{{short description|Barbadian cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Dababy | image = | fullname = Samuel McDonald Skeete | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|1|19|df=yes}} | birth_place = Saint Michael Parish, Barbados | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm fast | role = Bowler | club1 = Barbados (West Indies) | year1 = 1990–1994 | club2 = Easterns (South Africa) | year2 = 1993–1995 | date = 6 April | year = 2016 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/4/4100/4100.html CricketArchive }} '''Samuel McDonald Skeete''' (born 19 January 1967) is a former Barbadian cricketer who represented the Barbadian national team in West Indian domestic cricket. He also played three seasons of South African domestic cricket, representing Easterns.
A right-arm fast bowler, Skeete represented the West Indies under-19s at the 1988 Youth World Cup in Australia.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/4/4100/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI matches played by Sam Skeete] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016.</ref> He took 13 wickets from eight matches (including 4/20 against Sri Lanka and 3/25 against Pakistan), finishing as his team's leading wicket-taker and fifth overall.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/McDonalds_Bicentennial_Youth_World_Cup_1987-88/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in McDonald's Bicentennial Youth World Cup 1987/88 (ordered by wickets)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016.</ref> Skeete made his first-class debut for Barbados in January 1990, in a Red Stripe Cup match against the Leeward Islands.<ref name="fc">[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/4/4100/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Sam Skeete] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016.</ref> He went on to play a total of five seasons for Barbados, including in the regional limited-overs competition and against touring international teams.<ref name="la">[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/4/4100/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Sam Skeete] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2016.</ref> In total, Skeete took 52 first-class wickets from 18 matches for Barbados, with a best of 6/44 against Guyana in January 1991.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4100/f_Bowling_by_Team.html First-class bowling for each team by Sam Skeete] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.</ref>
In 1993, Skeete signed with Eastern Transvaal (later known as simply Easterns), a team in South African domestic cricket. He made his first-class debut for the team in October 1993, in the UCB Bowl.<ref name="fc"/> Later in the 1993–94 season he also played two games for the Impalas (a team of players from smaller provincial boards) in the limited-overs Benson and Hedges Series.<ref name="la"/> Skeete spent a total of three seasons as Easterns' overseas player, leaving midway through the 1995–96 season.<ref>Luke Alfred (1 October 1999). [http://www.iol.co.za/sport/easterns-to-sign-up-azhar-or-simmons-328239 "Easterns to sign up Azhar or Simmons"] – IOL. Retrieved 10 April 2016.</ref> In the 1994–95 UCB Bowl, he took 23 wickets from six matches, behind only Corrie Jordaan overall, and also scored 314 runs, which was the second-most for his team (behind Craig Norris).<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/UCB_Bowl_1994-95/Bowling_by_Wickets.html Bowling in UCB Bowl 1994/95 (ordered by wickets)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.</ref><ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/2/UCB_Bowl_1994-95/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting in UCB Bowl 1994/95 (ordered by runs)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.</ref> Against Border B, he scored his one and only first-class century. This was an innings of 119 from 93 balls made from eighth in the batting order, and including ten fours and nine sixes.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/60/60093.html Eastern Transvaal v Border B], UCB Bowl 1994/95 (Section One) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 April 2016.</ref>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Skeete, Sam}} Category:1967 births Category:Living people Category:Barbadian cricketers Category:Barbadian expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Category:Barbados cricketers Category:Easterns cricketers Category:Cricketers from Saint Michael, Barbados