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| Full name | Dominique Omelio Darren Rikhi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1993 Berbice, Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut(cap 36) | 20 September 2021 v Oman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Nepali Rhinos | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021- | New Jersey Stallions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,20 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dominique Omelio Darren Rikhi (born 20 March 1993) is a Guyanese-born American cricketer. He made his debut for the American national side on 16 September 2021. [1]
Born in Berbice,Guyana,Rikhi immigrated to Richmond Hill,NY,and started playing club cricket in mid-2017 for the Richmond Hill Liberty Cricket Club. [2] He continued playing T20 and List A cricket for the club until early 2020 when he got selected for a United States National Training Camp. [3] [4] After the training camp,in September 2020,Rikhi was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket Exhibition series,in which he received a "Best Batter" award for his contributions. [5] [6]
Later,in January 2021,he was selected again to be part of another USA National Training Camp,set to take place in Houston,Texas,but the camp was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] [8] Rikhi was then selected to play for the Nepali Rhinos in the LA Open 2021 Championship,in which they were the runner-up. [9] [10]
He was also selected to play for the New Jersey Stallions for the 2021 season of Minor League Cricket in June 2021. [11] On his debut weekend,he scored 46 and 41,being top-scorer for the team. He and his team won both matches which were played by the New Jersey Stallions. [12] He continued to play well throughout the series,managing to score 150 more runs and taking 6 wickets. [13]
In August 2021,he was selected as part of the squad to play Papua New Guinea in a two-match ODI series. [1] [14] He was also selected as part of the squad for the 2021 Tri-Series in Oman taking placing from 13 to 20 September. [15] [16] He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the United States on 16 September,against Oman. [17]