Alick Athanaze

{{short description|Dominican cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Alick Athanaze

| image =

| country = West Indies

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Dominica

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off break

| role = Middle-order batter

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2023{{endash}}present

| testdebutdate = 12 July

| testdebutyear = 2023

| testdebutagainst = India

| testcap = 333

| lasttestdate = 25 January

| lasttestyear = 2025

| lasttestagainst = Pakistan

| odidebutdate = 9 June

| odidebutyear = 2023

| odidebutagainst = United Arab Emirates

| odicap = 219

| lastodidate = 12 December

| lastodiyear = 2024

| lastodiagainst = Bangladesh

| T20Idebutdate = 26 May

| T20Idebutyear = 2024

| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa

| T20Icap = 96

| lastT20Idate = 27 August

| lastT20Iyear = 2024

| lastT20Iagainst = South Africa

| club1 = Windward Islands

| year1 = 2018–present

| club2 = Barbados Royals

| year2 = 2023–2024

| club3 = Windward Islands Infernos

| year3 = 2025

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 13

| runs1= 627

| bat avg1= 25.08

| 100s/50s1= 0/4

| top score1= 92

| deliveries1 = 156

| wickets1 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 79.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/53

| catches/stumpings1= 13/–

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 13

| runs2= 306

| bat avg2= 23.53

| 100s/50s2= 0/2

| top score2= 66

| deliveries2 = 24

| wickets2 = 0

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2= 6/–

| column3 = T20I

| matches3 = 4

| runs3= 75

| bat avg3= 25.00

| 100s/50s3= 0/0

| top score3= 40

| deliveries3 = –

| wickets3 = –

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3= 2/–

| column4 = FC

| matches4 = 53

| runs4= 2,987

| bat avg4= 32.46

| 100s/50s4= 2/20

| top score4= 141

| deliveries4 = 739

| wickets4 = 8

| bowl avg4 = 44.00

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 3/37

| catches/stumpings4= 57/–

| date = 20 April 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1078692.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Alick Athanaze (born 7 December 1998) is a Dominican cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1078692.html |title=Alick Athanaze |access-date=26 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his List A debut for the West Indies Under-19s in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 on 25 January 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1078124.html |title=West Indies Cricket Board Regional Super50, Group A: Windward Islands v West Indies Under-19s at North Sound, Jan 25, 2017 |access-date=26 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In November 2017, he was named in the West Indies squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21543551/emmanuel-stewart-lead-wi-u-19s-world-cup |title=Emmanuel Stewart to lead WI U-19s in World Cup |access-date=24 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} Following the West Indies' matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Athanaze as the rising star of the squad.{{cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/605055 |title=U19CWC Report Card: West Indies |access-date=2 February 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}} He became the second batsman for the West Indies to score two centuries in one tournament, and finished as the competition's leading run-scorer, with 418 runs.{{cite web |url=http://dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/human-interest/alick-athanaze-gets-triumphant-welcome-home/ |title=Alick Athanaze gets triumphant welcome home |access-date=3 February 2018 |work=Dominica News Online}}{{cite web |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=11980;type=tournament |title=ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2017/18: Most Runs |access-date=3 February 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.{{cite web |url=http://cricketwestindies.org/index.php/2018/06/11/windies-b-squad-for-global-t20-league-in-canada/ |title=Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=13 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613134146/http://cricketwestindies.org/index.php/2018/06/11/windies-b-squad-for-global-t20-league-in-canada/ |archive-date=13 June 2018 |url-status=dead }}

He made his first-class debut for the Windward Islands in the 2018–19 Regional Four Day Competition on 6 December 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1167367.html |title=1st Match (D/N), WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament at Gros Islet, Dec 6–9 2018 |access-date=7 December 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In October 2019, he was named in the Windward Islands' squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2019/10/21/sports/windwards-name-squad-for-super50s/ |title=Windwards name squad for Super50s |work=Stabroke News |access-date=1 November 2019}} He was the leading run scorer in the 2022–23 West Indies Championship, scoring 647 runs in 10 innings.{{Cite web |last=Levy |first=Leighton |title=Athanaze, Cornwall top performers with bat and ball, respectively, in West Indies Championships |url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/cricket/cricket-windies/item/116955-athanaze-cornwall-top-performers-with-bat-and-ball-respectively-in-west-indies-championships |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=Sportsmax |language=en-gb}}