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Full name Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Born August 16, 1974, Unity Village, East Coast, Demerara, Guyana
Current age 33 years 343 days
Major teams West Indies,Bangalore Royal Challengers,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
112
193
30
8001
203*
49.08
18491
43.26
19
49
920
20
47
0
ODIs
235
221
34
7573
150
40.49
10719
70.65
8
52
647
74
65
0
T20Is
6
6
1
133
41
26.60
130
102.30
0
0
12
2
4
0
First-class
221
361
63
15957
303*
53.54
45
81
132
0
List A
336
312
54
10711
150
41.51
9
78
98
0
Twenty20
12
12
1
195
41
17.72
204
95.58
0
0
20
2
8
0
Bowling averages
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Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
112
42
1680
845
8
1/2
1/2
105.62
3.01
210.0
0
0
0
ODIs
235
28
740
636
14
3/18
3/18
45.42
5.15
52.8
0
0
0
T20Is
6
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First-class
221
4610
2434
56
4/48
43.46
3.16
82.3
0
0
List A
336
1669
1365
56
4/22
4/22
24.37
4.90
29.8
2
0
0
Twenty20
12
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Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v England at Georgetown, Mar 17-22, 1994 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 12-16, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
India v West Indies at Faridabad, Oct 17, 1994 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v Australia at Basseterre, Jul 6, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Jan 18, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1991/92
Last First-class
Surrey v Durham at Guildford, Jul 16-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1991/92
Last List A
Durham v Somerset at Chester-le-Street, Jul 23, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland, Feb 16, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Durham v Glamorgan at Chester-le-Street, Jul 22, 2008 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 May 2008
