Kamau Sadiki Leverock (born 19 October 1994) is a Bermudian cricketer and the captain of the
Bermuda cricket team
The Bermuda men's national cricket team represents the British overseas territory of Bermuda in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB), which became an associate member of the International Cricket Coun ...
. A nephew of two former ODI players,
Dwayne Leverock (Bermuda) and
Alvin Greenidge (
West Indies
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), Leverock is a left-handed
batsman
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who bowls right-arm
fast-medium. He was educated at the
Bermuda Institute.
Career
Having played for Bermuda at various age levels,
Leverock made his debut against
Argentina
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in the
2011 ICC World Cricket League Americas Region Twenty20 Division One. He made five further appearances during the tournament.
Later in 2011, he played Second XI cricket in
England
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for
Surrey
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. In 2012, he was selected as part of Bermuda's fourteen-man squad for the
2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier
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in the
United Arab Emirates
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. He made his
Twenty20
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debut during the tournament against
Denmark
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, with him making eight further appearances during the tournament, the last of which came against
Uganda
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. In his nine matches, he scored 75 runs at an
average
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of 15.00, with a high score of 21
not out
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. With the ball, he took 4 wickets at an expensive
bowling average
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of 63.25, with best figures of 2/28. Bermuda finished the tournament in thirteenth place and therefore missed out on qualification for the
2012 World Twenty in
Sri Lanka
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.
While studying at
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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The university offers degree courses in a variety of d ...
in
Wales
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, Leverock was selected for
Cardiff MCC University
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's squad. He made his
first-class debut for the team in April 2015, playing against
Gloucestershire
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in
Bristol
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. The previous year, before playing for Bermuda in the
2014 WCL Division Three tournament in Malaysia, Leverock had played English club cricket for
Horsham
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, a Sussex team.
He made his
List A
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debut for
ICC Americas
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in the
2016–17 Regional Super50 on 26 January 2017.
In April 2018, he was named in Bermuda's squad for the
2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Four
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tournament in Malaysia.
He was named as the player to watch in the squad ahead of the tournament.
On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the
inaugural edition of the
Global T20 Canada
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tournament.
In August 2019, he was named in Bermuda's squad for the
Regional Finals of the
2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament. He made his
Twenty20 International
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(T20I) debut against the
United States
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on 18 August 2019. In September 2019, he was named in Bermuda's squad for the
2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier
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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He was the leading wicket-taker for Bermuda in the tournament, with eight dismissals in six matches. In November 2019, he was named in Bermuda's squad for the
Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.
In October 2021, he was named as the captain of Bermuda's squad for the
2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier
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tournament in Antigua. In May 2022, he was named as the captain of Bermuda's side for the
2022 Uganda Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament.
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Bermudian cricketers
Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in England
Cardiff MCCU cricketers
ICC Americas cricketers
Bermuda Twenty20 International cricketers
Bermudian expatriate sportspeople in Wales