Tyrone Etwaroo

Tyrone Ranjit Etwaroo (born 23 August 1959) is a Guyanese former first-class cricketer who represented Berbice, Guyana and an International XI in first-class cricket.

Tyrone Etwaroo

Personal information
Full name	Tyrone Ranjit Etwaroo
Born	23 August 1959 Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break
Relations	Reginald Etwaroo (brother) Romain Etwaroo (brother) Rohan Kanhai (uncle)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1977/78–1983/84	Berbice
1979/80–1983/84	Guyana
1981–1983	Northumberland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 23 13 Runs scored 1,131 222 Batting average 31.41 18.50 100s/50s 2/6 –/– Top score 198 47 Balls bowled 72 0 Wickets 0 – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 11/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 June 2019

Life and cricket career

Etwaroo was born at Port Mourant in August 1959, where he was educated at Corentyne Comprehensive High School.[1] He debuted in first-class cricket for Berbice against Demerara in the 1977–78 Jones Cup at Georgetown.[2] He was selected to play first-class cricket for Guyana in 1979–80 Shell Shield, making his debut against Barbados.[2] In that same season he made his debut in List A one-day cricket for Guyana against the Windward Islands.[3] Etwaroo played first-class and List A cricket for Guyana until 1984, making fifteen first-class and ten List A appearances.[2][3] He toured Pakistan with an International XI in 1981–82, making on first-class and three List A appearances,[2][3] He played a key role in the International XI in the first one-day match against Pakistan, scoring 22 runs opening the batting, which proved important in a low-scoring match.[1][4] Etwaroo played a total of 23 first-class matches, scoring 1,131 runs at an average of 31.41.[5] He made two centuries, with a high score 198 which he made in his final first-class match for Berbice against Demerara in the 1983–84 Jones Cup, an occasion on which he captained Berbice.[6] In one-day cricket he made thirteen appearances, scoring 222 runs with a high score of 47.[5]

He also played minor counties cricket in England for Northumberland from 1981–83, making seventeen appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and one appearance in the MCCA Knockout Trophy.[7][8] He later emigrated to the United States, returning to Guyana annually with teams to take part in exhibition matches.[1] He founded the Port Mourant Reunion Cricket Match, alongside his brothers Reginald and Romain, who both played first-class cricket.[1] His uncle is the former West Indies cricketer Rohan Kanhai.

References

1. "The Etwaroo Dynasty". www.chs-jccss.org. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Tyrone Etwaroo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
3. "List A Matches played by Tyrone Etwaroo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
4. "Pakistan v International XI, 1981/82". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
5. "Player profile: Tyrone Etwaroo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
6. "Demerara v Berbice, 1983/84 Jones Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
7. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Tyrone Etwaroo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
8. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Tyrone Etwaroo". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-06-18.

External links

• Tyrone Etwaroo at ESPNcricinfo