Jayden Nigel Tristen Seales (born 10 September 2001) is a Trinidadian cricketer who is mainly a right-arm fast medium bowler.[1] Seales made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in June 2021.[2]
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| Full name | Jayden Nigel Tristen Seales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 September 2001 Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Jalarnie Seales (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 326) | 10 June 2021 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 15 August 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 212) | 4 June 2022 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 1 August 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Trinbago Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Jaffna Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Sussex (squad no. 14) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 18 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editHe made his Twenty20 debut on 18 August 2020, for the Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2020 Caribbean Premier League,[3] taking one wicket in the match.[4] Prior to his T20 debut, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] He made his first-class debut on 11 December 2020, for the West Indies A against New Zealand A, during the West Indies tour of New Zealand.[6] He made his List A debut on 17 February 2021, for Trinidad and Tobago, in the 2020–21 Super50 Cup.[7]
In March 2021, Cricket West Indies (CWI) named Seales as a developmental player for the first Test match against Sri Lanka.[8] In June 2021, Seales was named in a 17-man provisional squad for the Test series against South Africa.[9] Prior to his selection, Seales had only played in ten professional matches, including just one first-class fixture.[10] On 8 June 2021, CWI named Seales in the squad for the first Test against South Africa.[11] On being named in the squad, Seales said that it was a "a dream come true" and hoped that he would be selected for the match.[12] Seales made his Test debut against South Africa on 6 June 2021.[13] Despite a heavy defeat for the West Indies in the match, Seales took three wickets, including a wicket in the first over he bowled.[14]
In August 2021, in the first match against Pakistan, Seales took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket, with 5/55 in the second innings.[15] In doing so, he became the youngest cricketer from the West Indies to take a five-wicket haul in Tests, breaking Alf Valentine's record set in 1950.[16]
In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Jaffna Kings following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[17]
In December 2021, he was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Ireland.[18] In May 2022, he was named in the West Indies ODI squads for their series against the Netherlands and Pakistan.[19] He made his ODI debut on 4 June 2022, for the West Indies against the Netherlands.[20]
References
edit- ^ "20 cricketers for the 2020s". The Cricket Monthly. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Jayden Seales". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "1st Match, Tarouba, Aug 18 2020, Caribbean Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "CPL: Jayden Seales takes top wicket in Maiden T20 match". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "West Indies Squad announced for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "2nd unofficial Test, Nelson, Dec 11 - Dec 14 2020, West Indies A tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "10th Match (D/N), Coolidge, Feb 17 2021, Super50 Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "West Indies squad named for first Test against Sri Lanka". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ "17-man provisional squad named for the Betway Test Series against South Africa". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Jayden Seales in West Indies Test squad for South Africa series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Squad announced for 1st Betway Test Match against South Africa". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Fast-tracked into 13-man shortlist, Jayden Seales hopes to build on 'dream come true'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "1st Test, Gros Islet, Jun 10 - 14 2021, South Africa tour of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Jayden Seales provides silver lining as Kraigg Brathwaite rues collapse". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ "Five-wicket Seales stars as West Indies chase 168 to beat Pakistan". Dunya News. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ "Seales takes maiden Test five-wicket haul". Loop News. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
- ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "West Indies name squads to face Ireland and England in upcoming white-ball series". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "No Holder, Evin Lewis or Hetmyer for West Indies' ODI tours of Netherlands and Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "3rd ODI, Amstelveen, June 04, 2022, West Indies tour of Netherlands". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 June 2022.