Obed McCoy

Obed McCoy
Personal information
Full name	Obed Christopher McCoy
Born	4 January 1997 (age 27)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	West Indies (2018–present);
ODI debut (cap 187)	24 October 2018 v India
Last ODI	27 October 2018 v India
T20I debut (cap 79)	8 March 2019 v England
Last T20I	17 June 2024 v Afghanistan
Domestic team information
2017–present	Windward Islands
2017–2022	St Lucia Kings
2022–2023	Rajasthan Royals
2022	Sussex
2022–	Barbados Royals
2023	Fortune Barishal
2024	Paarl Royals
Career statistics
	Source: ESPNcricinfo, 18 June 2024

Obed Christopher McCoy (born 4 January 1997) is a Vincentian professional cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team internationally. He made his international debut for the West Indies in October 2018.^[1]

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He made his List A debut for the West Indies Under-19s in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 on 25 January 2017.^[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads.^[3]

He made his Twenty20 debut for St Lucia Stars in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 4 August 2017.^[4] He made his first-class debut for the Windward Islands in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition on 2 November 2017.^[5]

In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.^[6] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament for the Cricket West Indies B Team, with eleven dismissals in seven matches.^[7] In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.^[8]^[9]

In April 2021, he was signed by Multan Sultans to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.^[10] In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.^[11] In June 2022, in his first match for Sussex, McCoy took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket, against Somerset in the 2022 T20 Blast in England.^[12]

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In October 2018, he was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for series against India.^[13] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against India on 24 October 2018.^[14] In March 2019, he was added to the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against England.^[15] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against England on 8 March 2019.^[16]

In September 2021, McCoy was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.^[17]

On 1 August 2022, McCoy recorded career best bowling figures of 6–17 against India.^[18] These are the best bowling figures by a West Indies player in the T20I format. These are also the best bowling figures for any side against India in the T20I format.^[19] Two matches later, on 6 August 2022, McCoy recorded the most expensive bowling figures for a West Indies player in the T20I format with figures of 2-66.^[20]

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Indian Premier League runner up 2022
Bangladesh Premier League Champion 2024

[1]
"Obed McCoy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
[2]
"West Indies Cricket Board Regional Super50, Group A: Windward Islands v West Indies Under-19s at North Sound, Jan 25, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
[3]
"Hetmyer to lead West Indies at Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
[4]
"1st Match (D/N), Caribbean Premier League at Gros Islet, Aug 4, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
[5]
"5th Match, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Gros Islet, Nov 2-5 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
[6]
"Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada". Cricket West Indies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
[7]
"Global T20 Canada 2018, Cricket West Indies B Team: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
[8]
"Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
[9]
"Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
[10]
"Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
[11]
"IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
[12]
"Obed McCoy's dream debut". The Cricketer. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
[13]
"Pollard, Darren Bravo return to Windies T20I squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
[14]
"2nd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Oct 24 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
[15]
"Obed McCoy to replace Andre Russell in Windies T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
[16]
"2nd T20I (D/N), England tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Mar 8 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
[17]
"T20 World Cup: Ravi Rampaul back in West Indies squad; Sunil Narine left out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
[18]
"India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I Highlights: Obed McCoy takes six as West Indies beat India by five wickets, level series". The Times of India. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
[19]
"McCoy 6 for 17, King 68 help West Indies level series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
[20]
"Avesh and Arshdeep dominate WI batters as India take unassailable 3-1 lead". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

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Obed McCoy at ESPNcricinfo

[Bio-1] [1]
"Obed McCoy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[LA-2] [2]
"West Indies Cricket Board Regional Super50, Group A: Windward Islands v West Indies Under-19s at North Sound, Jan 25, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 January 2017.

[West_Indies-3] [3]
"Hetmyer to lead West Indies at Under-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.

[T20-4] [4]
"1st Match (D/N), Caribbean Premier League at Gros Islet, Aug 4, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2017.

[FC-5] [5]
"5th Match, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Gros Islet, Nov 2-5 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[Gt20-6] [6]
"Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada". Cricket West Indies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.

[7] [7]
"Global T20 Canada 2018, Cricket West Indies B Team: Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[8] [8]
"Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[9] [9]
"Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

[10] [10]
"Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.

[11] [11]
"IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.

[12] [12]
"Obed McCoy's dream debut". The Cricketer. Retrieved 2 June 2022.

[WILO-13] [13]
"Pollard, Darren Bravo return to Windies T20I squad". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[14] [14]
"2nd ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Visakhapatnam, Oct 24 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

[15] [15]
"Obed McCoy to replace Andre Russell in Windies T20 squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2019.

[16] [16]
"2nd T20I (D/N), England tour of West Indies at Basseterre, Mar 8 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

[17] [17]
"T20 World Cup: Ravi Rampaul back in West Indies squad; Sunil Narine left out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[18] [18]
"India vs West Indies, 2nd T20I Highlights: Obed McCoy takes six as West Indies beat India by five wickets, level series". The Times of India. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

[19] [19]
"McCoy 6 for 17, King 68 help West Indies level series". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2022.

[20] [20]
"Avesh and Arshdeep dominate WI batters as India take unassailable 3-1 lead". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

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