Lennox Joseph Cush (born 12 December 1974) is a Guyanese cricketer who played for
Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...
and represented the
United States
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.
Career
Cush is an
all-rounder
An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a handful of batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are cons ...
who played in 38
first class matches for
Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...
, scoring 1,249 runs at an average of 20.81 and taking 26 wickets. He is a right-handed middle order
batsman
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and a right arm off-break
bowler.
He made his debut for the United States during 2006
ICC Americas Championship
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. His all-round performance against
Argentina
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won him the Player of the Match award; he scored 73 runs and took 2 wickets for 30 runs.
During the
2010 Caribbean Twenty20
The 2010 Caribbean Twenty20 season was the debut season of the Caribbean Twenty20, established by the West Indies Cricket Board in 2010. The season was held in Barbados and Trinidad between 22 and 31 July 2010. It featured all seven West Indies ...
season, Cush was the leading wicket taker, taking 11 wickets at an average of 12.45.
References
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1974 births
Living people
Cricketers from Georgetown, Guyana
Guyanese cricketers
American cricketers
Guyana cricketers
Guyanese emigrants to the United States