Where is Shamar Joseph from? Which country is Shamar Joseph from? – Shamar Joseph is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for Guyana in first-class cricket and for the West Indies in international cricket.
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Born on August 31, 1999, Joseph is a right-arm fast-medium bowler 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 grew up idolising Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh, opening bowlers of the West Indies cricket team, watching their highlights and imitating them in his tape ball games around the village.
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He started bowling with fruits such as lemons, limes, guavas and peaches along with a tape ball and it was dubbed as jungle-land cricket in Baracara.[He also practiced using balls made of melted plastic bottles.
He experienced his first taste of cricket playing for Tucber Park Cricket Club in a few first-division and second-division matches.
It was through Romario Shepherd that Joseph got his first break in cricket.
Joseph made his T20 debut in a league stage match against Barbados Royals on 17 September 2023.
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