Donovan Livingston Blake (born 4 December 1961 in

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) is a Jamaican-born

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er. Blake was born in Jamaica and emigrated to the United States in the late 1970s. Blake first represented the United States in the 2001

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and he went on to represent the States in a first-class game in the 2004

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and then in their second ever

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, when they lost to

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at the

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, England in 2004. This was his only ODI he played for

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he scored 0 runs and bowled one over conceding 7 runs and no wicket.

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