Obed Christopher McCoy (born 4 January 1997) is a Saint Vincent and the Grenadines professional cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team internationally. He made his international debut for the West Indies in October 2018.[1]
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| Full name | Obed Christopher McCoy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 187) | 24 October 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 27 October 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 79) | 8 March 2019 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 13 August 2023 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–present | Windward Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | St Lucia Kings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Barbados Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Paarl Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic and T20 career
He made his List A debut for the West Indies Under-19s in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 on 25 January 2017.[2] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads.[3]
He made his Twenty20 debut for St Lucia Stars in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 4 August 2017.[4] He made his first-class debut for the Windward Islands in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition on 2 November 2017.[5]
In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.[6] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament for the Cricket West Indies B Team, with eleven dismissals in seven matches.[7] In July 2020, he was named in the St Lucia Zouks squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[8][9]
In April 2021, he was signed by Multan Sultans to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[10] In February 2022, he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[11] In June 2022, in his first match for Sussex, McCoy took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket, against Somerset in the 2022 T20 Blast in England.[12]
International career
In October 2018, he was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for series against India.[13] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against India on 24 October 2018.[14] In March 2019, he was added to the West Indies' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against England.[15] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against England on 8 March 2019.[16]
In September 2021, McCoy was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[17]
On 1 August 2022, McCoy recorded career best bowling figures of 6–17 against India.[18] These are the best bowling figures by a West Indies player in the T20I format. These are also the best bowling figures for any side against India in the T20I format.[19] Two matches later, on 6 August 2022, McCoy recorded the most expensive bowling figures for a West Indies player in the T20I format with figures of 2-66.[20]