Chris Gayle (West Indies)

Chris Gayle
Full Name:Chris Gayle
Date of birth:21 / 09 / 1979
Country:West Indies
Role:All Rounder
Batting style:Left-hand
Bowling style:Off break

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Career summary

- Test Debut v Zimbabwe at Port of Spain - March 2000

- ODI Debut v India at Toronto - September 1999

- Tall and imposing left-handed batsman.

- A brisk non-turning off-spin has turned him into a genuine one-day allrounder.

- One of only three batsman (Lara and Viv Richards are the other two) to have three or more scores in excess of 150 in ODIs.

- Labelled "the Laughing Cavalier" by eminent cricket writer Tony Cozier.

- Could only average 26 against England in 2004 and was dismissed four times in seven innings by Steve Harmison.

- Knocked a career-best 317 against South Africa in Antigua in 2005.

- No West Indies player could match his 235 runs during the 2005-06 tour of New Zealand.

- Three centuries helped him average over 40 during the 2006-07 season.

June 2009

Test Matches

Batting
Career Span:2000-2010
Matches:91
Innings:159
Not Outs:6
Runs:6373
Highest Score:333
Average:41.65
50s:33
100s:11
Ducks:15
Pairs:0
Caught Out:95
Stumped Out:1
Bowling
Innings Bowled:97
Overs:1142.1
Maidens:224
Runs Conceded:2995
Wickets:72
5 Wicket Innings:2
10 Wicket Innings:0
Average:41.6
Economy Rate:2.62
Best bowling in Innings:5/34

ODI Matches

Batting
Career Span:1999-2011
Matches:224
Innings:220
Not Outs:14
Runs:7820
Highest Score:153
Average:37.96
50s:41
100s:18
Ducks:21
Pairs:0
Caught Out:135
Stumped Out:1
Bowling
Innings Bowled:179
Overs:1154.8
Maidens:36
Runs Conceded:5478
Wickets:155
5 Wicket Innings:1
10 Wicket Innings:0
Average:35.34
Economy Rate:4.74
Best bowling in Innings:5/46