Player Batting Status
| |
M |
Inn |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Avg |
SR |
100 |
200 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
| Test
|
2
|
3
|
0
|
53
|
30
|
17.67
|
69.74
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
| ODI
|
109
|
100
|
16
|
2085
|
124
|
24.82
|
96.66
|
1
|
0
|
8
|
185
|
75
|
Player Bowling Status
| |
M |
Inn |
B |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Econ |
Avg |
SR |
5W |
10W |
|
|
2
|
2
|
78
|
49
|
0
|
0/13
|
0/13
|
3.77
|
0.0
|
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
109
|
25
|
473
|
491
|
11
|
2/5
|
2/5
|
6.23
|
44.64
|
43.0 |
0 |
0 |
Biography
A dazzling right handed batsman, who could clear the boundaries without breaking a sweat on his day, Ricardo Powell was West Indies cricket's very own Shahid Afridi. Such days though could be numbered with the former's crude slogging often backfiring badly.
As a 20 year old, he burst onto the international stage with a thunderous bang, bashing a 93-ball-124, spurring West Indies to overhaul 254 in the final of the Coca-Cola Cup against India in Singapore. He continued to be a regular in the West Indies ODI side despite the big failures dwarfing the occasional success. He was persisted with for the X-factor he brought to the table. He was tried out in two Tests too, which was a blot from the blue, considering his lack of technique and footwork. Hand-eye coordination was Powell's cup of tea.
He plied his whacky trade until stepping aside from international cricket in 2006/06. Powell then joined the U.S Tigers Cricket Club and even played for International World XI against the Pakistan All Star XI in Karachi.
Interesting facts:
1. Powell is the youngest West Indian to hit an ODI ton.
2. He is married to Caribbean TV talk show host Alicia Powell.
By Deivarayan
