Derwin O'Neil Christian (born 9 May 1983) is a Guyanese cricketer who played two

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s for the

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in 2011, as a

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. In West Indian domestic cricket, he played for the Guyanese national side. Christian was born in Klien Pouderoyen, in Guyana's

Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3) is a Regions of Guyana, region of Guyana. It is situated around the Essequibo River, the largest river in Guyana that lies between the Orinoco and Amazon River, Amazon rivers of South America. It is bor ...

region. He made his senior debut for Guyana during the 2004–05 Regional One-Day Competition, and his first-class debut the following season, in the 2005–06 Carib Beer Cup.First-class matches played by Derwin Christian
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2015. Against

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during the 2008–09 season, Christian scored a maiden first-class century, 113 runs from 125 balls. His innings was made from eighth in the batting order, and he and Travis Dowlin put on 163 runs for the seventh wicket, a record for Guyana–Jamaica matches. In a match against the Combined Campuses and Colleges in the

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, Christian came to the crease at 119/7, with his team requiring another 56 runs from 26 balls. He proceeded to score 40 runs from 13 balls, including two fours and four sixes, helping his team win the game with only two balls to spare. Later in 2011, Christian was called up to the West Indian squad for a two-match T20I series in England. The only wicket-keeper in the squad, he featured in both games, but was only involved in one dismissal, a

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. He batted only in the first match, making a two-ball

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. Christian continued playing for Guyana for several seasons after his international stint, but was dropped from the team midway through the 2012–13 season, in favour of Anthony Bramble. He was not named at all in Guyana's squad for the 2013–14 season, but continued to play

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.Clifton Ross (25 June 2014)
"Not quitting!"
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Stabroek News The ''Stabroek News'' is a privately owned newspaper published in Guyana. It takes its name from ''Stabroek'' , the former name of Georgetown, Guyana. It was first published in November 1986, first as a weekly but it later changed to a daily pri ...

''. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Christian, Derwin 1983 births Living people Guyana cricketers Guyanese cricketers People from Essequibo Islands-West Demerara West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers Wicket-keepers