West Indies wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect. Dowrich, who was picked in the ODI squad to face England, has now withdrawn and a replacement has not been named.
Dowrich made his debut in a Test against Australia in 2015 and went on to play 35 Tests in total. His only ODI came in 2019 against Bangladesh and he was in line to add to that in the ODI series against England next month. His last appearance for West Indies came in December 2020 against New Zealand.
“We want to thank Shane for contribution when he played for West Indies,” Miles Bascombe, CWI’s Director of Cricket said. “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.”
