| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 30 September 1986 Trinidad |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2008–2012 | Combined Campuses |
| 2012–2016 | Trinidad and Tobago |
Source:CricketArchive,27 December 2015 | |
Kavesh Kantasingh (born 30 September 1986) is a Trinidadian cricketer who has played for Trinidad and Tobago and the Combined Campuses and Colleges in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a left-arm orthodox spin bowler.
Kantasingh made his senior debut in West Indian cricket at the 2007–08 KFC Cup,played for the Combined Campuses. [1] His first-class debut came a few months later,in the 2007–08 Carib Beer Cup. [2] In the 2008–09 Regional Four Day Competition,Kantasingh finished with 32 wickets from 11 matches,behind only Ryan Austin for his team. [3] His maiden first-class five-wicket haul came the following season,when he took 6/29 and 6/55 (match figures of 12/84) against Trinidad and Tobago. [4] A month later,Kantasingh also took 5/69 against the Leeward Islands. [5]
During the 2010–11 season,Kantasingh added a second first-class ten-wicket haul,taking 7/22 and 4/50 against Barbados. He finished the season with 42 wickets at an average of 17.80,which placed him second in the competition,behind his teammate Ryan Austin. [6] In the 2011–12 Regional Super50,Kantasingh took a maiden List A five-wicket haul,6/26 against the Leeward Islands. [7] For the 2011–12 Regional Four Day Competition,however,he switched to play for his home country,Trinidad and Tobago. In his first match for his new team,against Jamaica,he took 6/94. This was followed two matches by a ten-wicket haul against the Leewards,4/17 and 6/77. [2]
In October 2019,he was named in the Combined Campuses' squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament. [8]