Full name Adam Sanford
Born July 12, 1975, Dominica
Current age 34 years 136 days
Major teams West Indies, Leeward Islands, Windward Islands
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | 17 | 2 | 72 | 18* | 4.80 | 328 | 21.95 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| First-class | 57 | 79 | 18 | 453 | 37 | 7.42 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 16* | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 11 | 18 | 2217 | 1316 | 30 | 4/132 | 5/157 | 43.86 | 3.56 | 73.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 57 | 11089 | 6123 | 198 | 7/40 | 30.92 | 3.31 | 56.0 | 5 | 2 | |||
| List A | 4 | 146 | 110 | 4 | 3/40 | 3/40 | 27.50 | 4.52 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | West Indies v India at Georgetown, Apr 11-15, 2002 scorecard |
| Last Test | West Indies v England at Port of Spain, Mar 19-23, 2004 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class debut | 1996/97 |
| Last First-class | Leeward Islands v Barbados at Salem, Feb 29-Mar 3, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2002/03 |
| Last List A | Guyana v Leeward Islands at Albion, Feb 2, 2007 scorecard |
In April 2002, after capturing 41 wickets in an impressive season for Leeward Islands, Adam Sanford made history as the first indigenous Carib to play for West Indies. Born in Dominica, but now living and working as a policeman in Antigua, Sanford went on to play in all five Tests against India, and picked up important wickets at regular intervals without quite winning over his critics. Hardly an express bowler, Sanford is nonetheless rated as "awkward" by Ian Bishop, for his ability to make the odd delivery explode from nowhere. But his lack of pace caused him problems, and against England in 2003-04 he was described by Geoff Boycott as being a medium pacer who " couldn't have got me granny out".
Andrew Miller
- Barath and Darren Bravo in for T&T (Mar 13, 2008)
- Hinds and Haynes tons put Barbados in charge (Jan 13, 2008)
- Jacobs leads Leewards' fightback (Mar 22, 2005)
- Gayle force puts Jamaica on top (Mar 20, 2005)
- Jamaica roll past Guyana (Jan 30, 2005)
Apr 1, 2004
Adam Sanford
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Jan 2, 2004
Adam Sanford
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May 21, 2002
Adam Sanford - bowling photo
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