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Sulieman Benn

Sulieman Benn

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Sulieman Benn
Personal information
Full nameSulieman Jamaal Benn
Born22 July 1981 (age 34)
Saint James, Barbados
NicknameBig Benn
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Batting styleLeft-handed
Bowling styleSlow left arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut22 March 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last Test2-6 January 2015 v South Africa
ODI debut10 April 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI21 January 2015 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.62
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999–presentBarbados
Career statistics
CompetitionTestsODIsFCLA
Matches25309385
Runs scored4841102,011427
Batting average14.667.7817.4812.55
100s/50s0/00/00/70/0
Top score42317939
Balls bowled7,0091,50521,2214,132
Wickets853235399
Bowling average37.6731.8626.0827.13
5 wickets in innings6081
10 wickets in match0000
Best bowling6/814/186/435/18
Catches/stumpings13/–3/–68/–29/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 January 2015
Sulieman Jamaal Benn (born 22 July 1981 in Saint James, Barbados) is a West Indian cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies and first-class cricket for Barbados.
Benn debuted in 1999/00, as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He is also a fairly useful left-handed batsman with a first-class average of over 20. Since his debut season, Benn has had to fight hard for a place in a Barbados team containing four West Indian international fast bowlers.[1]

International career[edit]

Following a series of strong performances in the 2007/08 Carib Beer Cup, Benn was called up to the West Indies Test squad. He beat off competition from Amit Jaggernauth for the spinner's spot and on 22 March 2008 he made his debut for the West Indies in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Providence Stadium, Guyana. He bowled quite well in Sri Lanka's first innings, bowling 40 overs at an economy of 3.00, but went unrewarded. In his first Test innings he scored 28 and helped contribute to some useful lower-order resistance after the West Indies top order had been dismissed cheaply. In Sri Lanka's second innings, he claimed his first Test wicket, Mahela Jayawardene (caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul), and finished with 3/59. He could only manage 7 with the bat in his second innings as the West Indies slid to defeat by 121 runs.
On 6 December 2009, on the third day of the 2nd test against Australia, Benn managed his first five-wicket haul with career best figures of 5/155 after bowling 53 overs for the innings.[2] In the third test between West Indies and Australia at the WACA, Benn came under scrutiny for a mid-pitch altercation with Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson after tangling with Johnson when attempting to field the ball and he was subsequently banned for two ODIs after being found guilty of breaching the spirit of the game.[3]
On 28 February 2010, in a Twenty20 international against Zimbabwe, Benn became the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in a Twenty20 international against a nation with test status,[4] finishing with figures of four wickets for six runs.

2010 home series against South Africa[edit]

During the three-test series in June 2010 against South Africa, Benn took 15 wickets at an average of 30.6, and a strike rate of 29.3, and achieved his Test best bowling figures of 6/81 in South Africa's 1st innings in the Third Test. Despite Benn's efforts, his display was tarnished through a spitting incident with South African fast bowler Dale Steyn. Benn was reported to have provoked Steyn to spit on the feet of Benn after his dismissal when batting, and this resulted in a formal complaint to the ICC from Cricket South Africa, which was matched by a complaint from West Indies Cricket also, causing Steyn to lose his match fee.

Records and Statistics[edit]

Test 5 wicket hauls[edit]

#FiguresMatchOpponentVenueCityCountryYear
15/15511 AustraliaAdelaide OvalAdelaideAustralia2009
25/12013 South AfricaQueen's Park OvalPort of SpainTrinidad & Tobago2010
36/8115 South AfricaKensington OvalBridgetownBarbados2010
45/9320 New ZealandKensington OvalBridgetownBarbados2014
55/3921 BangladeshArnos Vale GroundKingstownSt Vincent2014
65/6422 BangladeshBeausejour StadiumGros IsletSt Lucia2014

Career best performances[edit]

as of 27 June 2014
BattingBowling
ScoreFixtureVenueSeasonBBIFixtureVenueSeason
Tests42West Indies v South AfricaPort of Spain20106–81West Indies v South AfricaBridgetown2010
ODI31West Indies v EnglandBirmingham20094-18West Indies v BangladeshDhaka2011
T20I13*West Indies v South AfricaLondon (The Oval)20094-6West Indies v ZimbabwePort of Spain2010
FC79Barbados v Windward IslandsSt Andrews, Grenada20096–43Barbados v Leeward IslandsBasseterre2013
LA39Barbados v GuyanaAlbion20095-18Barbados v Rest of Leeward IslandsKingston2002
T2021Barbados v Trinidad & TobagoBridgetown20114-6West Indies v ZimbabwePort of Spain2010

Notes[edit]

  1. Jump up^ "Sulieman Benn – hard work, patience and dedication pay off'". West Indies Players Association. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
  2. Jump up^

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