Keon Harding

{{Short description|West Indian cricketer (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}

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| country = West Indies

| fullname = Keon Jovani Harding

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

| role =Bowler

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| odidebutdate = 25 January

| odidebutyear = 2021

| odidebutagainst = Bangladesh

| odicap = 205

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| club1 = Combined Campuses and Colleges

| year1 = 2017-present

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| club2 = Barbados

| year2 = 2017-present

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| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 17

| runs1 = 198

| bat avg1 = 10.42

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 27*

| deliveries1 = 2,155

| wickets1 = 54

| bowl avg1 = 25.11

| fivefor1 = 4

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/19

| catches/stumpings1 = 8/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 22

| runs2 = 99

| bat avg2 = 11.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 18*

| deliveries2 = 988

| wickets2 = 35

| bowl avg2 = 24.42

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/35

| catches/stumpings2 = 11/–

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| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–

| date = 9 October 2021

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/906755.html ESPNcricinfo

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Keon Harding (born 1 November 1996) is a Barbadian cricketer. He made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in January 2021.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/906755.html |title=Keon Harding |accessdate=25 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Career

He made his List A debut for Combined Campuses and Colleges in the 2016–17 Regional Super50 on 24 January 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1078122.html |title=West Indies Cricket Board Regional Super50, Group B: Combined Campuses and Colleges v Jamaica at Cave Hill, Jan 24, 2017 |accessdate=25 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his first-class debut for Barbados in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 23 March 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1071099.html |title=WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Barbados v Guyana at Bridgetown, Mar 23-27, 2017 |accessdate=24 March 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In October 2019, he was named in the West Indies Emerging Team for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/strong-west-indies-emerging-players-squad-named-and-led-cariah-super50-cup/ |title=Strong squad named for WI Emerging Players in Super50 Cup |work=Cricket West Indies |accessdate=31 October 2019}}

In June 2020, Harding was named as one of eleven reserve players in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29258892/darren-bravo,-shimron-hetmyer,-keemo-paul-turn-call-ups-england-tour |title=Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=3 June 2020}} The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/squad-named-sandals-west-indies-tour-england/ |title=Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England |work=Cricket West Indies |accessdate=3 June 2020}} He made his Twenty20 debut on 5 September 2020, for the Barbados Tridents in the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227892.html |title=28th Match, Tarouba, Sep 5 2020, Caribbean Premier League |accessdate=5 September 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In January 2021, Harding was added to the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Bangladesh.{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/keon-harding-replace-romario-shepherd-west-indies-tour-bangladesh/ |title=Keon Harding to replace Romario Shepherd on Tour of Bangladesh |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=8 January 2021}} He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against Bangladesh, on 25 January 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1244024.html |title=3rd ODI, Chattogram, Jan 25 2021, West Indies tour of Bangladesh |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 January 2021}}

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