Liam Andrew Shannon Sebastien (born 9 September 1985), is a
cricket
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er who plays
first-class and
List A cricket
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for the
Windward Islands
french: Îles du Vent
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He is the son of former
Windward Islands
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and
Combined Islands cricketer
Lockhart Sebastien
Lockhart Christopher Sebastien (born 31 October 1955) is a former cricketer from Dominica who played first-class cricket for the Combined Islands and the Windward Islands from 1972 to 1989. He is the father of current Windward Islands cricketer L ...
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He was born in
Roseau
Roseau ( Dominican Creole: ''Wozo'') is the capital and largest city of Dominica, with a population of 14,725 as of 2011. It is a small and compact urban settlement, in the Saint George parish and surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, the Roseau ...
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Dominica and is an alumnus of the
Dominica Grammar School
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and the
University of the West Indies
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. Liam Sebastien's five-wicket haul carried Dominica to a record-breaking 66-run victory over British Virgin Islands (BVI) in the third match of the
Stanford 20/20
The Stanford 20/20 was a short-lived cricket tournament in the Caribbean island of Antigua. It was held first in July and August 2006 in the West Indies at the Stanford Cricket Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, and then again in the s ...
at the Stanford Cricket Ground in Coolidge, Antigua.
Sebastien, the Dominica captain and offspinner, became the fourth bowler to take five wickets in this tournament, as BVI, chasing 140 for victory, were dismissed for a record low 73 in 17.2 overs. The previous tournament low was 74 made by Bermuda against Jamaica. Sebastien is Dominica's most experienced player having played 16 first-class matches for Windward Islands. In another hard-fought match in Bridgetown, Liam Sebastien smashed his second first-class century to put Windward Islands on the verge on securing the first-innings lead against Barbados. Sebastien cracked 143.
References
1984 births
Living people
Windward Islands cricketers
Saint Lucia Kings cricketers
Dominica cricketers
University of the West Indies alumni
People from Roseau
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