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Full name Sheik Faoud Ahamul Fasiel Bacchus
Born January 31, 1954, Campbellville, Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana
Current age 54 years 211 days
Major teams United States of America,West Indies,Border,Guyana,Western Province
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
19
30
0
782
250
26.06
1
3
3
17
0
ODIs
29
26
3
612
80*
26.60
928
65.94
0
3
10
0
First-class
111
182
13
5944
250
35.17
8
37
88
0
List A
66
63
7
1871
132
33.41
1
12
18
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
19
1
6
3
0
-
-
-
3.00
-
0
0
0
ODIs
29
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
First-class
111
470
197
8
2/18
24.62
2.51
58.7
0
0
List A
66
96
99
6
3/28
3/28
16.50
6.18
16.0
0
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v Australia at Port of Spain, Apr 15-18, 1978 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, Jan 30-Feb 3, 1982 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
West Indies v Australia at St John's, Feb 22, 1978 scorecard
Last ODI
India v West Indies at Lord's, Jun 25, 1983 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1971/72 - 1985/86
List A span
1972/73 - 1985/86
Profile
Not many batsmen make 250 in a Test but average only 26, but Faoud Bacchus, who was born today, did precisely that. That 250 came at Kanpur in 1978-79, and he might have made more had he not slipped and hit his own wicket. But he also made seven ducks in 30 innings, and a couple of chaps called Greenidge and Haynes made getting back into the side virtually impossible. He played 19 Tests for West Indies in the late 1970s and early '80s in all, remarkably every one of them on a different Test ground. He returned 15 years later, at 43, to play ICC Trophy cricket for USA where he now lives.
Martin Williamson
