Steve Massiah

Steve J Massiah (born 21 June 1979) is a Guyana-born American cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,[2] he has played for the United States national cricket team since 2000[3] and is currently the captain of the side.[4] He played two One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the USA in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.[5]

Steve Massiah

Personal information
Full name	Steven J Massiah
Born	21 June 1979 Georgetown, Guyana
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Off spin
Role	Batsman
International information
National side	United States
ODI debut (cap 7)	10 September 2004 v New Zealand
Last ODI	13 September 2004 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–present	United States
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 2 2 17 3 Runs scored 23 160 503 8 Batting average 11.50 40.00 38.69 8.00 100s/50s –/– 1/– 1/3 –/– Top score 23 104 108* 5* Balls bowled – 66 157 – Wickets – 1 8 – Bowling average – 35.00 20.37 – 5 wickets in innings – – – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling – 1/10 2/20 – Catches/stumpings –/– 1/– 4/– –/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 April 2010

Biography

Born in Georgetown in 1979,[2] Steve Massiah played for the Guyana Under-19s team twelve times between 1996 and 1998 before making his debut for the USA against a combined Minor Counties side on a tour of England in 2000.[6] He made his List A debut later in the year, playing in the Red Stripe Bowl against Jamaica, Canada, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago.[7]

He did not play for the national side again until 2004 when he played in the ICC 6 Nations Challenge in the United Arab Emirates.[7] He made his first-class debut the same year when he played ICC Intercontinental Cup matches against Canada and Bermuda.[8] In between the two matches he played in the Americas Championship in Bermuda.[6] He played his two ODIs the same year, playing in the ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand and Australia.[5]

He next represented the USA in the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland. After warm-up matches against the Northern Cricket Union President's XI and Namibia[6] he played six matches in the tournament proper.[7] He scored 108 not out against Uganda,[9] his highest List A score.[7] He captained the USA for the first time the next year in the ICC Americas Championship tournament in Ontario.[6][10]

He represented his adopted country in Division Five of the World Cricket League in Jersey in 2008[6] where he again captained the side.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 9 February 2010, for the United States in the 2010 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates.[11]

He was arrested in December 2011 in connection with an alleged $50 million mortgage fraud.[12]

In 2012 Massiah was selected for the 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Four which takes place from 3 to 10 September 2012 in Malaysia.

References

1. Steve Massiah at Cricinfo
2. Steve Massiah at CricketArchive
3. Teams played for by Steve Massiah at CricketArchive
4. USA Squad at official website for 2008 WCL Division Five
5. ODIs played by Steve Massiah at CricketArchive
6. Other matches played by Steve Massiah at CricketArchive
7. List A matches played by Steve Massiah at CricketArchive
8. First-class matches played by Steve Massiah at CricketArchive
9. Scorecard of Uganda v USA, 4 July 2005 at CricketArchive
10. Scorecard of Cayman Islands v USA, 21 August 2006 at CricketArchive
11. "1st Match, Group A, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier at Abu Dhabi, Feb 9 2010". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
12. Della Penna, Peter (12 December 2011). "USA captain Massiah arrested in fraud case". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2011.