Roston Lamar Chase (born 22 March 1992) is a Barbadian cricketer who plays for the

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and

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. An

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, he is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm

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bowler. In July 2017, he was named Cricketer of the Year and Test Cricketer of the Year by the West Indies Players' Association.

Domestic career

From the parish of Christ Church, Chase made his senior debut for Barbados during the 2010–11 Regional Four Day Competition, aged 18. After two matches in his debut season, he did not appear again until the 2012–13 competition, although he has since become a regular in the team. During the 2014–15 season, Chase scored a maiden first-class century, 120 not out from 241 balls against the

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. He finished the season with 534 runs from eight matches, which placed him fourth for Barbados and eighth in the overall competition. Chase continued his good form during the 2015–16 season, being named man of the match against the

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after making 136 not out in his team's first innings. In June 2018, Chase was named the Best Regional Limited-Overs Cricketer of the Year at the annual

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' Awards. Ahead of the 2018 Caribbean Premier League, he was named as one of five players to watch in the tournament. In October 2018,

(CWI) awarded Chase a red-ball contract for the 2018–19 season.

International career

In July 2016, Chase was named in the West Indies squad for their Test series against India. He made his

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debut for the West Indies on 21 July 2016. In his second Test match, Chase picked up his maiden five-wicket haul and scored a century to stave off a strong Indian bowling attack. In June 2017, Chase was named in the West Indies

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(ODI) squad for their series against Afghanistan. He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against Afghanistan on 9 June 2017. On 26 January 2019, Chase achieved bowling figures of 8/60 in the fourth innings of the first Test against England in Barbados adding a 54 with the bat in the first innings. In May 2019,

(CWI) named Chase as one of ten reserve players in the West Indies' squad for the

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. In June 2020, Chase was named in the West Indies' Test 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 September 2021, Chase was named in the West Indies'

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(T20I) squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. He made his T20I debut on 29 October 2021, for the West Indies against

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. In May 2024, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament. In May 2025, Chase was named as West Indies Test captain following the resignation of

Kraigg Brathwaite Kraigg Clairmonte Brathwaite (born 1 December 1992) is a Barbados, Barbadian cricketer and former Captain (cricket), captain of the West Indian cricket team, West Indies in Test cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and occasionally bowls off bre ...

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