Dominic Drakes

Dominic Conneil Drakes (born 6 February 1998) is a Barbadian cricketer.[1] He plays for Barbados in domestic cricket and for the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Dominic Drakes
Personal information
Full nameDominic Conneil Drakes
Born (1998-02-06) 6 February 1998
Barbados
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
RelationsVasbert Drakes (father)
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 89)13 December 2021 v Pakistan
Last T20I20 February 2022 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentBarbados (squad no. 46)
2020-presentSt Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 1 25 19
Runs scored 33 261 153
Batting average 33.00 17.39 21.85
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 33 38* 48*
Balls bowled 78 997 379
Wickets 2 26 20
Bowling average 25.50 33.30 28.35
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/11 4/44 3/26
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 February 2022

Drakes is the son of Vasbert Drakes, who played international cricket for the West Indies.[2]

Career

Drakes made his first-class debut for Barbados in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition on 18 January 2018.[3] He made his List A debut for Barbados in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 on 9 February 2018.[4]

Ahead of the 2018 Caribbean Premier League, Drakes was named as one of five players to watch in the tournament.[5] He made his Twenty20 debut for Barbados Tridents in the tournament on 4 September 2018.[6] In October 2019, he was named in the West Indies Emerging Team for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[7]

In July 2020, Drakes was named in the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[8][9]

On 15 September 2021, Drakes scored an unbeaten 48 runs off 24 balls in the final of the 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPL), which helped St Kitts & Nevis Patriots to register their first CPL title. He was also named the man of the match.[10] The following month, he was added to the Chennai Super Kings' squad for the 2021 Indian Premier League, replacing Sam Curran, who was ruled out due to injury.[11]

In November 2021, Drakes was named in the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against Pakistan.[12] He made his T20I debut on 13 December 2021, for the West Indies against Pakistan.[13]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Gujarat Titans in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[14]

References
  1. "Dominic Drakes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. "Bolton Cricket League first for Farnworth as they sign son of their ex-pro Vasbert Drakes". Bolton News. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  3. "28th Match, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Bridgetown, Jan 18-21 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. "Group A (D/N), Regional Super50 at Bridgetown, Feb 9 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. "After Rashid, another Afghan leggie at the CPL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  6. "26th Match (N), Caribbean Premier League at Basseterre, Sep 4 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  7. "Strong squad named for WI Emerging Players in Super50 Cup". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  8. "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  9. "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  10. "Dominic Drakes' stunning onslaught seals St Kitts & Nevis Patriots' maiden CPL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  11. "Chennai Super Kings name Dominic Drakes as Sam Curran's replacement". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  12. "CWI Selection Panel announces squads for six-match white ball tour of Pakistan". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  13. "1st T20I (N), Karachi, Dec 13 2021, West Indies tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
  14. "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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