Ishwar Maraj

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Ishwar Maraj
Cricket information
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Career statistics
Competition ODI List A
Matches621
Runs scored98281
Batting average 19.6014.05
100s/50s0/10/1
Top score53*53*
Balls bowled27163
Wickets 03
Bowling average 39.66
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling2/36
Catches/stumpings 2/–5/–

Ishwar Maraj (born January 26, 1969) is a Canadian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler.

Before his move to Canada he played club cricket in Trinidad and Tobago. He holds the world record for the slowest ever fifty in a World Cup match, in an innings against South Africa, in the 2003 Cricket World Cup, in which he played in all six matches. He last game for Canada was in the 2004 ICC 6 Nations Challenge, although he did play for Canada A against the MCC in 2005. He played for St Lucia in the 2006 Stanford 20/20 tournament.

In February 2020, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the Over-50s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. [1] [2] However, the tournament was cancelled during the third round of matches due to the coronavirus pandemic. [3]

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References

  1. "2020 over-50s world cup squads". Over-50s Cricket World Cup. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  2. "Over-50s Cricket World Cup, 2019/20 - West Indies Over-50s: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  3. "Over-50s World Cup in South Africa cancelled due to COVID-19 outbreak". Cricket World. Retrieved 15 March 2020.