Jomel Andrel Warrican (born 20 May 1992) is a West Indian

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er. He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler and a right-handed tail-end

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. In September 2015 he was named in the

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squad for the West Indies tour to Sri Lanka. He made his Test debut against Sri Lanka on 22 October 2015, taking 4 wickets for 67 runs on the first day.

Early career

Born in Saint Vincent, Warrican moved to Barbados and attended

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and joined the

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. He was awarded the Lord Gavron Award for promising young cricketers in Barbados alongside

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in 2009 before representing the

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at the

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. He was the second Gavron Award winner to spend a season playing for

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in the

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in 2011, taking 51 wickets and scoring 373 runs. Warrican continued to impress on his return to the Caribbean and made his first-class debut for

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in March 2012 although a regular place wasn't claimed until his success in the 2014 season when he both led the BCA Elite Cricket league wicket-takers and broke the record for a slow bowler as he helped Empire to win the 3-day game championship. This form was carried in the

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where he took 49 wickets including two 8 wicket hauls.

International Career

In June 2020, Warrican was named as one of eleven reserve players in the West Indies'

squad, for their series against England. The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the

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. In December 2024, he was named in the West Indies squad for the two-match test series against Pakistan. He was named player of the match in the second test for taking 9 wickets across two innings. He was also declared player of the series for his 19 wickets in two matches.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warrican, Jomel 1992 births Living people Barbados cricketers West Indies Test cricketers Place of birth missing (living people) St Kitts and Nevis Patriots cricketers Saint Vincent and the Grenadines cricketers Immigrants to Barbados Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emigrants