Gudakesh Motie
Gudakesh Motie[lower-alpha 1] (born 29 March 1995) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for Guyana in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a left-arm orthodox bowler.
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| Full name | Gudakesh Motie[lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1995 Georgetown, Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–present | Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 5 May 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motie played for the West Indies under-19s at the 2014 Under-19 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[2] He made his first-class debut for Guyana in November 2015, playing against the Windward Islands in the 2015–16 Regional Four Day Competition.[3] In just his second game, against the Leeward Islands, Motie took 6/20 and 5/85 (match figures of 11/105), and was named man of the match.[4] He also took 6/79 in the following match against Barbados,[5] and added a fourth five-wicket haul for the season two games later, taking 6/33 against Jamaica.[6]
In October 2019, he was named in Guyana's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[7]
Notes
- Motie's surname is given in some sources as "Moti-Kanhai". Motie himself has stated that this is mistaken, and is the result of his name being incorrectly recorded on a previous passport.[1]
References
- (19 November 2015). "'Little' Motie growing in height & stature" – Kaieteur News. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- Under-19 ODI matches played by Gudakesh Motie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- First-class matches played by Gudakesh Motie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- (16 November 2015). "Motie's 11 drubs Leeward Islands" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Guyana v Barbados at Providence, Nov 20-23, 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Jamaica v Guyana at Kingston, Dec 11-14, 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- "Uncapped Smith, Savory in Jaguars squad". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 31 October 2019.