Samuel McDonald Skeete (born 19 January 1967) is a former Barbadian cricketer who represented the Barbadian national team in West Indian domestic cricket. He also played three seasons of South African domestic cricket, representing Easterns.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel McDonald Skeete |
| Born | 19 January 1967 Saint Michael Parish, Barbados |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm fast |
| Role | Bowler |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1990–1994 | Barbados (West Indies) |
| 1993–1995 | Easterns (South Africa) |
Source: CricketArchive, 6 April 2016 | |
A right-arm fast bowler, Skeete represented the West Indies under-19s at the 1988 Youth World Cup in Australia.[1] He took 13 wickets from eight matches (including 4/20 against Sri Lanka and 3/25 against Pakistan), finishing as his team's leading wicket-taker and fifth overall.[2] Skeete made his first-class debut for Barbados in January 1990, in a Red Stripe Cup match against the Leeward Islands.[3] He went on to play a total of five seasons for Barbados, including in the regional limited-overs competition and against touring international teams.[4] In total, Skeete took 52 first-class wickets from 18 matches for Barbados, with a best of 6/44 against Guyana in January 1991.[5]
In 1993, Skeete signed with Eastern Transvaal (later known as simply Easterns), a team in South African domestic cricket. He made his first-class debut for the team in October 1993, in the UCB Bowl.[3] Later in the 1993–94 season he also played two games for the Impalas (a team of players from smaller provincial boards) in the limited-overs Benson and Hedges Series.[4] Skeete spent a total of three seasons as Easterns' overseas player, leaving midway through the 1995–96 season.[6] In the 1994–95 UCB Bowl, he took 23 wickets from six matches, behind only Corrie Jordaan overall, and also scored 314 runs, which was the second-most for his team (behind Craig Norris).[7][8] Against Border B, he scored his one and only first-class century. This was an innings of 119 from 93 balls made from eighth in the batting order, and including ten fours and nine sixes.[9]
References edit
- ^ Under-19 ODI matches played by Sam Skeete – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ Bowling in McDonald's Bicentennial Youth World Cup 1987/88 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b First-class matches played by Sam Skeete – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ a b List A matches played by Sam Skeete – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
- ^ First-class bowling for each team by Sam Skeete – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ Luke Alfred (1 October 1999). "Easterns to sign up Azhar or Simmons" – IOL. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ Bowling in UCB Bowl 1994/95 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ Batting in UCB Bowl 1994/95 (ordered by runs) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ Eastern Transvaal v Border B, UCB Bowl 1994/95 (Section One) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.