Romel Currency

Romel Kwesi Currency (born 7 May 1982) is a former West Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket and List A cricket for the Windward Islands.[1] He was born at Mesopotamia on Saint Vincent.[2]

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Personal information
Full name	Romel Kwesi Currency
Born	(1982-05-01) 1 May 1982 Mesopotamia, Saint Vincent
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Relations	Sunil Ambris (half-brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–2014/15	Windward Islands
2001/02	Southern Windward islands
2002/03–2007/08	St Vincent and the Grenadines
2007/08–2011/12	Combined Campuses and Colleges
FC debut	1 September 2000 Windward Islands v South Africa A
Last FC	20 March 2015 Windward Islands v Guyana
LA debut	12 October 2000 Windward Islands v Guyana
Last LA	7 February 2014 Windward Islands v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 71 36 14 Runs scored 2,886 987 282 Batting average 23.27 31.83 20.14 100s/50s 1/15 1/6 0/0 Top score 121* 102* 48 Balls bowled 233 163 84 Wickets 3 7 7 Bowling average 35.33 19.57 14.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/22 3/20 4/8 Catches/stumpings 53/– 11/– 5/–
Source: CricInfo, 20 August 2018

Currency made his debut for the Windard Islands in 2000, playing for the side until the 2014/15 season. In total he played in 71 first-class matches in his career, including 26 for Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) whilst he was a student.[1][3] He captained the CCC side in the Caribbean T20 tournament between 2010/11 and 2011/12.[4][5] As of August 2018 Currency and Devon Smith held the record for the highest first-wicket partnership made in first-class cricket by the Windward Islands, scoring 309 runs against Kenya at Kingstown in February 2004, Currency scoring his only first-class century during the partnership.[3][6]

Sunil Ambris, who has played international cricket for the West Indies, is Currency's younger half-brother. Ambris has said that Currency has been a major influence on his career.[3]

References

1. Romel Currency, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-08-20. (subscription required).
2. Romel Currency, Wisden. Retrieved 0218-08-20.
3. Prescott EG (2014) Ambris Appreciates Value Of Currency, The Vincentian, 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
4. Currency to lead CCC in Caribbean T20, CricInfo, 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
5. All-round Currency downs Sussex, CricInfo, 2012-01-14. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
6. Highest partnership for each wicket for Windward Islands, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-08-20. (subscription required).

External links

Romel Currency at ESPNcricinfo