West Indies / Players
Full name Ian Raphael Bishop
Born October 24, 1967, Belmont, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Current age 42 years 29 days
Major teams West Indies, Derbyshire, Trinidad & Tobago
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Other Commentator
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 43 | 63 | 11 | 632 | 48 | 12.15 | 1743 | 36.25 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| ODIs | 84 | 44 | 19 | 405 | 33* | 16.20 | 776 | 52.19 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| First-class | 159 | 211 | 41 | 2639 | 111 | 15.52 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 156 | 88 | 33 | 1047 | 53 | 19.03 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 43 | 76 | 8407 | 3909 | 161 | 6/40 | 8/57 | 24.27 | 2.78 | 52.2 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| ODIs | 84 | 83 | 4332 | 3127 | 118 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 26.50 | 4.33 | 36.7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 159 | 26554 | 12665 | 549 | 7/34 | 23.06 | 2.86 | 48.3 | 23 | 1 | |||
| List A | 156 | 7731 | 5474 | 194 | 5/25 | 5/25 | 28.21 | 4.24 | 39.8 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Test debut | West Indies v India at Georgetown, Mar 25-30, 1989 scorecard |
| Last Test | West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Mar 12-16, 1998 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v West Indies at Leeds, May 21, 1988 scorecard |
| Last ODI | Pakistan v West Indies at Lahore, Nov 4, 1997 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1986/87 - 1998/99 |
| List A span | 1986/87 - 1999/00 |
By the age of 26, serious back problems had twice brought a halt to one of the most promising fast-bowling careers. From a long straight hustling run and orthodox side-on action Ian Bishop was fast, showing the sort of pace that makes a crowd gasp as the ball thuds into the gloves of a keeper seemingly in another time-zone. There was sharp movement away from the bat too. After stress fractures of the vertebrae were diagnosed early in 1991, the giant Bishop underwent intensive rehabilitation, prayed a lot and modified his action, and became front-on without losing his awayswing. Two years later he took 6 for 40 on a rapid Perth pitch, to prove he had lost little of his potency. The following spring he broke down again, and was absent from the Test side for a further two years until another comeback, against England in 1995. Bishop played his last Test, also against England, in March 1998. He has since forged a successful career as a television commentator.
Mike Selvey
- 'Fast bowling is an emotive art' (Oct 23, 2009)
- Ex-players back on WICB cricket committee (Mar 7, 2008)
- Raised on radio (Feb 28, 2008)
- Hunte gives reasons for removal (Feb 4, 2008)
- Bishop, Haynes, Roberts and Walsh dropped from WICB committee (Feb 3, 2008)
Sep 29, 2009
Ian Bishop
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Sep 5, 2009
Ian Bishop finds ways to stay busy at long-off
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Apr 2004
Ian Bishop
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