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,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). "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."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.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.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.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). "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.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. In August 2019, Cricket West Indies named him as the Super 50 Player of the Year. In November 2019, he was named as the vice-captain of Trinidad and Tobago for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament. In February 2020, in the fourth round of the 2019–20 West Indies Championship, Ottley scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.
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External links Player profile and statistics at CricketArchive Player profile and statistics at ESPNcricinfo