Shamar Joseph is currently ranked 49th in the ICC Test bowling rankings with 397 points.
Shamar Joseph is a 24-year-old Rising Guyanese Bowling all-rounder cricketer, who started playing domestic crickets with the Guyana team in February 2023 and International Cricket in January 2024.
Currently, He plays for the Guyana cricket team in domestic cricket and the West Indies Cricket team in international cricket.
Shamar Joseph, the emerging cricketer from the West Indies, was born on August 31, 1999, in the city of Baracara, Guyana, West Indies. He is a bowling all-rounder cricketer who started playing domestic cricket in 2023 and made his debut for the West Indies international cricket team in 2024.
They first grabbed media attention when they stunned everyone by taking Steven Smith’s wicket in their debut match and claimed five wickets by scoring 94 runs in their very first series match.
Before his cricket career, In the early days, Shamar used to bring wood from the jungle because his family was involved in the furniture business. Later on, Shamar also worked as a security guard. After that, Joseph decided to move away from logging and relocated to New Amsterdam in search of employment to support his family.
Apart from their early life, Information about their parents’ names is not available on the internet or on social media platforms.
Shamar Joseph Biography
| Full name | Shamar Joseph |
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| Date of Birth/DOB/ age | Aug 31, 1999 (24 years) |
| Birth Place | Baracara, Guyana, West Indies |
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| Cricket Role | Bowler |
| Father name | Not known |
| Mother name | Not known |
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| Batting Style | Left hand Bat |
| Bowling Style | Right arm Fast |
| Domestic Cricket debut | Domestic Cricket debut First-Class Debut He made his FC debut on 01 February 2023 in the match of Guyana vs Barbados at North Sound. List A cricket debut He made his List A debut on 29 October 2023 in the match of Guyana vs Barbados at St Augustine. T20 Debut He made his T20 debut on 17 September 2023 in the match of Amazon vs Royals at Providence. |
| International Debut | International Cricket Debut Test debut He made his Test debut on 17 January 2024 in the match of Australia vs West Indies at Adelaide. ODI cricket debut Not Yet debut T20I cricket debut Not Yet debut |
| Teams | Guyana Amazon Warriors, Northern Warriors, West Indies A, West Indies, Peshawar Zalmi, Lucknow Super Giants |
Shamar Joseph Physical Statistics
| Height | In centimeters -172cm In meters – 1.72m In feet – 5’8” feet |
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| Eye Color | Black |
| Hair Color | Black |
Shamar Joseph Profile
Joseph started playing domestic cricket as a bowler with his hometown’s Tucker Park Cricket Club team for the first time. Then, he was selected for the Guyana team in the year 2023. He made his domestic first-class debut on February 1, 2023, playing against the Barbados team.
After that, they made their debut in List A cricket on 29th October 2023 playing for the same team, while they also made his T20 cricket debut on 17th September 2023 playing against the Royals team.
For the first time, Joseph was selected for the West Indies international team in the Jan 2025 and started his cricket career with Test formats cricket.
Test debut
Following his impressive performances in domestic cricket, Shamar Joseph received his call-up to the West Indies national team in January 2024. He made his Test debut for West Indies against Australia on 17 January 2024.
In his debut match, he took Steve Smith’s wicket with his first ball, and thereafter, he took 5 wickets in his entire spell after conceding 94 runs
ODI & T20I debut
In addition, they have not yet been included in the West Indies ODI & T20I teams, and therefore they have not made their debut in white-ball international cricket yet.
| Shamar Joseph Test debut | On 17 January 2024 against Australia |
Shamar Joseph’s bowling speed
If we talk about Joseph’s bowling speed, his average bowling speed is 140 km per hour, while his maximum bowling speed is 150 kph.
Shamar Joseph Career Stats
Bowling
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 4 | 267 | 225 | 13 | 7/68 | 8/124 | 17.30 | 5.05 | 20.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FC | 7 | 14 | 1053 | 683 | 34 | 7/68 | 8/124 | 20.08 | 3.89 | 30.9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| List A | 2 | 2 | 60 | 79 | 2 | 2/59 | 2/59 | 39.50 | 7.90 | 30.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 2 | 2 | 48 | 72 | 0 | – | – | – | 9.00 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Batting & Fielding
| FORMAT | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 2 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 36 | 28.50 | 76 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 7 | 14 | 3 | 122 | 36 | 11.09 | 221 | 55.20 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 5.00 | 16 | 31.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20s | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shamar Joseph IPL Auction Price History
Year | Price | Team |
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| 2024 | 3 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
Shamar Joseph’s Social Media Accounts
| Shamar Joseph (@shamarjoseph7) | |
| Wikipedia | Shamar Joseph |
Some Lesser-Known Facts About Shamar Joseph
- Joseph is an emerging fast bowler cricket player who started playing international cricket for the West Indies team in the year 2024.
- Before playing cricket, In the early days, Joseph worked as a security guard till January 2023.
- In January 2024 against Australia, he took five wickets in his Test debut innings.
