| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven J Massiah | |||
| Born | 21 June 1979 Georgetown, Guyana |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Off spin | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | United States of America | |||
| ODI debut (cap 7) | 10 September 2004 v New Zealand | |||
| Last ODI | 13 September 2004 v Australia | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2000–present | United States | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | ODI | FC | LA | T20 |
| Matches | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
| Runs scored | 23 | 160 | 503 | 8 |
| Batting average | 11.50 | 40.00 | 38.69 | 8.00 |
| 100s/50s | –/– | 1/– | 1/3 | –/– |
| Top score | 23 | 104 | 108* | 5* |
| Balls bowled | – | 66 | 157 | – |
| Wickets | – | 1 | 8 | – |
| Bowling average | – | 35.00 | 20.37 | – |
| 5 wickets in innings | – | – | – | – |
| 10 wickets in match | – | – | – | – |
| Best bowling | – | 1/10 | 2/20 | – |
| Catches/stumpings | –/– | 1/– | 4/– | –/– |
| Source: CricketArchive, 14 April 2010 | ||||
Steve J Massiah (born 21 June 1979) is a Guyana born American cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,[2] he has played for the United States national cricket team since 2000[3] and is currently the captain of the side.[4] He played two One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the USA in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.[5]
Born in Georgetown in 1979,[2] Steve Massiah played for the Guyana Under-19s team twelve times between 1996 and 1998 before making his debut for the USA against a combined Minor Counties side on a tour of England in 2000.[6] He made his List A debut later in the year, playing in the Red Stripe Bowl against Jamaica, Canada, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago.[7]
He did not play for the national side again until 2004 when he played in the ICC 6 Nations Challenge in the United Arab Emirates.[7] He made his first-class debut the same year when he played ICC Intercontinental Cup matches against Canada and Bermuda.[8] In between the two matches he played in the Americas Championship in Bermuda.[6] He played his two ODIs the same year, playing in the ICC Champions Trophy against New Zealand and Australia.[5]
He next represented the USA in the 2005 ICC Trophy in Ireland. After warm-up matches against the Northern Cricket Union President's XI and Namibia[6] he played six matches in the tournament proper.[7] He scored 108 not out against Uganda,[9] his highest List A score.[7] He captained the USA for the first time the next year in the ICC Americas Championship tournament in Ontario.[6][10]
He most recently represented his adopted country in Division Five of the World Cricket League in Jersey in 2008[6] where he again captained the side.[4]
He was arrested in December 2011 in connection with an alleged $50 million mortgage fraud.[11]