Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Shivnarine Chanderpaul

West Indies

Player profile

Full name Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Born August 16, 1974, Unity Village, East Coast, Demerara, Guyana
Current age 33 years 97 days
Major teams West Indies, Durham, Guyana
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	104	178	24	7182	203*	46.63	16582	43.31	16	43	837	17	44	0
ODIs	222	208	29	6975	150	38.96	9913	70.36	7	47	608	69	61	0
T20Is	4	4	0	115	41	28.75	94	122.34	0	0	12	2	2	0
First-class	208	340	56	14757	303*	51.96			41	73			127	0
List A	321	297	48	10055	150	40.38			8	72			94	0
Twenty20	4	4	0	115	41	28.75	94	122.34	0	0	12	2	2	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	104	42	1680	845	8	1/2	1/2	105.62	3.01	210.0	0	0	0
ODIs	222	27	716	617	14	3/18	3/18	44.07	5.17	51.1	0	0	0
T20Is	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	208		4610	2434	56	4/48		43.46	3.16	82.3		0	0
List A	321		1645	1346	56	4/22	4/22	24.03	4.90	29.3	2	0	0
Twenty20	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Statistics	Statsguru Tests | Statsguru ODIs | Statsguru T20Is
Test debut	West Indies v England at Georgetown, Mar 17-22, 1994 scorecard
Last Test	England v West Indies at Chester-le-Street, Jun 15-19, 2007 scorecard
ODI debut	India v West Indies at Faridabad, Oct 17, 1994 scorecard
Last ODI	Ireland v West Indies at Dublin, Jul 14, 2007 scorecard
T20I debut	New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I	Bangladesh v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard
First-class debut	1991/92
Last First-class	Kent v Durham at Canterbury, Sep 19-21, scorecard2007
List A debut	1991/92
Last List A	Durham v Yorkshire at Chester-le-Street, Aug 27, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Bangladesh v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 13, 2007 scorecard

Profile

The possessor of the crabbiest technique in world cricket, Shivnarine Chanderpaul proves there is life beyond the coaching handbook. He never seems to play in the V, or off the front foot, but uses soft hands, canny deflections, and a whiplash pull-shot to maintain a Test average over 40. In cricket terms, Chanderpaul has had two main problems: first, a low conversion rate of around one hundred to every ten fifties, and secondly, his physical frailty, widely thought to be hypochondria. That myth was exploded when a large piece of floating bone was removed from his foot late in 2000, and, suitably liberated, he set about rectifying his hundreds problem, scoring three in four Tests against India in 2001-02, and two more in the home series against Australia the following year, including 104 as West Indies successfully chased a world-record 418 for victory in the final Test in Antigua.

A good run in South Africa in 2003-04 preceded a tough one with England - only his second lean trot in a decade of international cricket. But like in the good ol' days, he rediscovered form on the tour to England, and though his batting did not change the team's fortunes, it lessened the margins of defeat greatly. However, in the Champions Trophy that followed, he contributed to the victory greatly with a consistent performance.

The following year he was appointed West Indian captain during an acrimonious contracts dispute, and celebrated with a double-century in front of his home fans in Guyana, although he was too passive in the field to prevent South Africa taking the series. Displaying a rare streak of violence, he once managed to shoot a policeman in the hand in his native Guyana, mistaking him for a mugger. In April 2006 he resigned as captain citing a need to focus on his batting. Having not made even a fifty in West Indies' last two Test series, his 301 runs in four games against India at home was a welcome relief. It was tough to predict his approach - in Antigua, with his side fighting for a draw, he made a glorious fifty; in St Kitts, with his side pushing for a win, he bizarrely turned defensive - but he remained the glue that held the batting together.

Nothing changed in the 2006-07 season where he looted 744 runs at 57.23 with six fifties and two consecutive hundreds - an unbeaten 149 against India being the highlight, in the ODIs. Like a limpet, he single handedly defied England's bowlers in 2007 with 446 runs in three Tests and was snapped up by Durham for the remainder of the season. Who needs Lara?
Simon Briggs / Will Luke August 2007