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December 5, 2014 Extras / West Indies

Breaking Kemar Roach news

< 1 minute readHis daughter’s called Kemaria. It’s okay to laugh because she didn’t choose the name herself. This and more in our latest Twitter round-up over at Cricinfo.

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December 17, 2009 Australia / West Indies

Kemar Roach to Ricky Ponting

< 1 minute readKemar Roach didn’t break Ricky Ponting’s elbow, but Ponting must have been mainlining milk for the past six years for that not to happen. He’s David Dunn to Nasser Hussain’s Mr Glass. Kemar Roach bowls at 90-95mph and when he learns that he should bowl with the wind instead of

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