Alick Athanaze
Dominican cricketer
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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]
Marigot, Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica
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| Born | 7 December 1998 Marigot, Saint Andrew Parish, Dominica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 333) | 12 July 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 25 January 2025 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 219) | 9 June 2023 v United Arab Emirates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 12 December 2024 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 96) | 26 May 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 27 August 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Windward Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Barbados Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Windward Islands Infernos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] In December 2023, he scored 66 runs off 65 balls in the first match of the ODI series against England to lay a strong foundation for the West Indies, who successfully chased a target of 326 runs, winning the game by 4 wickets.[15]
In December 2023, he was selected in West Indies squad for the test series during their tour of Australia.[16] In the first test, he only managed to score 13 runs, all of which came in the first innings, as he scored a duck in the second innings.[17] In January 2024, he was selected in West Indies's squad for the ODI series against Australia.[18] He opened the batting for the West Indies in the first ODI and scored just 5 runs from 11 deliveries.[19]
In December 2024, he was named in the West Indies test squad for the two match series against Pakistan.[20]