Sheldon Cottrell

Sheldon Shane Cottrell (born 19 August 1989) is a Jamaican international cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team. He is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-handed batsman.

Sheldon Cottrell

Personal information
Full name	Sheldon Shane Cottrell
Born	(1989-08-19) 19 August 1989 (age 33) Kingston, Jamaica
Nickname	Colonel
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	West Indies (2013-2022)
Test debut (cap 297)	6 November 2013 v India
Last Test	20 December 2014 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 169)	25 January 2015 v South Africa
Last ODI	26 July 2021 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	19
T20I debut (cap 62)	13 March 2014 v England
Last T20I	5 October 2022 v Australia
T20I shirt no.	19
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–2016	Jamaica
2016–2018	Trinidad and Tobago
2013–2014	Antigua Hawksbills
2015–present	St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
2018–present	Leeward Islands
2019	Rangpur Riders
2019–20	Sylhet Thunder
2020	Kings XI Punjab
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20 Matches 38 42 71 130 Runs scored 88 18 241 189 Batting average 11.00 4.50 13.38 7.26 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 17 4* 30 26* Balls bowled 1,722 876 3,164 2,707 Wickets 52 50 103 159 Bowling average 32.40 23.20 27.63 21.83 5 wickets in innings 1 0 1 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/46 4/28 5/46 4/20 Catches/stumpings 19/– 16/– 25/– 54/–
Source: CricInfo, 2 November 2022

Early life

Before starting his cricket career, he stated in an interview that he was once a soldier of Jamaica Defence Force and that's the reason that Sheldon Cottrell performs salutes or tributes as a sign of celebration most of the time whenever he gets any of the wickets, in a perfect military style.

Career

In first class cricket, Cottrell plays for Leeward Islands. He made his Test Debut in November 2013 against India at Eden Gardens, Calcutta in the penultimate Test of Sachin Tendulkar.^[1] He is known to march and salute to the pavilion followed by opening his arms to the heavens (formerly a dab) after every wicket as he is a Jamaica Defence Force soldier, and was among the army workforce manning the pitch during the fifth ODI against India at Sabina Park in 2011.^[2][3]

He made his T20I debut against England in March 2014. He made his One Day International debut for the West Indies against South Africa on 25 January 2015.^[4] Cottrell was a part of the 2015 West Indies World Cup squad, and returned to the ODI side on 23 December 2017 against New Zealand after a 2-year absence.

In May 2018, he was selected to play for the Leeward Islands national cricket team in the Professional Cricket League draft, ahead of the 2018–19 season.^[5][6] On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.^[7][8] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with sixteen dismissals in eight matches.^[9]

In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.^[10][11] He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker for the West Indies, with twelve dismissals in nine matches.^[12] In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.^[13] He was later released by Kings XI Punjab ahead of 2021 Indian Premier League.^[14]

In July 2020, he was named in the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.^[15][16]

In September 2021, Cottrell was named as one of four reserve players in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[17] In July 2022, he was signed by the Dambulla Giants for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.^[18]

References

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5. "OdeanPrimus". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
6. "Professional Cricket League squad picks". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
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13. "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
14. "Sheldon Cottrell released by Kings XI Punjab". www.loopjamaica.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
15. "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
16. "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
17. "T20 World Cup: Ravi Rampaul back in West Indies squad; Sunil Narine left out". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
18. "LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2022.