Jahmar Neville Hamilton (born 22 September 1990) is an

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er. He plays as

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and is part of the

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. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in August 2019.

Domestic career

He made his

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debut for the Anguilla cricket team against Grenada at the 2007/08 Stanford 20/20 Tournament in

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., and his first class debut for the Leeward Islands in February 2008 against

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. In 2013, Hamilton was included in the Antigua Hawksbills squad for the inaugural season of the Twenty20

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. He was the top run-scorer for the Leeward Islands in the 2016-17 Regional Four Day Competition, and the only player in the team to score multiple centuries in the tournament.

International career

In May 2018, he was named in the West Indies'

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squad for their series against Sri Lanka, but he did not play. In August 2018, he was included in the West Indies' Test squad for the series against India, and again he did not play. In November 2018, he was once again named in the West Indies' Test side, this time for the series against Bangladesh. In August 2019, Hamilton was added to the West Indies' Test squad for the second Test against India, replacing

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, who had an ankle injury. He made his Test debut for the West Indies, against

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, on 30 August 2019. In December 2020, Hamilton was named in the West Indies'

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(ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh. He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against

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, on 25 January 2021.

Football career

Hamilton also played

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, representing his country during 2007 CONCACAF U17 Tournament qualification.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hamilton, Jahmar 1990 births Living people West Indies Test cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers Leeward Islands cricketers Anguillan cricketers Antigua Hawksbills cricketers Anguillan men's footballers Anguilla men's youth international footballers Wicket-keepers Men's association football players not categorized by position