Carlton Seymour Baugh (born 23 June 1982) is a

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er. He attended

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He is an aggressive right-hand batsman,

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and occasional bowler of

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s and googlies. His Test debut came during a five-day match against Australia between 19 and 23 April 2003. His father, Carlton Baugh Snr., also played cricket between 1980 and 1983. Having scored a century against Barbados, he attracted the attention of the selectors and has been chosen to represent the West Indies in five matches thus far. He was recalled for the West Indies tour of Canada and Abu Dhabi, but was poor both behind and in front of the stumps. He was retained for the West Indies tour of New Zealand in 2008/09, but only appeared in one

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match, where he scored 2 runs from 2 balls . Things turned around for him when he was offered a retainer contract by the

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for the 2010/11 season. He was forced to fly home due to a Hamstring injury, and was not available for

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. He lost his place in the Test side when West Indies toured England in 2012.Ramdin and Samuels back for West Indies
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1982 births Living people Cricketers from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican cricketers Jamaica cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Test cricketers West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers Cricketers at the 2011 Cricket World Cup Jamaica Tallawahs cricketers West Indies B cricketers Wicket-keepers Wolmer's Schools alumni {{Jamaica-cricket-bio-stub