Kemar Roach
86West Indies · PACE · 2008 to 2022 · on scorecards: KAJ Roach
BATTING
- Matches
- 95
- Innings
- 60
- Runs
- 308
- Average
- 12.83
- Strike rate
- 51.85
- High score
- 34
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 125
- Average
- 31.08
- Economy
- 5.09
- Strike rate
- 36.6
- Best figures
- 6/27
- 4w / 5w
- 3 / 3
- Catches / Stumpings
- 22 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Kemar Roach played 95 ODIs for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 2008 to 2022. The first came against Bermuda at Maple Leaf North-West Ground, with 2 wickets, and the last against India at Narendra Modi Stadium in 2022.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 108 wickets at 31.7 in 85 ODIs. The best bowling is 6 for 27 against Netherlands at Arun Jaitley Stadium in 2011. In all: 3 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 52 wickets at 27.9 at home and 40 wickets at 37.9 away. The most wickets came against Bangladesh: 30 wickets at 25.5 in 19 ODIs. Shere Bangla National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 14 wickets at 22.4. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. West Indies won 37 of the ODIs Kemar Roach played and lost 52.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 95 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 33 | India | Queen's Park Oval | 2013 | Lost |
| 26* | 22 | India | Barsapara Cricket Stadium | 2018 | Lost |
| 24* | 36 | India | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | 2011 | Lost |
| 24 | 40 | Pakistan | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 2011 | Lost |
| 16 | 43 | Pakistan | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2011 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/27 | 8.3 | Netherlands | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 5/44 | 10 | Bangladesh | Windsor Park | 2009 | Lost |
| 5/56 | 9 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2012 | Lost |
| 4/27 | 8 | Sri Lanka | Queen's Park Oval | 2013 | Lost |
| 4/27 | 10 | Ireland | Harare Sports Club | 2018 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 25 | 172 | 21.50 | 0/0 | 25 | 45.64 |
| Bangladesh | 19 | 28 | 5.60 | 0/0 | 30 | 25.50 |
| Australia | 12 | 19 | 19.00 | 0/0 | 18 | 32.61 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 52 | 10.40 | 0/0 | 10 | 39.10 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 3 | – | 0/0 | 13 | 21.31 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 29.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 24.25 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 20.33 |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 52.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 114.00 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 14.50 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 49.00 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 17.00 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 4.50 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 10.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 36 | 123 | 15.38 | 0/0 | 52 | 27.94 |
| Away | 35 | 122 | 15.25 | 0/0 | 40 | 37.92 |
| Neutral | 24 | 63 | 7.88 | 0/0 | 33 | 27.73 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7 | 17 | 4.25 | 0/0 | 16 | 21.25 |
| 2010s | 85 | 291 | 15.32 | 0/0 | 108 | 31.69 |
| 2020s | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 122.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 8 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 14 | 22.43 |
| Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 6 | 32 | 32.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 42.29 |
| Arnos Vale Ground | 5 | 12 | – | 0/0 | 10 | 15.60 |
| Providence Stadium | 5 | 2 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 17.57 |
| National Cricket Stadium | 5 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 32.00 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 4 | 42 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 33.83 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Bermuda, 2008 at Maple Leaf North-West Ground
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2022 at Narendra Modi Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 30 June 1988
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 594
- Ducks
- 9
- Four-wicket hauls
- 3
- Most common batting position
- 11th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 40.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 62.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 33.1
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 26.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 591 balls faced in that period.
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