Chris Gayle (West Indies)
| Full Name: | Chris Gayle |
| Date of birth: | 21 / 09 / 1979 |
| Country: | West Indies |
| Role: | All Rounder |
| Batting style: | Left-hand |
| Bowling style: | Off break |
Latest News
- 09/05/10 - Gayle keeps Windies in semi hunt
- 02/05/10 - Gayle: Ottis will want to beat and laugh at England
- 14/03/10 - Gayle and Pollard seal Windies victory
- 03/03/10 - Spin key to Windies-Zimbabwe battle
- 03/12/09 - Second Test preview - Australia v West Indies
- 28/06/09 - West Indies Thump India To Level Series
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
| 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 |
| 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
| 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 |
| 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 |
