Dwight Washington

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Dwight Washington
Personal information
Full name
Dwight Marlon Washington
Born (1983-03-05) 5 March 1983 (age 40)
Montego Bay, Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
International information
National side
Only Test29 April 2005 v  South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches118
Runs scored7206
Batting average 12.87
100s/50s0/00/1
Top score7*58
Balls bowled1742,346
Wickets 048
Bowling average 20.97
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling5/20
Catches/stumpings 3/–7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2017

Dwight Marlon Washington (born 5 March 1983) is a West Indian international cricketer.

Washington made his first-class debut as a fast bowler for West Indies B in the Carib Beer Cup in 2003–04, taking 20 wickets at 22.00 and earning a place in a strong Carib Beer XI against the England XI at the end of the season. Against Guyana, batting in his usual position of number 11, he scored 58 off 58 balls, including six sixes. [1]

He played for Jamaica in the 2004–05 season, taking 19 wickets at 16.84 and helping Jamaica win the title. He took 4 for 18 and 5 for 20 in the match against Windward Islands at Nain. [2] He was selected to play in the Fourth Test against South Africa later that season, but took no wicket for 93 on a batsmen's pitch that produced 1462 runs (including a Test record eight centuries) and only 17 wickets. [3]

He toured Sri Lanka with West Indies A in June and July 2005, then played three matches for Jamaica in the KFC Cup later that year, then dropped out of top-level cricket at the age of 22.[ citation needed ]

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