West Indies wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich announced his retirement from international cricket.

Posted 7 months ago

Wicketkeeper/batsman Shane Dowrich has abruptly retired from international cricket just 10 days after being recalled to the West Indies squad for the ODI series against England, following a three-year exile.

Dowrich was unexpectedly recalled to the West Indies squad this month, three years after his last Test and four years after his last ODI.

Dowrich featured in the recently concluded Super50 Cup in Trinidad and Tobago, where he captained Combined Campuses and Colleges while scoring 234 runs at an average of 78.

"We want to thank Shane for contribution when he played for West Indies," said CWI's director of cricket, Miles Bascombe.

"He is a disciplined, hard-working cricketer who always gave his utmost in front and behind the stumps.

"He had a memorable series in 2019 when he made an outstanding Test century on home soil in Barbados to help us beat England and win the Wisden Trophy.

"We respect his decision to retire and appreciate it is not an easy one to make. We wish him all the best as he steps away from the international stage."

Dowrich, who played 35 Tests and a single One-Day International, saw a promising career plunged into turmoil when he also abruptly left the tour of New Zealand three years ago for "personal reasons".

His recall to international cricket this month came four-and-a-half years after he played his only ODI but in defending the move, chief selector, the Most Honourable Desmond Haynes, said Dowrich still had much to offer West Indies cricket.

Dowrich scored 1570 runs at an average of 29, hitting three centuries with a top score of 125 not out against Sri Lanka in Trinidad in 2018. He snared 85 catches and five stumpings.