Shannon Gabriel

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Shannon Gabriel

Personal information
Full name	Shannon Terry Gabriel
Born	28 April 1988 (age 28) Trinidad and Tobago
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 293)	17 May 2012 v England
Last Test	3 July 2015 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–present	Trinidad and Tobago
2010–present	Sagicor High Performance Centre
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 14 31 11 12 Runs scored 46 118 14 – Batting average 4.18 4.37 7.00 – 100s/50s -/- – – – Top score 20* 14 6* – Balls bowled 2,013 4,199 519 209 Wickets 32 83 16 9 Bowling average 35.81 28.45 23.50 24.00 5 wickets in innings – 1 – – 10 wickets in match – – – – Best bowling 3/10 5/78 4/34 2/16 Catches/stumpings 8/– 7/– – –
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 September 2015

Shannon Terry Gabriel (born 28 April 1988) is a West Indies cricketer.^[1] He is a fast-bowler. He became a key member of the Trinidad and Tobago's attack quickly after his debut in 2010.^[2] Following a neck injury to Ravi Rampaul, which forced him out of the match, Gabriel made his Test match debut for West Indies in May 2012, against England at Lord's cricket ground.^[3]

Career

Born 28 April 1988 in Trinidad and Tobago,^[4] Gabriel made his debut in first-class cricket on 29 January 2010 playing for Trinidad and Tobago against the Leeward Islands in the 2009–10 Regional Four Day Competition. Opening the bowling with Richard Kelly, Gabriel's first wicket was that of Mali Richards. He finished with two wickets for 46 runs in the match as Trinidad and Tobago won by 45 runs.^[5] Gabriel played two further first-class matches that season, finishing with four wickets at a cost of 39.75 runs each.^[6][7]
In June 2010, the West Indies Cricket Board founded the West Indies High Performance Centre to improve the quality of young cricketers in the region. Gabriel was included in the centre's first intake of 15 players aged 19 to 27.^[8] The centre fielded a team in the 2010/11 WICB Cup, the regional 50-over competition.^[9] He made his List A debut in the competition on 15 October, opening the bowling and taking two wickets for 30 runs against Guyana.^[10] He played two further matches in the 2010/11 Cup without taking another wicket.^[11]
In his debut test match against England in May 2012, he took four wickets while conceding 86 runs in the match, with a good economy rate.^[12] However, during his debut Gabriel experienced pain in his back and bowled just five overs as England successfully chased 191 runs to win. He was sent home from the tour to rest the injury and Tino Best was called up in his place.^[13]

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