West Indies / Players
Full name Darren Julius Garvey Sammy
Born December 20, 1983, Micoud, St Lucia
Current age 25 years 325 days
Major teams West Indies, Northern Windward Islands, St Lucia, Stanford Superstars, University of West Indies Vice Chancellor's XI, Windward Islands
Playing role All-rounder
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 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 237 | 48 | 18.23 | 465 | 50.96 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| ODIs | 29 | 22 | 5 | 351 | 51 | 20.64 | 402 | 87.31 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 14* | 9.66 | 31 | 93.54 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| First-class | 58 | 97 | 7 | 2285 | 121 | 25.38 | 1 | 16 | 75 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 82 | 68 | 11 | 1334 | 65 | 23.40 | 0 | 4 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 51 | 21 | 10.20 | 46 | 110.86 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 7 | 13 | 1324 | 649 | 25 | 7/66 | 8/98 | 25.96 | 2.94 | 52.9 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| ODIs | 29 | 27 | 1190 | 908 | 16 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 56.75 | 4.57 | 74.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 9 | 8 | 180 | 184 | 10 | 3/21 | 3/21 | 18.40 | 6.13 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 58 | 8041 | 3611 | 140 | 7/66 | 25.79 | 2.69 | 57.4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | ||
| List A | 82 | 3540 | 2651 | 78 | 4/16 | 4/16 | 33.98 | 4.49 | 45.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 14 | 12 | 264 | 250 | 17 | 3/21 | 3/21 | 14.70 | 5.68 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v West Indies at Manchester, Jun 7-11, 2007 scorecard |
| Last Test | West Indies v Bangladesh at St George's, Jul 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | New Zealand v West Indies at Southampton, Jul 8, 2004 scorecard |
| Last ODI | India v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 30, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 28, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I | West Indies v Bangladesh at Basseterre, Aug 2, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | 2002/03 |
| Last First-class | West Indies v Bangladesh at St George's, Jul 17-20, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2001/02 |
| Last List A | Combined Campuses and Colleges v Windward Islands at Georgetown, Oct 28, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | British Virgin Islands v St Lucia at Coolidge, Jul 12, 2006 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | West Indies v Bangladesh at Basseterre, Aug 2, 2009 scorecard |
Darren Julius Garvey Sammy has names invoking images of great leadership. He is the first international cricketer to emerge from St Lucia, an island rediscovering its cricket culture as the new Beausejour Stadium has captured imaginations, so it is a major feat that he has cracked the West Indies squad. Perhaps because St Lucians have not been as engrossed with cricket as other West Indians, it has encouraged their players to become allrounders. Sammy, who spent some time at Lord's with the MCC cricket staff, also showed off his skills as a batsman and right-arm medium-pacer as part of the University of the West Indies Vice-Chancellor's XI. He won a one-day cap in England in 2004 - although there wasn't actually any play in the match, it counted as the toss was made - and was called up late to the Champions Trophy squad in September 2004 after Jermaine Lawson pulled out with a stress-fractured back. In July 2006, he was named as St Lucia's captain for West Indies' first-ever Twenty20 tournament and was recalled for the tour of England in 2007. After missing the first two Tests, Sammy was drafted into the side for his debut at Old Trafford, and celebrated with 7 for 66 in the second innings - a performance that included three wickets in a single over. St Lucian fans had their first opportunity to see Sammy in an ODI in his home country when he played at Gros Islet against Sri Lanka in 2008. He is still trying to cement his place in the Test and limited-overs sides as an allrounder. Playing for a weakened team against Bangladesh in 2009, he ended the two-Test series with 12 wickets.
Vaneisa Baksh July 2009
- Reifer leads from the front in convincing win (Sep 15, 2009)
- Dyson rallies West Indies for ODI series (Jul 23, 2009)
- Devon Smith and Fletcher in ODI squad (Jul 21, 2009)
- Raqibul and Shakib inspire first overseas series win (Jul 20, 2009)
- Confident Sammy targets victory (Jul 16, 2009)
Sep 26, 2009
Darren Sammy celebrates James Hopes' wicket
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Jul 20, 2009
Darren Sammy is pumped up after dismissing Mohammad Ashraful
© Associated Press
Jul 20, 2009
Floyd Reifer runs in to congratulate Darren Sammy on picking up Junaid Siddique's wicket
© Associated Press
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