Daren Sweeney

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Daren Sweeney
Personal information
Full nameDaren Dyvaun Sweeney
Born (1970-06-09) 9 June 1970 (age 50)
Montserrat
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
20062007/08 Montserrat
Career statistics
Competition Twenty20
Matches3
Runs scored1
Batting average 0.50
100s/50s/
Top score1
Balls bowled49
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 13 October 2012

Daren Dyvaun Sweeney (born 9 June 1970) is a former West Indian cricketer. Sweeney was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born on Montserrat.

In 2006, Montserrat were invited to take part in the 2006 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official Twenty20 status. Sweeney made his Twenty20 debut for Montserrat in their first-round match against Guyana, [1] with their first-class opponents winning the match by 8 wickets. Sweeney scored a single run in Montserrat's innings, before he was run out by the combination of Lennox Cush and Mahendra Nagamootoo. In Guyana's innings, he bowled 3.1 wicketless overs, conceding 11 runs. [2] In January 2008, Montserrat were again invited to part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20, where Sweeney made two further Twenty20 appearances, in a preliminary round match against the Turks and Caicos Islands and in a first round match against Nevis. [1] Against the Turks and Caicos Islands, he bowled three wicketless overs, conceding 14 runs. He wasn't required to bat in Montserrat's nine wicket victory. [3] Against Nevis, he bowled two wicketless overs, conceding 21 runs. In Montserrat's innings, was dismissed for a duck by Ian Byron, with Montserrat losing by 74 runs. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Twenty20 Matches played by Daren Sweeney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  2. "Guyana v Montserrat, 2006 Stanford 20/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. "Montserrat v Turks and Caicos Islands, 2008 Stanford Twenty20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. "Montserrat v Nevis, 2008 Stanford Twenty20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 October 2012.