Joshua Da Silva (born 19 June 1998) is a Trinidadian cricketer.[1] He made his domestic debut in 2018 for Trinidad and Tobago, and his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in December 2020.[2]
 Da Silva batting at Perth Stadium in December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 19 June 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 321) | 11 December 2020 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 7 August 2024 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 198) | 20 January 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 22 January 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life
editDa Silva is of Portuguese descent, with his ancestors hailing from Madeira. Both his mother and paternal grandmother were Portuguese Canadians, while his father is a Trinidadian.[3] He was educated at Saint Mary's College in Port of Spain.[2]
Domestic career
editJoshua started playing cricket while attending Saint Mary's College and has also played for QPCC (Queens Park Cricket Club). He made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the 2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition on 13 December 2018.[4] In October 2019, he was named in the West Indies Emerging Team for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[5] He made his List A debut on 7 November 2019, for the West Indies Emerging Team in the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[6] In January 2020, in the opening round of the 2019–20 West Indies Championship, Da Silva scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, with an unbeaten 113.[7]
In July 2020, he was named in the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL).[8][9] He made his Twenty20 debut on 18 August 2020, for the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the 2020 CPL.[10]
In June 2020, Da Silva was named as one of eleven reserve players in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[11] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] On the third day of the third Test of the series, Da Silva was used as a substitute wicket-keeper in the match, after Shane Dowrich suffered an on-field injury.[13]
International career
editIn October 2020, Da Silva was named as one of six reserve players for the West Indies' Test squad for their series against New Zealand.[14] Ahead of the second Test of the series, Da Silva was added to the squad for the match as a replacement for Shane Dowrich,[15] who left the tour for personal reasons.[16] He made his Test debut for the West Indies, against New Zealand, on 11 December 2020.[17] This made him the first Caribbean-born white player to play Test cricket for the West Indies since Geoff Greenidge 50 years prior.[18]
In December 2020, Da Silva was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh.[19] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against Bangladesh, on 20 January 2021.[20]
In March 2022, Da Silva scored his maiden Test century, at St George's in Grenada, against England.[21]
In October 2022 Da Silva was named in the West Indies Squad for the 2 match test series in Australia scheduled for December 2022. [22] Da Silva started the tour against the PM’s XI in a warm up match with scores of 25 and 52* with the bat and taking 2 catches and a stumping with the gloves. In a match that would eventuate in a draw. [23] In the first test in Perth, Da Silva took 3 catches but struggled with the bat combining for 12 runs off both innings. In a match the West Indies lost. [24]
On 10 May 2023 Da Silva was named captain of the Windies A for their upcoming tour of Bangladesh.[25]
On the 20th of December 2023 Da Silva was named in the West Indies test squad to tour Australia in January 2024. [26] Da Silva scored a century in the tour match against the Cricket Australia XI in an eventual draw. In the first test in Adelaide, Da Silva completed his 100th dismissal in test cricket after catching Cameron Green off Shemar Joseph’s bowling.[27] However he struggled with the bat scoring combining for only 24 runs in his 2 innings. In the second test at Brisbane, Da Silva scored a match-winning 79. He partnered Kavem Hodge for a 149-run 6th wicket partnership which ultimately brought the West Indies to a competitive first innings total.[28] During the course of the match, he also effected 6 wickets, as West Indies defeated Australia by 8 runs.[29]
References
edit- ^ "Who is Joshua Da Silva and is he a future West Indies opener?". Wisden. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Joshua Da Silva". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Smith, Martin (11 December 2020). "Da Silva's journey to West Indies Test cap". Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "5th Match, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Tarouba, Dec 13-16 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Strong squad named for WI Emerging Players in Super50 Cup". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ "Group B (D/N), Super50 Cup at Tarouba, Nov 7 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Da Silva, Carriah crack hundreds for T&T". Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "2nd Match (D/N), Tarouba, Aug 18 2020, Caribbean Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Joshua da Silva replaces Shane Dowrich in third England-West Indies Test". Sport Star. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
- ^ "West Indies name Test and T20I squads for Tour of New Zealand". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Joshua Da Silva called for second Test up as Roach, Dowrich head home". SportsMax. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "West Indies without Kemar Roach, Shane Dowrich for second New Zealand Test". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "2nd Test, Wellington, Dec 11 - Dec 15 2020, West Indies tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Da Silva's journey to West Indies Test cap". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer among ten West Indies players to pull out of Bangladesh tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Dhaka, Jan 20 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ Miller, Andrew (26 March 2022). "Joshua Da Silva century leaves toothless England with 93-run deficit". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Tagenarine Chanderpaul gets maiden call-up as West Indies announce Test squad for Australia series". Cricket Times. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "Prime Minister's XI v West Indies". www.cricket.com.au. 26 November 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "AUS vs WI, West Indies in Australia 2022/23, 1st Test at Perth, November 30 - December 04, 2022 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Ragoonanan, Devika (10 May 2023). "Da Silva to lead WI 'A' on Test Tour against Bangladesh 'A' – Caribbean Life". www.caribbeanlife.com. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "West Indies Test Squad named for Tour of Australia | Windies Cricket news". Windies. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "It's not over yet - Da Silva". Loop News. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Da Silva-Hodge 149-run partnership steer Windies to 266-8 on opening day of Brisbane (D/N)Test against Australia". www.sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "AUS vs WI, West Indies in Australia 2023/24, 2nd Test at Brisbane, January 25 - 28, 2024 - Full Scorecard". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2024.