West Indies / Players
Full name Vasbert Conniel Drakes
Born August 5, 1969, Springhead, St Andrew, Barbados
Current age 40 years 112 days
Major teams Scotland, West Indies, Barbados, Border, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Sussex, Warwickshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Other Coach
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 12 | 20 | 2 | 386 | 67 | 21.44 | 819 | 47.13 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| ODIs | 34 | 17 | 5 | 94 | 25 | 7.83 | 174 | 54.02 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| First-class | 164 | 257 | 31 | 4774 | 180* | 21.12 | 4 | 17 | 53 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 217 | 149 | 33 | 1787 | 104 | 15.40 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 12 | 21 | 2617 | 1362 | 33 | 5/93 | 7/80 | 41.27 | 3.12 | 79.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 34 | 34 | 1640 | 1293 | 51 | 5/33 | 5/33 | 25.35 | 4.73 | 32.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 164 | 31529 | 16066 | 614 | 8/59 | 26.16 | 3.05 | 51.3 | 28 | 3 | |||
| List A | 217 | 10447 | 7283 | 279 | 5/19 | 5/19 | 26.10 | 4.18 | 37.4 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Test debut | Bangladesh v West Indies at Dhaka, Dec 8-10, 2002 scorecard |
| Last Test | South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, Jan 16-20, 2004 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Mar 8, 1995 scorecard |
| Last ODI | South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town, Jan 25, 2004 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1991/92 - 2003/04 |
| List A span | 1991/92 - 2005 |
When Vasbert Drakes was selected for West Indies' Champions Trophy squad at 33 in September 2002, he was offered a belated chance to build the sort of international career that seemed to have been his for the taking a few years earlier. Capable of genuine pace off a short run-up, and a very handy hard-hitting batsman with four first-class centuries to his name, Drakes's West Indies career had been limited to five one-day matches against Australia in 1994-95, and a place on the subsequent tour of England. But thereafter, Drakes chose to earn his living by playing county cricket in the English summer, and for Border in South Africa in the winter, which meant he was not eligible for national selection. It was only when the selectors realised how short-sighted this policy was that Drakes returned
to the fold. He celebrated with the wicket of Jacques Kallis in his first international over for more than seven years, and went on to enjoy personal success in an anticlimatic World Cup campaign. The highlight of his career, however, came with the bat, when his unbeaten 27 steered West Indies to a world-record target of 418, against Australia in Antigua. In 2008 he took over as coach of the UAE.
Andrew Miller
- Disappearing acts (Sep 5, 2006)
- Drakes calls for better facilities (Jan 3, 2006)
- Drakes to play for Scotland (Sep 13, 2005)
- Capitalising on chances, and Vaas the minnow-basher (Apr 30, 2004)
- Sarwan and Chanderpaul salvage pride (Dec 29, 2003)
Sep 6, 2009
Vasbert Drakes and Ramnaresh Sarwan attend a Digicel Cricket Clinic
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May 15, 2003
Vasbert Drakes of the West Indies celebrates their winning runs
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May 14, 2003
Drakes celebrates the win, West indies v Australia, 4th Test, 2002/03
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