About Player
Shamar Joseph (born 31 August 1999) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for Guyana in first-class cricket and for the West Indies in international cricket.
He is a right-arm fast bowler. He made his international debut for the West Indies in January 2024 against Australia at the Adelaide Oval.Prior to his professional cricket career, he worked as a security guard.
Joseph is from Baracara, a small community in East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana, about 225 km up the Canje River and two days by boat from the port city of New Amsterdam. He grew up with little to no access to internet facilities or telephone connections.
He took his first career five-wicket haul in first-class cricket against Windward Islands during the 2022–23 West Indies Championship and ended with figures of 5/41 in a spell bowling 12 overs.