Tuesday, December 30

Plays for Overseas Countries - International players of West Indies Origin

Robin Singh (West Indies Origin)
Robin Singh pronunciation , full name Rabindra Ramanarayan Singh (b. September 14, 1963, Princes Town, Trinidad and Tobago) is an Indian cricket player who had most of his appearances in one day internationals.Although he was born in Trinidad and Tobago, Singh spent most of his cricketing career in India, making his debut in one day internationals against West Indies on March 11, 1989. However he had to wait another seven years to secure a regular place in the Indian team. Singh was known for his middle-lower order batting and medium-pace bowling as well as his ground fielding skills. He was noted for his batting in the closing overs (usually along with Ajay Jadeja) which made him an integral part of the side that competed in the 1999 Cricket World Cup. During his playing days, he was regarded as one of the best fielders of the Indian cricket team. Robin Singh is the currently serving as fielding coach for the Indian team and as coach of the Deccan Chargers of the IPL.
Sammy Guillen (West Indies Origin)
Simpson (Sammy) Clairmonte Guillen (born 24 September 1924 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is one of the few men to have played Test cricket for two countries. He played five Tests for the West Indies and three for New Zealand in the 1950s, one of which was the New Zealand team's first victory, over the West Indies.Simpson currently resides in Christchurch, New Zealand with his wife Val Guillen, a former wicketkeeper for the province of Canterbury woman's team. Simpson comes from a family of cricketers which include: Noel Guillen (his brother and whom the Queen's Park Oval's outdoor practice nets are named after), Jeffrey Guillen (a well-known real estate mogul who played cricket competitively throughout his teens and well into his 30's. Noel's son), Charles Guillen (a former player who played a major factor in the coaching of West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo) and Justin Guillen, an up and coming all-rounder who seems destined to follow his Great Uncle Simpson's footsteps.
Samuel Morris (West Indies Origin)
Samuel Morris (born June 22, 1855 in Hobart; died September 20, 1931 in Albert Park, Victoria) was an Australian cricketer who played in 1 Test in 1885. He was the first black man to represent Australia and, apart from Andrew Symonds, is the only player of West Indian heritage to do so.Morris was one of nine Australian Test players to make his debut in the Second Test of the 1884-85 series against England. Selectors were forced to choose an entirely new team after the eleven of the First Test refused to play over a dispute concerning payment of players. Morris took two wickets in the match, including English captain Arthur Shrewsbury, and made just fourteen runs (4 as an opener in the first innings, 10 not out in the second batting at number ten) as Australia lost by ten wickets
Dean Headley (West Indies Origin)
Dean Warren Headley (born 27 January 1970 in Stourbridge) is an English cricketer.He comes from a famous cricketing family, being the son of Ron Headley and grandson of George Headley. He was the first test cricketer to be both the son and grandson of test cricketers. He was educated at Old Swinford Hospital and then Royal Grammar School Worcester where he excelled at rugby union and cricket.He played for Worcestershire's second team in 1989, but his senior debut was in 1991 after he had moved to Middlesex. In 1993 he moved counties again, this time to Kent. Whilst at Kent he was selected for the England cricket team, for which he played between 1997 and 1999. One of his greatest moments was when he won the Man of the Match award for his performance in the 4th Ashes Test in 1998 at Melbourne, taking six second innings wickets in England's narrow victory, their only Test victory on that tour.[1] Due to injury, he retired from cricket in 2001.
Chris Lewis (West Indies Origin)
Christopher Clairmonte Lewis (born February 14, 1968 in Georgetown, Guyana) is an English cricket player who played for Nottinghamshire, Surrey and Leicestershire in the 1990s. He played in 32 Tests and 53 ODIs from 1990 to 1998.Lewis was regarded as an aggressive lower-order batsman, fine fast-medium bowler and an able all-round fielder. He was regarded as a colourful player of the game, who never quite lived up to his early potential.Lewis was labelled “The Prat without a Hat” by The Sun, after he was forced off the field with sunstroke having shaved his head and not worn any protection, before the first match of England’s tour of the West Indies in 1994.Lewis always felt he was driven out of county cricket, after alleging that three England team-mates had taken bribes to throw matches (a charge that was never substantiated). He was subsequently jeered by crowds and cold-shouldered by players, including his county teammates. It coincided with a decline in his form, and he left professional cricket, aged just 32.
Alex Tudor (West Indies Origin)
Alex Jeremy Tudor (born 23 October 1977 in Kensington) is an English cricketer, playing again for his first club Surrey after a brief spell at Essex. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast bowler. He was awarded the NBC Denis Compton Award during the 1997 and 1998 season. A highly talented performer with bat and ball his career has been hampered by frequent injury trouble.Tudor's Test debut came in the 1998/99 Ashes series in which he played solidly with the bat and further impressed selectors while bowling, winning the praise of his opponents, in particular Australia's captain Mark Taylor.
Rolland Butcher (West Indies Origin)
Roland Orlando Butcher (born October 14, 1953, St. Philip, Barbados) is a former English cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 3 ODIs from 1980 to 1981.He was an aggressive middle-order batsman who represented Middlesex between 1974 and 1990.
Joey Benjamin (West Indies Origin)
Joseph Emmanuel Benjamin (born February 2, 1961, Christ Church Nichola Town, St Kitts) is a former English cricketer who played in one Test and 2 ODIs from 1994 to 1995.He was a strong medium-fast bowler who came into county cricket late, first with Warwickshire and then with Surrey, after success in Minor Counties cricket with Staffordshire. He took 387 wickets in first-class cricket between 1988 and 1999 at an average of 29.94. In his final season, Surrey won the County Championship, though he only played in two of the matches. His best effort with the bat was a first class 49
Neil Williams (West Indies Origin)
Neil FetzGerald Williams (born St Vincent July 2, 1962 – died March 27, 2006) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Middlesex and Essex. In a first class career spanning over 17 years he took 675 wickets and scored 4457 runs.Williams played in one Test match in 1990 when on the day of the match Chris Lewis was injured and he was hurriedly drafted in. He took 2/148, taking the wickets of Sachin Tendulkar and Mohammad Azharuddin, and made 38 useful runs as night watchman.He died of pneumonia three weeks after a stroke in 2006, aged 43.
Norman Cowans (West Indies Origin)
Norman George Cowans (born April 17, 1961, Saint Mary, Jamaica) is a former English cricketer who played in 19 Tests and 23 ODIs from 1982 to 1985.Norman was born in the West Indies, but moved to England with his family when he was eleven. He played County Cricket for Middlesex and then Hampshire, winning three Championships and four limited-overs titles (all with Middlesex) in his fifteen seasons. On his first tour overseas, on England's defence of the Ashes in Australia in 1982/83, he often struggled, was wayward in line and length, and was underbowled by captain Bob Willis until the crucial 4th test at Melbourne, a match England had to win if they had any hope of retaining the Ashes they won at home in 1981.
Sir Plum Warner (West Indies Origin)
Sir Pelham Francis Warner (2 October 1873 in Port of Spain, Trinidad - 30 January 1963 at West Lavington, West Sussex), affectionately and better known as Plum Warner, or the Grand Old Man of English cricket was a Test cricketer.A right-hand bat, Warner played first-class cricket for Oxford University, Middlesex and England. He played 15 Test matches, captaining in 10 of them, with a record of won 4, lost 6. He succeeded in regaining The Ashes in 1903-4, winning the series against Australia 3-2. However he was less successful when he captained England on the tour of South Africa in 1905/6, suffering a resounding 1-4 defeat, the first time England had lost to South Africa in a Test match. He was also to have captained England on the 1911-2 tour of Australia, but fell ill. He was unable to play in any of the Tests, with Johnny Douglas taking over the captaincy
Gladstone Small (West Indies Origin)
Gladstone Cleophas Small (born October 18, 1961 in St. George, Barbados) is a former England cricketer.Small moved to England shortly after his 14th birthday, usually the point after which a change of nationality is not permitted. However, he applied for eligibility to play cricket for England, and the MCC accepted his application.As a cricketer, Small did not have an outstanding reputation but was highly regarded as a committed team player. Primarily he bowled outswing, but his propensity for unreliable bowling gave selectors cause for concern. However, during the 1986-87 Ashes, Small was a last minute replacement for the fourth Test, and rose to the challenge, taking 5-48 in Australia's first innings and claiming two wickets in the second. He was given the Man of the Match award, but this was to be the highlight of his career. He was integral to the strong Warwickshire side of 1994, but retired soon after. As of 2005, he is a director of the Professional Cricketers' Association.

 

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Plays for Overseas Countries - International players of South Srilanka Origin

Dev Whatmore (Srilanka Origin)
Davenell Frederick Whatmore (born March 16, 1954, Colombo, Sri Lanka) is a former international cricketer who represented Australia. He had a very short international career from March 1979 to January 1980 in which he played just 7 Test matches and 1 One Day International. At first-class level, he scored over 6,000 runs for Victoria.Whatmore retired from professional cricket in 1988/89 to pursue a career in coaching. He coached Sri Lanka in two separate spells, during the first of which he won the 1996 Cricket World Cup. In between those spells, he coached Lancashire where he won the National League in 1998 and 1999, and the NatWest Trophy in 1998.
Dimitri Mascarhenass (Srilanka Origin)
Adrian Dimitri Mascarenhas (born 30 October 1977 in Chiswick) is an English cricketer of Sri Lankan-Tamil heritage. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He currently is the only Englishman to play in the Indian Premier League; for the Rajasthan Royals. He holds the record for most runs for England in an over in a One Day International with 30, scored against India off Yuvraj Singh on 5 September 2007, at The Oval, London.

 

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Plays for Overseas Countries - International players of South Africa Origin

Kepler Wessels (South Africa Origin)
Kepler Christoffel Wessels (born September 14, 1957 in Bloemfontein) was a South African cricketer who captained South Africa after playing 24 Tests for Australia. He was the first man to have played one day international cricket for two countries.He was a left-handed opening batsman but also useful as a right-arm off spinner and medium pace bowler.He played first-class cricket for Orange Free State, Western Province, Northern Transvaal, Eastern Province and Griqualand West in South Africa, for Queensland in Australia and Sussex in England. As of the 2008 season, he is presently the coach for the Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings.
Kevin Pitersen (South Africa Origin)
Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English cricketer. He is an attacking right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club and is captain of both the England Test match and One Day International teams.He made his international debut in the One Day International match against Zimbabwe in 2004, and his Test match debut in the 2005 Ashes series against Australia the following year.Pietersen became the fastest batsman to reach both 1000 and 2000 runs in One Day International cricket,[5][6] and currently has the highest average of any England player to have played more than 20 innings of one-day cricket.[7] He has the second-highest run total from his first 25 Tests, behind only the Australian Donald Bradman.He became only the third English batsman to top the ICC One Day International rankings, doing so in March 2007.In July 2008, after making a century against South Africa, The Times called him "the most complete batsman in cricket".
Andrew Strauss (South Africa Origin)
Andrew John Strauss MBE, (born 2 March 1977 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an English cricketer who plays county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and Test matches and One Day Internationals for England.A fluid left-handed opening batsman, Strauss has the ability to accumulate runs without resorting to big shots, in which respect he has been likened to Graham Thorpe.Strauss has shown calmness, authority, and good judgement of which balls to hit and which to leaveHe made his First-class debut in 1998, and made his One Day International (ODI) debut in Sri Lanka in 2003. He quickly rose to fame on his Test match debut replacing the injured Michael Vaughan at Lords against New Zealand in 2004.He became only the fourth batsman to score a century at Lord's on his debut and was close to becoming the first Englishman to score centuries in both innings of his debut when he was run out for 83. He was however given the man of the match award for his efforts in the England win.Strauss also scored a century and was named man of the match in his first overseas Test match, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in December 2004. Despite a successful start to his career, however, Strauss suffered a drop in form during 2007, and as a result he was left out of the test squad for England's tour of Sri Lanka, and announced that he was taking a break from cricket.After a poor tour for England, Andrew was recalled into the squad for the 2008 tour of New Zealand where, after a string of low scores, he reestablished himself with a career best century in the third and final test, and another two matches later.
Tony Greig (South Africa Origin)
Anthony "Tony" William Greig (born October 6, 1946) is a former English test cricketer and currently a commentator.Born in South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. He was a tall (6' 7") all-rounder who bowled both medium pace and off spin. He became captain of the national side from 1975 to 1977, and was also captain of the Sussex county side. Greig's younger brother Ian, also played test cricket.He was a sometimes controversial figure. His most daring act was when he helped Kerry Packer start World Series Cricket by signing up many of his English colleagues as well as West Indian and Pakistani cricketers, a move which cost him the captaincy of England. He is also noted for a controversial run-out of Alvin Kallicharran in a test match against the West Indies in 1974. In a later match, he turned in a personal performance that saved the series for England. He also clashed with Australian fast bowler Dennis Lillee on the 1974/75 Ashes tour in Australia.When he scored a swashbuckling 156 in 230 minutes against a strong Lancashire attack in his first game for Sussex, his future direction changed irrevocably. He wrote a brief note to his father, to tell him he wouldn't be coming back to go to university. Greig set a goal of making the England test team in six years, which was interesting as his home nation had yet to be banned from international cricket. Indeed, Greig returned to play in South Africa during the winter for a number of years, eventually transferring to Eastern Province for the 1970-71 season
Matt Prior (South Africa Origin)
Matthew James Prior (born 26 February 1982) is an English ODI and Test cricketer who plays domestic cricket for Sussex. He is a wicket-keeper, and plays as a specialist opening batsman for One Day International matches. With an international test debut of 126, Prior became the first English wicket-keeper to hit a century on his first match in early 2007. His glovework, however, was criticised as well as his batting skills. Despite a successful tour of Sri Lanka with the bat, Prior's keeping was less successful, and he was dropped from the team for the 2008 tour of New Zealand.
Robin smith (South Africa Origin)
Robin Arnold Smith (born 13 September 1963, Durban, South Africa) is a former cricketer for Hampshire and England.Smith was nicknamed Judge or Judgie for his resemblance to a judge when he grew his hair long. Like his older brother Chris, he was unable to play for the country of his birth because of the exclusion of the apartheid regime from international cricket, but because he had English parents he qualified to play for England.He played for England in 11 home Test series and on six overseas tours from 1988-1996. Smith was best known for his abilities against fast bowling, with what was regarded as a trademark square-cut that was hit ferociously. His highest Test score, 175 against the West Indies in Antigua, was made as England replied to Brian Lara's record-breaking innings of 375 not out. Despite his domination of fast, aggressive bowling, Smith suffered from a well-publicised vulnerability to slower bowlers - particularly the leg-spin of Shane Warne.
Allan lamb (South Africa Origin)
Allan Joseph Lamb (born 20 June 1954) is a former English cricketer. Born in Cape Province, South Africa. Lamb first played first-class cricket for Western Province, before being signed as an overseas player by Northamptonshire. There, he was persuaded that with South Africa banned from Test match cricket because of the apartheid régime, he should take advantage of his parents' English heritage to play for England.In the years that followed, he played in 79 Tests, captaining England on three occasions, losing every one of them. He led Northamptonshire in 1995 and came close to securing the County Championship; it would have been the County's first ever Championship.Lamb was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1981. In 467 first class matches he scored 32,502 runs at 48.94 with a best of 294 for Western Province against Eastern Province.Allan Lamb is one of only six players to have batted on all five days of a Test match. In One Day International cricket, he smashed 18 runs in five balls (24624) off Australian Bruce Reid at Sydney in January 1987 to win the match with a ball to spare. In October 1987 during the World Cup, he engendered an unbelievable English victory against the West Indies with a blistering assault on Courtney Walsh.
Ian Greig (South Africa Origin)
Ian Alexander Greig (born December 8, 1955, Queenstown, South Africa) is a former English cricketer who played in 2 Tests in 1982. Although born in South Africa, Greig qualified to play for England by virtue of his Scottish father. An all-rounder, he played for Sussex and subsequently for Surrey, whom he captained.He also represented Cambridge at rugby union in the 1977 and 1978 Varsity Matches.
Basil D'Oliveira (South Africa Origin)
Basil Lewis D'Oliveira CBE (born 4 October 1931) is a retired cricketer. Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa,D'Oliveira played the first test of the 1968 series against the Australians at Old Trafford, he was then dropped for the subsequent three tests. He was recalled by the selectors for the final test at the Oval and a century (158 runs in the first innings) against Australia seemed to have guaranteed his place in the side to play the 1968-69 Test series in South Africa.
Grant Elliot (South Africa Origin)
Grant David Elliott (b. 21 March 1979 in Johannesburg) is a New Zealand Cricketer who plays for the Wellington Firebirds and is an all-rounder. South African born Elliott qualified to play for New Zealand in 2007 and was called up to the national team in early 2008 during England's tour. He made his Test debut against England in the third test in Naiper replacing Jacob Oram.Elliott has gone on to also make his ODI debut for New Zealand against England taking 3 wickets. In his second game he scored his maiden ODI 50
Eddo Brandes (South Africa Origin)
Eddo André Brandes (born March 5, 1963, Port Shepstone, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 59 ODIs from 1987 to 1999, spanning four World Cups.He took a hat-trick in an ODI against England in January 1997 that is still regarded as the highest in terms of total average of the batsmen dismissed Only two months short of his 34th birthday, he remains the oldest player to have taken an ODI hat-trick.As of 2003 Brandes has moved to Australia to pursue a coaching career, and is currently coaching the Sunshine Coast Scorchers who play in the XXXX Gold Brisbane Grade Competition/ Tewantin-Noosa Thunder
Andy Flower (South Africa Origin)
Andrew "Andy" Flower (born 28 April 1968 in Cape Town, South Africa) was an international cricketer for Zimbabwe and is now the assistant coach of England. He played from his high school days at St. George's College through to most of his career alongside his younger brother Grant Flower. Flower is considered to be one of the best wicket-keeper batsmen, alongside players such as Australian Adam Gilchrist and Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara. He made his international debut in a One Day International against Sri Lanka at New Plymouth, New Zealand in the 1992 Cricket World Cup. He was Zimbabwe's wicket-keeper for over 10 years and, according to official statistics, by far the finest batsman the country has ever fielded. A good player of spin, he made 540 runs in a Test series against India in 2000/01. This tally came in just four innings and he was only dismissed twice.
Neil Johnson (South Africa Origin)
Neil Clarkson Johnson (born 24 January 1970 in Salisbury - now Harare) is a former cricketer who played 13 Tests and 48 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe between 1998 and 2000.Johnson was influential in Zimbabwe's qualification to the Super 6 stage of the 1999 World Cup. He won three Man-of-the-Match awards in the tournament. One of those awards came in his side's surprise victory over eventual Semi Finalists South Africa. Opening the batting, he top scored with 76 before dismissing Gary Kirsten with the first ball of the South African chase. He then got rid of Jacques Kallis for a duck and finished with 3 for 27. In the same tournament, he made an unbeaten 132 and took 2/43 against the eventual champions Australia at Lord's. Johnson is notable for having opened both the batting and bowling for his country in this World Cup.After the 2000 tour of England, Johnson retired from international cricket as a result of disputes over his payment from the Zimbabwe Cricket Union. He moved to South Africa, a country that he had lived in as a child.An allrounder, he bowled right arm fast medium and played in the middle order as an aggressive left handed batsman. He usually opened the batting in One Day cricket.
Gregory Strydom (South Africa Origin)
Gregory Mark Strydom (born March 26, 1984 in Pretoria) is a Zimbabwean cricketer. He has played four ODIs for Zimbabwe in 2006.Strydom is an aggressive right-handed middle order batsman and is a clean hitter of the ball.In 2003-04, playing for Matabeleland, he scored 128 and 104 in a game against Manicaland which included 16 sixes. Only Andrew Symonds and Jim Stewart have hit more sixes in a first class match. Against the same opponent just three weeks earlier he scored a career best 216.
Mark Burmester (South Africa Origin)
Mark Greville Burmester (born January 24, 1968, Durban, South Africa) is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played in 3 Tests and 8 ODIs between 1992 to 1995. He played in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test, opening the bowling he became the first Zimbabwean to take a Test wicket.

 

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