Full Name

Winston Keithroy Matthew Benjamin

Born

December 31, 1964, All Saints, Antigua

Age

59y 79d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Playing Role

Bowler

Winston Benjamin had the bit of devil that marked out many of his West Indian peers as great fast bowlers, but he only ever really attained the ranks of the good. Short and whippy, in 21 Tests (spread over nearly eight years) he never took a five-for and never took the new ball. He could give the ball a fearful thump - he smeared a run-a-ball 85 off New Zealand in 1994-95 - and he even won a Test with the bat. It was a crucial one too: in 1987-88 he preserved West Indies' status as the world's best with a crucial 40 not out in a series-levelling two-wicket win over Pakistan in Barbados. And in England in 1988 he topped the bowling averages with 12 wickets at 12.58.
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Winston Benjamin Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests213536941648614/466/10527.012.6760.5200
ODIs8585444230791005/225/2230.794.1544.4010
FC171-26876123584767/54-25.962.7556.4-232
List A222-1071670002635/175/1726.613.9140.7450

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests212614708518.8078160.1702518120
ODIs855212298317.4540673.3900--160
FC17121336398511722.51--221--950
List A222155331725104*14.13--14--460
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Winston Benjamin appeals for the wicket of David Boon