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Kieran Omar Akeem Powell (born 6 March 1990) is a left-hand opening batsman. He plays for the Leeward Islands at domestic level and has represented the West Indies in two One Day Internationals. ==Early career== From the age of 14 to 16 Powell lived in England where he attended Millfield School, an independent school in Somerset. While attending the school he played for their cricket team, and opened the batting with future England batsman Craig Kieswetter.〔Andrew McGlashan, (Powell hundred gives West Indians a lift ), Cricinfo, Retrieved on 13 November 2012〕〔Scyld Berry, (England v West Indies: struggle awaits visitors as openers flounder after Chris Gayle ), ''The Telegraph'', Retrieved 13 November 2012〕 Having played for the Leeward Islands at Under-15 and Under-19s levels Powell was chosen to represent his home island of Nevis in the inaugural Stanford 20/20 competition. On 14 July 2006, the 16-year-old Powell made his Twenty20 debut in the first round match against St Kitts, batting at number 3 and scored 26 runs from 16 deliveries as Nevis chased down the total.〔(Nevis v St Kitts, Stanford Twenty20 2006 (First Round) ), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 31 December 2008〕 Powell was moved up to open the innings in the quarter-final match against Antigua and Barbuda, and scored 21 off 9 balls,〔(Antigua and Barbuda v Nevis, Stanford Twenty20 2006 (Quarter-Final) ), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 31 December 2008〕 setting a fast scoring pace to the innings which eventually totalled the highest of the tournament.〔(Stanford Twenty20 2006 – Highest Team Totals ), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 31 December 2008〕 In the semi-final against Trinidad and Tobago he was dismissed for a duck as the team was defeated by 74 runs.〔(Stanford Twenty20 2006 (Semi-Final) ), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 31 December 2008〕 Powell made his first List A appearances for the West Indies Under-19 in the KFC Cup of 2007/08. The team was playing in the competition as part of their preparation for the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup. Powell made his debut on 17 October 2007 against Barbados; it was a poor match for the Under-19 team as they were dismissed for a record low total of 18,〔(List A – Lowest Team Totals ), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 31 December 2008〕 opening the batting Powell scored 1.〔(Barbados v West Indies Under-19s, KFC Cup 2007/08 (Zone A) ), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 31 December 2008〕 Powell was dropped for the second group match but returned for the third and scored 2. In February 2008 the Under-19s made a short tour of Bangladesh in the lead up to the World Cup, Powell played in all three one-day matches against the home side scoring 44 runs from three innings.〔(West Indies Under-19s in Bangladesh 2007/08 – West Indies Batting Averages ), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 31 December 2008〕 Powell's form improved in the World Cup itself as he scored 253 runs at an average of 42.16, including three half-centuries. He was second highest scorer in the tournament behind India's Tanmay Srivastava.〔(ICC Under-19 World Cup 2007/08 – Leading Runscorers ), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 31 December 2008〕 Cricket writer George Binoy wrote: "the way he took a step down to the fast bowlers and lofted them straight reminded one of Chris Gayle".〔(The ones to watch ), Cricinfo, Retrieved on 31 December 2008〕 Powell finished the 2007/08 season by making his first-class debut for the Leeward Islands against Combined Campuses and Colleges in March 2008, he scored 85 in the first innings and 99 in the second, in the process winning the Man of the match award.〔(Leeward Islands v Combined Campuses and Colleges, Carib Beer Cup 2007/08 ), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 31 December 2008〕 Powell was a regular for the Leeward Islands in the 2008/09 WICB Cup, playing in all five group matches he scored 79 runs at 15.80.〔(WICB Cup 2008/09 – Leeward Islands Batting Averages ), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 31 December 2008〕 In July 2009 the West Indies players were in a dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), so an understrength team took to the field. Amongst the players was Powell, one of several players who would make their international debut during the tour. On 31 July he played his maiden One Day International squad to face Bangladesh. Opening the batting with Andre Fletcher, Powell was dismissed from the first ball of the match, dismissed leg before wicket by Mahbubul Alam as the West Indies lost all three matches in the ODI series.〔(Devon Smith and Fletcher in ODI squad ), Cricinfo, Retrieved 7 December 2012〕〔(Selectors stick to weakened squad ), Cricinfo, Retrieved 7 December 2012〕 With the contract dispute still unresolved, the West Indies took their weakened squad to the Champions Trophy in September. Powell played a single match during the tournament, making five runs before he was out. He would not play another ODI for two years.〔(Windies stick to depleted ODI squad ), Cricinfo, Retrieved 7 December 2012〕〔(a20022 o2904 India v West Indies: ICC Champions Trophy 2009/10 (Group A) ), CricketArchive, Retrieved 7 December 2012〕〔(ODI matches played by Kieran Powell ), CricketArchive, Retrieved 7 December 2012〕 When the players' dispute with the WICB was resolved in November, Powell was one of several players who were replaced by more experienced cricketers.〔(Chris Gayle reappointed captain for Australia tour ), Cricinfo, Retrieved 7 December 2012〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kieran Powell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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