Bettor.com Top 5 West Indian Test batsmen (Part 3)
Sir Richards no doubt is one of the living legends in cricket fraternity. He was able to dominate and pressurise any opposition with his presence in the cricket field. He was a great batsman, and a greater captain, not to forget, his handy part time bowling
abilities. Richards surely is worthy of number 3 position in Bettor.com Top 5 West Indian test batsmen.
Clive Lloyd
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lancashire-c806. Lloyd batting side was right but he bowled his medium pace with
his right-arm. He is recorded to be 6 foot and 4 inches tall.
His 19-year long test career took-off in 1966, as he played against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746. He was well known for his hard-hitting batting power and has the most successful captaincy record in world cricket. For two decades the West Indian
team was at the top of the charts, and it was because of his efforts that the national team reached that level and maintained it.
Lloyd has a tremendous test batting record, scoring a massive of 7515 runs at an average of 46.67 in the 110 test matches he played. The veteran batsman has 19 centuries and 39 half-centuries under his belt, with a massive of 70 sixes as well. Not to forget,
his match winning and best of 242 not-outs in 1975.
Lloyd is one of the living legends of cricket, and his contributions to the West Indian team and world cricket are commendable and worthy of 4th position in Bettor.com top 5 West Indian test batsmen. At present Lloyd is still part of the cricketing fraternity.
After retirement, he joined the ICC match referee squad, as he stood in 53 test matches. He had a 14-year-long umpiring career from 1992-2006.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shivnarine-Chanderpaul-c90073 is one of the finest left-handers the world of cricket has ever witnessed. The West Indian veteran batsman was born in 1974 in Unity Village, Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana. He has the honour of being the first Indo-Caribbean in the West
Indies national team to play 100 test matches. One might see him in the top ranked test players by the ICC, as he has maintained the top position several times in his career.
The 36-year-old has played for the national team of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Stanford-c90880 Superstars. His main playing role has been batting, but also plays effective part-time leg-break bowler. His best bowling figures
are 1 for 2.
Chanderpaul has a massive of 8969 runs at an average of 49.28, in the 126 test matches he has played. The veteran left-handed dasher also has 22 centuries and 54 half-centuries to his name. He has struck an impressive of 1008 boundaries and 27 smashing sixes
out of the park.
His test credential has surely given the veteran, a well-deserving position in the Bettor.com top 5 West Indian test batsmen. He is also known for his doggedness and ability to stick on the wicket for the longest time. He has been an effective player throughout
his career, and has saved the team by batted out at crucial moments.
The West Indian team cricket history is filled with such legendary batsmen, not to forget, the numerous world-class test bowlers the country has produced. With all said and done, one can surely expect more cricket greatness from this cricket-loving nation
in the future.
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