Lockhart Christopher Sebastien (born 31 October 1955) is a former cricketer from

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who played

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for the Combined Islands and the

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from 1972 to 1989. He is the father of current Windward Islands cricketer Liam Sebastien. Sebastien was an opening

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and occasional medium-paced bowler. His highest first-class score was 219 for Windward Islands against

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in 1978-79, when he and Irvine Shillingford added 202 for the second wicket. He was also an effective one-day player as an

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, winning several

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awards, including one in 1981-82 when he dominated Windward Islands' victory over

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, taking 4 for 31 and scoring 72

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. After his playing career ended, Sebastien worked as a sports officer for many years in the Dominica Ministry of Sports. He managed the Windward Islands senior team for 12 years, served as a director on the Windward Islands cricket board for 10 years, and managed the West Indies A team tours to India in 2013 and

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in 2014. He was appointed a West Indies selector in 2016.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sebastien, Lockhart 1955 births Living people People from Saint Peter Parish, Dominica Combined Islands cricketers Windward Islands cricketers Dominica cricketers