Full name Narsingh Deonarine

Born August 16, 1983, Albion, Berbice, Guyana

Current age 25 years 328 days

Major teams West Indies, Guyana, Guyana Board President's XI, West Indies B

Playing role Batsman

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak

Narsingh Deonarine was drafted into the West Indies Test side during the contract dispute, between Digicel and Cable & Wireless, which saw seven players left out of the first Test against South Africa, in March 2005. A compact batsman, and useful offspinner, he struggled initially with the bat, but found his feet in partnership with Shivnarine Chanderpaul, his Guyana team-mate. There are many similarities between Chanderpaul and Deonarine, both having come through the cricket system in Guyana, from the sharp fielding at cover-point to the anti-glare patches under his eyes. His offspin showed promise - in the Carl Hooper mould - but his stay at the top was brief once the big-guns returned. He fell out of favour for almost two years, until he was called up to West Indies' Twenty20 squad for the inaugural World Championship in September 2007, but didn't make the final squad. He remained consistent in the domestic game and was the overall leading run-scorer in the 2008-09 regional four-day competition with 1068 runs. He was recalled for the 2009 England tour with a chance to earn a spot in the middle order.
Andrew McGlashan June 2009

Jan 19, 2009

Narsingh Deonarine on his way to 86 in a losing cause

© The Nation

Aug 22, 2007

Narsingh Deonarine, West Indies, Portrait

© Stanford 20/20

Aug 1, 2005

Narsingh Deonarine in action

© Digicel

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