West Indies Cricket Players
Omari Banks
In May 2003, Omari Banks made history as the first player from the tiny Leeward island of Anguilla to play Test cricket for the West Indies. Facing the mighty Australians, Banks had the sort of introduction that would break lesser men - he picked up three wickets in his first innings, but was spanked for 204 runs in 40 overs, the most runs ever conceded by a Test debutant. With a high, elegant action and good control of flight, Banks possessed sufficient guile to trouble the best, but it was his resourceful lower-middle-order batting that really caught the eye - the following week in Antigua, he contributed an assured and vital 47 not out, as West Indies successfully chased 418 for victory, the highest fourth-innings target in Test history. Banks's skills had been honed at Leicestershire in 2001, where, as a 17-year-old, he spent two months playing for the second XI, with a solitary first-class appearance against the Pakistanis. The following season, he returned to England as part of the West Indian Youth team.
- Full name : Omari Ahmed Clemente Banks
- Born : July 17, 1982, Anguilla
- Batting style : Right-hand bat
- Bowling Style : Right-arm offbreak
- Test debut : West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown - May 1-5, 2003
- Last Test : Sri Lanka v West Indies at Kandy - Jul 22-26, 2005
- ODI debut : West Indies v Australia at Kingston - May 17, 2003
- Last ODI : India v West Indies at Colombo (RPS) - Aug 7, 2005
|
|
India in West Indies Cricket Series 2006
Schedule
- May 16 Practice Match, Jamaica
- May 18 1st ODI, Jamaica
- May 20 2nd ODI, Jamaica
- May 23 3rd ODI, St Kitts
- May 26 4th ODI, Trinidad
- May 28 5th ODI, Trinidad
- June 2-6 1st Test, Antigua
- June 10-14 2nd Test, St. Lucia
- June 16-18 vs WICB Board XI, Nevis
- June 22-26 3rd Test, St Kitts
- June 30-July 4 4th Test, Jamaica
|
|
