Bettor.com Top 5 West Indian Test batsmen (Part 1)
West Indian batsmen have dominated test cricket since their advent into the international cricket arena. The country has produced batsmen of the highest order; their success in test cricket shows the level of commitment, technique and passion they give to
the global game of cricket. Some of these went on to make world records, which are still being broken or played for. West Indian cricket test batting power has been under likes of Brian Lara, Sir Viv Richards, Sir Garry Sobers, Clive Lloyd and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shivnarine-Chanderpaul-c90073.
They are also rated as Bettor.com’s best or top 5 West Indian test batsmen.
Bettor.com top 5 West Indian Test batsmen are lined-up according to the number of runs, batting average, and most importantly the time in which the player was playing in. The time frame is important to be taken under consideration because in earlier cricket
days, test cricket wasn’t played as frequently as it is played in the modern times. Thus, time frame and batting average are the main indicators of the top 5 West Indian Test batsmen of all times.
A good test batsman is someone who has the patience and temperament to look for the right opportunity to have a go at the ball. In general, a batsman who can make time for himself in the crease, and has a firm grip in stroke play is considered to be a good
batsman.
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Brian Charles Lara is one of the best world cricket has ever seen, and by far the best test batsmen West Indian cricket has ever produced. Lara has a unique batting style; high raised bat in the air, poises his weight on his front knee and his eyes are always
on the ball. His ability to flash at the ball sending it to the boundary is something feared by many world-class bowlers.
Lara’s cricketing talent was discovered at 14 years of age; he made 745 runs at an average of 126.16, which led to his selection for the Trinidad Under16 team. At 20 Lara became the youngest captain ever of Trinidad and Tobago in 1990, and led the team in
winning the Geddes http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Grant-c60671 Shield. The same year the West Indian batting legend made his test debut against Pakistan, as he scored 44 and 6 in the two innings.
He is the 10th of 11 children and was born on 2nd May, 1969 in Cantaro, Santa Cruz, Trinidad. Lara has played for several teams such as ICC World XI, Marylebone Cricket Club, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Warwickshire-c862.
Besides his cricket learning at the Harvard Coaching Clinic, the veteran also went to the Fatima College in Trinidad.
Lara’s test credentials are beyond impressive as the veteran has played 131 test matches, scoring a massive of 11,953 runs at an average of 52.88. He has a huge number of centuries and half-centuries under his belt, as 34 centuries and 48 half-centuries
are recorded by the veteran. He also maintained a commendable strike rate of 60.51, not to forget the 1559 boundaries stroked by him and the 88 smashing 6’s. Lara also holds the record of 400 runs in a single innings against England.
The veteran played his first and last test match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. His 16-year-long test career has broken several records, in which he broke Sobers highest run score of 365, by scoring 375 in 1994 and later Australian Matthew Hayden broke his record scoring
380 against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 in 2003, but the veteran got his claim of the highest run getter by scoring 400 not out against the English. His 400 not out is one of the finest cricketing innings witnessed in the history of the game, and he was congratulated by the
West Indian Prime Minister at the ground.
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