Ronald Ebanks is a Cayman Islands cricketer

Cricketer

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. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace

Fast bowling

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 and off spin

Off spin

Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side...

 bowler, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since 2004.

Education

Ronald Ebanks was accepted at The University of Birmingham, UK and as of June 2010 is currently in his third year of a Master in Science in Analytical Science (MSci) degree at the university's School of Chemistry.

Since his first year at the University, Ronald also plays for The University of Birmingham's 1st cricket team who train at the facilities at the nearby Edgbaston Cricket Ground

Edgbaston Cricket Ground

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.

Playing career

Ronald Ebanks made his debut for the Cayman Islands in July 2004, playing in the ICC Americas Championship

ICC Americas Championship

The ICC Americas Championship is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Americas Cricket Association for non-Test national cricket teams in the Americas...

 against Argentina and the Bahamas in Bermuda

Bermuda

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. He played in the repêchage tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy

2005 ICC Trophy

Ireland beat Bermuda easily as Ed Joyce made 103 for the hosts in Stormont.----Denmark beat Uganda by 28 runs as Thomas Munkholt Hansen took 6 for 30 to carry Denmark to a 28-run win over Uganda in Muckamore. Denmark made 197 with Henrik Saxe Hansen making 71...

 in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur

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 in February 2005, playing in the first round group matches against Fiji, Qatar and Zambia, but played no part in the knock-out stages as the Cayman Islands finished fifth after beating Kuwait in a play-off.

He made his first-class

First-class cricket

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 debut for the Cayman Islands in August 2005, playing two 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup

2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup

The 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, a cricket competition for 12 nations from Asia, Africa, North America and Europe. All the games were scheduled for three days and were designated first class....

 matches against Bermuda and Canada at the Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club

Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club

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. He returned to Canada

Canada

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 in August the following year to play in the Americas Championship at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club

Maple Leaf Cricket Club

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. He most recently played for the Cayman Islands in Division Three

2007 ICC World Cricket League Division Three

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 of the World Cricket League

World Cricket League

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 in Darwin

Darwin, Northern Territory

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, Australia

Australia

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, a tournament in which the Caymans finished fourth after losing to Papua New Guinea in a play-off.