Ryan A Tappin (born 1 January 1986) is a Bahamian

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er. Tappin is a right-handed

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who bowls right-arm

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and currently represents the

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. Tappin made his

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debut for the Bahamas against

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in the 1st round of the 2008 Stanford 20/20. Tappin scored 25 runs, ending

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. With the ball he took 1/22, claiming the wicket of

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. Tappin represented the Bahamas in the

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as well as the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 2. Tappin represented the Bahamas in the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 1. In July 2019, he was named in the Bahamian squad for their tour of Bermuda.

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