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Romel Currency

Romel Currency

West Indian cricketer

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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Currency made his debut for the Windward 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

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

Romel Currency at ESPNcricinfo


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