Gudakesh Motie

Gudakesh Motie[lower-alpha 1] (born 29 March 1995) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for Guyana in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a left-arm orthodox bowler. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in December 2021.

Gudakesh Motie
Personal information
Full nameGudakesh Motie[lower-alpha 1]
Born (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995
Georgetown, Guyana
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side
Only T20I (cap 90)16 December 2021 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–presentGuyana
2021Guyana Amazon Warriors (squad no. 68)
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 29 18 7
Runs scored 422 71 15
Batting average 17.58 17.75 7.50
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 72* 28 10
Balls bowled 4,947 912 138
Wickets 100 27 8
Bowling average 20.54 23.66 19.12
5 wickets in innings 4 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/20 4/45 3/25
Catches/stumpings 22/0 3/0 4/0
Source: Cricinfo, 27 November 2021

Career

Motie played for the West Indies under-19s at the 2014 Under-19 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates.[2] He made his first-class debut for Guyana in November 2015, playing against the Windward Islands in the 2015–16 Regional Four Day Competition.[3] In just his second game, against the Leeward Islands, Motie took 6/20 and 5/85 (match figures of 11/105), and was named man of the match.[4] He also took 6/79 in the following match against Barbados,[5] and added a fourth five-wicket haul for the season two games later, taking 6/33 against Jamaica.[6]

In October 2019, he was named in Guyana's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[7] He was the leading wicket taker in the super50 series of 2021, with a total of 16 wickets. He made his Twenty20 debut on 2 September 2021, for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2021 Caribbean Premier League.[8]

In November 2021, Motie was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Pakistan.[9] He made his T20I debut on 16 December 2021, for the West Indies against Pakistan.[10] In December 2021, he was named in the West Indies' ODI squad for their series against Ireland.[11]

Notes
  1. Motie's surname is given in some sources as "Moti-Kanhai". Motie himself has stated that this is mistaken, and is the result of his name being incorrectly recorded on a previous passport.[1]

References
  1. (19 November 2015). "'Little' Motie growing in height & stature" – Kaieteur News. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  2. Under-19 ODI matches played by Gudakesh Motie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  3. First-class matches played by Gudakesh Motie – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  4. (16 November 2015). "Motie's 11 drubs Leeward Islands" – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Guyana v Barbados at Providence, Nov 20-23, 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  6. WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Jamaica v Guyana at Kingston, Dec 11-14, 2015 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. "Uncapped Smith, Savory in Jaguars squad". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  8. "13th Match, Basseterre, Sep 2 2021, Caribbean Premier League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  9. "CWI Selection Panel announces squads for six-match white ball tour of Pakistan". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  10. "3rd T20I (N), Karachi, Dec 16 2021, West Indies tour of Pakistan". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  11. "West Indies name squads to face Ireland and England in upcoming white-ball series". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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