Delray Rawlins

Delray Millard Wendell Rawlins (born 14 September 1997) is a Bermudian cricketer who captains the Bermuda national cricket team and also plays for Sussex in English county cricket.^[1]

Delray Rawlins

Personal information
Full name	Delray Millard Wendell Rawlins
Born	(1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 26) Bermuda
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	Bermuda (2013-present)
T20I debut (cap 23)	18 August 2019 v United States
Last T20I	4 March 2023 v Bahamas
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2016–2023	Sussex (squad no. 9)
2017	Oxfordshire
2018	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 23 37 20 81 Runs scored 670 1,468 510 1,624 Batting average 37.22 23.30 28.33 26.19 100s/50s 0/5 1/9 0/4 0/8 Top score 91 100 91 91 Balls bowled 504 3,845 773 930 Wickets 27 31 17 48 Bowling average 18.96 73.38 39.00 21.79 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/10 3/19 3/22 4/10 Catches/stumpings 19/– 9/– 15/– 44/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 April 2023

Rawlins made his senior debut for Bermuda at the age of 15 in 2013. He also played for the England under-19 cricket team, qualifying by attending an English boarding school. On 14 April 2017, he made his first-class cricket debut for Sussex in the 2017 County Championship.^[2] On 19 May 2017, he made his List A debut for Sussex during South Africa's tour of England.^[3]

Early life and domestic career

Rawlins was born in Bermuda, attending Warwick Academy and playing his junior cricket for Warwick Workmen's Club and Pembroke Hamilton Club. He was inducted into the national youth programme at a young age, where he was coached by former national captain Clay Smith.^[4] In 2014, as part of a programme organised by the Bermuda Cricket Board, Rawlins won a scholarship to attend boarding school in England. He subsequently began studying at St Bede's School in East Sussex.^[5] Rawlins was inducted into the Sussex Cricket Academy in April 2015,^[6] and made his Second XI Championship debut in July 2015.^[7] He signed a one-year professional contract in October 2016.^[8]

He made his Twenty20 debut for Sussex in the 2018 t20 Blast on 2 August 2018.^[9] In the inaugural season of The Hundred, he was signed by the Southern Brave.^[10]

International career

England U19

In May 2016, Rawlins was included in England's under-19 development programme.^[11] He participated in a training camp in Dubai later in the year^[12] and in December 2016 was selected in the England under-19s squad for a tour of India in early 2017.^[13] In the first international of the tour, against the India under-19s, Rawlins came in sixth in the batting order and scored 107 not out from 88 balls, including eight fours and five sixes. He followed up with 2/46 from ten overs in India's innings.^[14] Two games later, Rawlins scored 96 from 106 balls and took 2/30 from eight overs.^[15]

Bermuda

Rawlins made his senior debut for the Bermudian national team in February 2013 (aged 15), on a tour of Barbados. He was selected for a tour of the United States the following month, and then in May played two matches in the 2013 World Cricket League Division Three tournament (which Bermuda hosted). Later in 2013, Rawlins also represented the Bermuda under-19s at the ICC Americas Under-19 Championship in Canada and the ICC Americas under-20s at a WICB tournament. He returned to the senior team for the 2014 WCL Division Four tournament in Malaysia, playing in all seven of Bermuda's matches. Rawlins has since represented Bermuda at the 2015 ICC Americas Twenty20 and 2016 WCL Division Four events.^[16]

In August 2019, he was named in Bermuda's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament.^[17] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Bermuda against the United States on 18 August 2019.^[18] He was the leading run-scorer for Bermuda in the tournament, with 130 runs in five matches.^[19] In September 2019, he was named in Bermuda's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.^[20] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the key player in Bermuda's squad.^[21] He was the leading run-scorer for Bermuda in the tournament, with 131 runs in six matches.^[22] In November 2019, he was named in Bermuda's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.^[23]

In October 2021, he was named in Bermuda's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.^[24]

Rawlins was named captain of Bermuda for the 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Sub-Regional Qualifier.^[25]

References

1. "Associate player roundup from Round 2 of the Bob Willis Trophy". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
2. "Specsavers County Championship Division Two, Sussex v Kent at Hove, Apr 14-17, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
3. "South Africa tour of England, Tour Match: Sussex v South Africans at Hove, May 19, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
4. Lawrence Trott, "Early success has Rawlins thinking big", The Royal Gazette, 7 October 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
5. "Delray Rawlins Signs Pro Contract With Sussex", Bernews, 5 October 2016.
6. "Rawlins offered Sussex spot", The Royal Gazette, 24 April 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
7. Second Eleven Championship matches played by Delray Rawlins, CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
8. . Sussex County Cricket Club. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 5 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
9. "South Group (N), Vitality Blast at London, Aug 2 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
10. "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
11. Gareth Davies, "Delray Rawlins earns selection for England Under-19 programme after shining against MCC", The Argus, 25 May 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
12. "England: Delray Rawlins selected for ECB's 'Young Lions' winter programme" 4 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Sussex County Cricket Club, 19 September 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
13. "Fisher back to captain England U-19s", ESPNcricinfo, 22 December 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
14. England Under-19s tour of India, 1st Youth ODI: India Under-19s v England Under-19s at Mumbai, Jan 30, 2017, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
15. England Under-19s tour of India, 3rd Youth ODI: India Under-19s v England Under-19s at Mumbai (BS), Feb 3, 2017, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
16. Miscellaneous matches played by Delray Rawlins, CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
17. "Rawlins selected for ICC T20 team". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
18. "1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final at Sandys Parish, Aug 18 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
19. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Region Final, 2019 - Bermuda: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
20. "Bermuda Cricket Team Named For ICC T20". Bernews. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
21. "Team preview: Bermuda". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
22. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Bermuda: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
23. "Bermuda National Squad For Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge League B Announced". Bermuda Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 November 2019.^{[permanent dead link]}
24. "Bermuda bound for Antigua to contest delayed T20 World Cup qualifier". The Royal Gazette. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
25. "Delray Rawlins named Bermuda captain for T20 World Cup qualifiers". Royal Gazette. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.

External links

• Delray Rawlins at ESPNcricinfo
• Delray Rawlins at CricketArchive (subscription required)