Elmore Howard Hutchinson (born 11 August 1982) is an American cricketer of Jamaican origin. He made his debut for the American national side in March 2012.

Elmore Hutchinson
Personal information
Full name
Elmore Howard Hutchinson
Born (1982-08-11) 11 August 1982 (age 42)
Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 25)13 September 2019 v PNG
Last ODI20 September 2021 v Oman
T20I debut (cap 2)15 March 2019 v UAE
Last T20I13 November 2021 v Bahamas
Career statistics
Competition T20I LA T20 T20I
Matches 4 31 17 4
Runs scored 16 404 114 16
Batting average 16.00 16.16 11.40 16.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 16 49* 29 16
Balls bowled 312 1,122 252 48
Wickets 4 30 12 2
Bowling average 15.50 25.40 25.50 15.50
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/7 5/42 3/22 2/7
Catches/stumpings 0/– 11/– 3/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 November 2024

Biography

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Born in Westmoreland Parish, Jamaica, after emigrating to the U.S. Hutchinson began playing club cricket in California.[1] A left-arm fast-medium bowler, he played for a South West regional side at the 2011, and the following year was selected to debut for the U.S. national side at the 2012 World Twenty20 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates.[2] There, he took six wickets, behind only Muhammad Ghous and Abhimanyu Rajp for the U.S.,[3] and retained his place in the side for the 2012 WCL Division Four tournament later in the year.[4] Hutchinson also played matches with full Twenty20 status at the 2013 World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE.[2] Both his best batting and best bowling performances at Twenty20 level came in the 2011 edition of the tournament, when he took figures of 3/22 in Ireland's innings and topscored in the U.S.'s innings of 96 all out, scoring 29 from ninth in the batting order.[5] Only three players – Steven Taylor (16), Orlando Baker, and Muhammad Ghous (both 15) – have played more than Hutchinson's thirteen Twenty20 matches for the United States, and only Ghous (12 to Hutchinson's 10) has taken more wickets.[6]

In January 2018, he was named in the United States squad for the 2017–18 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies.[7] He made his List A debut for the United States in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 on 31 January 2018.[8]

In August 2018, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Americas Qualifier tournament in Morrisville, North Carolina.[9] In October 2018, he was named in the United States' squads for the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament in the West Indies and for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[10][11]

In February 2019, he was named in the United States' Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the United Arab Emirates.[12][13] The matches were the first T20I fixtures to be played by the United States cricket team.[14] He made his T20I debut for the United States against the United Arab Emirates on 15 March 2019.[15] In April 2019, he was named in the United States cricket team's squad for the 2019 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament in Namibia.[16]

In June 2019, he was named in a 30-man training squad for the United States cricket team, ahead of the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Bermuda.[17] The following month, he was one of twelve players to sign a three-month central contract with USA Cricket.[18] In September 2019, he was named in United States's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2019 United States Tri-Nation Series.[19] He made his ODI debut for the United States, against Papua New Guinea, on 13 September 2019.[20]

In November 2019, he was named in the United States' squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[21] In June 2021, he was selected to take part in the Minor League Cricket tournament in the United States following the players' draft.[22]

In October 2021, he was named in the American squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament in Antigua.[23]

References

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  1. ^ (28 April 2014). "2013 New Inning Foundation USA Cricket Awards: Bowler of the Year - Elmore Hutchinson" Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine – DreamCricket. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b Twenty20 matches played by Elmore Hutchinson – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ Bowling for United States of America, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ Miscellaneous matches played by Elmore Hutchinson – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. ^ Ireland v United States of America, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2011/12 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. ^ Records / United States of America / Twenty20 matches / Most matches – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Two former India U-19s, ex-WI batsman Marshall named in USA squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Group B (D/N), Regional Super50 at Coolidge, Jan 31 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Team USA Squad Selected for ICC World T20 Americas' Qualifier". USA Cricket. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Khaleel sacked, Netravalkar named captain for USA's Super50 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Hayden Walsh Jr, Aaron Jones in USA squad for WCL Division Three". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Xavier Marshall recalled for USA's T20I tour of UAE". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  13. ^ "Team USA squad announced for historic Dubai tour". USA Cricket. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  14. ^ "USA name squad for first-ever T20I". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
  15. ^ "1st T20I, United States of America tour of United Arab Emirates at Dubai, Mar 15 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  16. ^ "All to play for in last ever World Cricket League tournament". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Former SA pacer Rusty Theron named in USA squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  18. ^ "Five USA players get 12-month contracts; three pull out of Global T20 Canada". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Team USA Squad Announced for first ODI Series". USA Cricket. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  20. ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 at Lauderhill, Sep 13 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  21. ^ "Team USA Men's Squad Announced for return to Cricket West Indies Super50 tournament". USA Cricket. November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  22. ^ "All 27 Teams Complete Initial Roster Selection Following Minor League Cricket Draft". USA Cricket. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Team USA Men's Squad Named for T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier in Antigua". USA Cricket. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
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