23-year-old Barbados batter Kevin Wickham scored a third century on the trot in the West Indies Championship on Tuesday (April 21).
Kevin Wickham scores third consecutive century in West Indies Championship
In the second round of the 2026 season, Jamaica faced off against Barbados at Sabina Park in Kingston; the hosts came into this game having won the opening round of the three-match series thanks to a superb opening stand between Jonathan Campbell and Kirk McKenzie.
The pair put on over 200 runs again, this time batting first on day one (April 19). Jamaica scored a stiff 457 on a good batting track, their innings lasting four sessions. Kraigg Brathwaite's half-century then helped Barbados to 125-1 by the end of day two.
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On day three, at 182-2 in 42.1 overs, Kevin Wickham joined Brathwaite at the crease, replacing Jonathan Drakes. The two of them brought up a 50-run stand in 105 balls, and a 100-run partnership in 203 balls. Wickham brought up a half-century during the latter, as Brathwaite crossed three figures. The Barbados No.4 also got to a century later on day three, off 166 balls.
He was dismissed soon after, caught by Abhijai Mansingh off Peat Salmon for 105 off 181. This is Wickham's sixth first-class century – his first two came for West Indies Academy in 2023, in the Headley-Weekes Tri-Series and against an Ireland Emerging Players touring side. His first ton in the West Indies Championship came for Barbados in February 2024.
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Prior to the start of this season, Wickham had three centuries in 32 first-class innings, but has now scored three in a row. His twin tons (153 & 108*) in the previous round made him become the second-youngest after Brathwaite to do so in West Indies domestic cricket. The former is also his highest first-class score.
Wickham was West Indies' top run-scorer at the 2022 U19 World Cup, with 243 runs in four innings including a century against Zimbabwe.
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