbean as hamstring injury brings premature end to Surrey spell. W est Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach’s second spell with Surrey has been ended after just two matches due to a hamstring injury.

What happened to Fidel Edwards?

A back injury incurred during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 prevented Edwards from playing international cricket until 2011. In February 2021, Edwards made his comeback to West Indies national team after 8 years as he was named in the T20I squad for Sri Lanka series.

Who is Big Bird in cricket?

Joel Garner , byname Big Bird or Big Joel, (born December 16, 1952, Christ Church, Barbados), West Indian cricketer who was one of the game’s dominant bowlers in the 1970s and ’80s.