Highly-Rated Batter Becomes First 17-Year-Old To Play For West Indies Men Since Garry Sobers q

Sri Lanka won the first two matches of the three-ODI series in Pallekele on October 20 and 23, making the final match on Saturday (October 26) a dead rubber as far as this particular series goes.

West Indies made three changes to their playing XI – Evin Lewis came in for Alick Athanaze, Matthew Forde for Hayden Walsh and Jewel Andrew for Romario Shepherd.

South Africa, with the highlight of his tournament being a superb century against the tournament hosts.

He became the youngest-ever player in the Caribbean Premier League earlier this year, and scored a half-century on debut in the competition for Antigua & Barbuda Falcons.

He was rewarded with a call-up to the national team for the ODI leg of this tour, and will now become the first player aged 17 or under to represent the West Indies’ men’s team for 70 years.

Jewel Andrew becomes West Indies’ men’s first 17-year-old player since Garry Sobers

The last player to represent a senior West Indies men’s team (in any format) at the age of 17 was the legendary all-rounder Garry Sobers, who debuted at the age of 17 years and 245 days on March 30, 1954 against England in Kingston. He made 14* & 26 batting at No.9 in both innings, and took 4-75 in the first innings including the wicket of opener Trevor Bailey.

At 17 years and 324 days, Andrew is the third-youngest player ever to represent the West Indies men’s team.

The youngest is not Sobers, but Derek Sealy, who played against England in Bridgetown on January 11, 1930 at the age of 17 years and 122 days. He scored 58 in his first innings, making him the third-youngest half-centurion in Test history.

Full list: Youngest players to play for West Indies men