Yannick Ottley

{{short description|West Indian cricketer}}

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| name = Yannick Ottley

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| fullname = Khesan Yannick Gabriel Ottley

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|9|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Preysal, Trinidad

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| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Left-arm orthodox

| family = Kjorn Ottley (brother)

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| club1 = Combined Campuses

| year1 = 2012

| club2 = Trinidad and Tobago

| year2 = 2012–present

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 37

| runs1 = 1,307

| bat avg1 = 21.78

| 100s/50s1 = 1/5

| top score1 = 113

| deliveries1 = 951

| wickets1 = 13

| bowl avg1 = 37.46

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 3/17

| catches/stumpings1 = 30/0

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 40

| runs2 = 469

| bat avg2 = 23.45

| 100s/50s2 = 0/2

| top score2 = 71

| deliveries2 = 1,639

| wickets2 = 59

| bowl avg2 = 16.74

| fivefor2 = 1

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 5/36

| catches/stumpings2 = 17/0

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 15

| runs3 = 141

| bat avg3 = 35.25

| 100s/50s3 = 0/1

| top score3 = 52*

| deliveries3 = 198

| wickets3 = 12

| bowl avg3 = 17.41

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 3/20

| catches/stumpings3 = 2/0

| date = 10 October

| year = 2021

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/301/301611/301611.html CricketArchive

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Khesan Yannick Gabriel Ottley (born 7 September 1991) is a Trinidadian cricketer who has played for both Trinidad and Tobago and the Combined Campuses and Colleges in West Indian domestic cricket.

The younger brother of Kjorn Ottley,[http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/416190.html West Indies / Players / Kjorn Ottley] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2015. Yannick Ottley played for the West Indies under-19s at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. He was named vice-captain to Jamaica's Andre Creary,(25 December 2009). [http://www.espncricinfo.com/u19wc2010/content/story/441053.html "Andre Creary to lead West Indies Under-19"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2015. and captained the team in matches against Papua New Guinea and Bangladesh when Creary injured a groin. Those two matches were in fact Ottley's only games of the tournament, as he struggled with a thigh strain.[http://www.guardian.co.tt/archives/news/cricket/2010/01/18/ottley-lead-wi-against-papua-new-guinea "Ottley to lead WI against Papua New Guinea"] – Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2015. The previous year, in October 2009, Ottley had also captained the West Indies under-19s at the 2009–10 WICB President's Cup, where matches held List A status.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/452/452628/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Yannick Ottley] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

Ottley made his first-class debut at the 2011–12 Regional Four Day Competition, playing for the Combined Campuses team.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/452/452628/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Yannick Ottley] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2015. He switched to his home team, Trinidad and Tobago, for the 2012–13 season, and has since been a regular in the side. He made appearances for Trinidad and Tobago at the 2012 and 2013 Champions League Twenty20 tournaments, but has not yet been signed to a Caribbean Premier League franchise.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/452/452628/Twenty20_Matches.html Twenty20 matches played by Yannick Ottley] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2015. During the 2015–16 Regional Four Day Competition, Ottley substituted for Rayad Emrit as captain during his time overseas.Vinode Mamchan (20 November 2015). [http://www.guardian.co.tt/sport/2015-11-20/ottley-takes-over-helm-red-force "Ottley takes over helm of Red Force"] – Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2015. Later in the season, he came close to scoring a maiden first-class century, hitting 99 not out against the Windward Islands.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/882/882220.html Windward Islands v Trinidad and Tobago], WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament 2015/16 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

He was the joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament, with seventeen dismissals in nine matches.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12690;type=tournament |title=Super50 Cup, 2018/19 - Most wickets |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 October 2018}} In August 2019, Cricket West Indies named him as the Super 50 Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27424079/jason-holder-deandra-dottin-dominate-cwi-awards |title=Jason Holder, Deandra Dottin dominate CWI awards |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 August 2019}} In November 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Trinidad and Tobago for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/spinner-khan-is-tt-red-force-super50-skipper-6.2.972775.1700345a3d |title=Spinner Khan is T&T Red Force Super50 skipper |work=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |access-date=1 November 2019}} In February 2020, in the fourth round of the 2019–20 West Indies Championship, Ottley scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/02/08/sports/mohammed-ottley-hundreds-put-volcanoes-under-pressure/ |title=Mohammed, Ottley hundreds put Volcanoes under pressure |work=Stabroek News |access-date=8 February 2020}}