Shamarh Brooks

Sharmarh Shaqad Joshua Brooks

Sharmarh Brooks

West Indies West Indies

Overview

Full Name Sharmarh Shaqad Joshua Brooks
Age 36y 52d
Born Saturday, October 1, 1988, Barbados
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Leg break
Playing Role Batter

Teams represented

West Indies West IndiesWest Indies A West Indies ACombined Campuses and Colleges Combined Campuses and CollegesWest Indies Under-19 West Indies Under-19West Indies Cricket Presidents XI West Indies Cricket Presidents XIWest Indies Cricket Presidents XI West Indies Cricket Presidents XIBarbados Royals Barbados RoyalsJamaica Tallawahs Jamaica TallawahsSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots St Kitts and Nevis PatriotsWest Indians West Indians

Biography

Shamarh Brooks is a right-handed opening batsman who is also known for his leg spin bowling. Brooks rose to fame in junior cricket and after making his debut in first-class cricket, he was soon named as the skipper of the Barbados Under-19 side in 2007.


Brooks then led the West Indies side in the Under-19 World Cup of 2008. Although he struggled both with the bat and ball and his team too failed to make a big impact in the tournament. After his struggle in the tournament, Brooks decided to sweat it out in the domestic circuit and focused on his batting.


His hard work paid off and Shamarh Brooks made his Test debut in 2019 against India. Though he did not have much success against India in his first three innings, Brooks scored his maiden fifty in the 4th innings and got his maiden ton against Afghanistan.
 

Debut
West Indies vs India at Antigua - Thursday, August 22, 2019

Batting

Matches 13
Innings 24
Runs 553
100's - 50's 1 - 3
Sixes - Fours 4 - 73
Average 23.04
Strike Rate 44.06
Highest Score (vs Afghanistan, 27/11/2019) 111

Bowling

Matches 0
Innings 0
Overs 0
Wickets 0
Economy Rate 0
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 0
Best Figures (vs 0, 0) 0

Fielding

Catches 12
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 0

Career Runs

248
186
124
62
Runs
Years

Biography

sub title

Shamarh Brooks is a right-handed opening batsman who is also known for his leg spin bowling. Brooks rose to fame in junior cricket and after making his debut in first-class cricket, he was soon named as the skipper of the Barbados Under-19 side in 2007.


Brooks then led the West Indies side in the Under-19 World Cup of 2008. Although he struggled both with the bat and ball and his team too failed to make a big impact in the tournament. After his struggle in the tournament, Brooks decided to sweat it out in the domestic circuit and focused on his batting.


His hard work paid off and Shamarh Brooks made his Test debut in 2019 against India. Though he did not have much success against India in his first three innings, Brooks scored his maiden fifty in the 4th innings and got his maiden ton against Afghanistan.