Gavin Courtney Tonge (born 13 January 1983) is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and has represented the

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and

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cricket, as well as playing

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for

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and Leeward Islands.

Career

Tonge began his first-class career in the 2002/03 season, having played in under-19 matches since 2000. He played his first game for Leeward Islands on 28 February 2003. He returned single-figure wicket tallies for his first five seasons, without a five-wicket-haul, however in the 2008–09 season he took 44 wickets at 25.09, including four five-wicket-hauls. His efforts led to a place in the West Indies ODI team. Tonge was also selected to represent the West Indies at the

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and featured in their opening defeat at the hands of

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on 23 September 2009, earning his best ever bowling figures in limited overs cricket of 4/25. He made his Test debut against Australia in December 2009 in Perth when he replaced the injured

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