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Full name Dinanath Ramnarine
Born June 4, 1975, Chaguanus, Trinidad
Current age 33 years 167 days
Major teams West Indies,Trinidad & Tobago
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
12
21
4
106
35*
6.23
427
24.82
0
0
12
0
8
0
ODIs
4
3
0
5
2
1.66
13
38.46
0
0
0
0
0
0
First-class
68
106
23
773
43
9.31
0
0
43
0
List A
49
31
9
146
25*
6.63
0
0
8
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
12
22
3495
1383
45
5/78
7/147
30.73
2.37
77.6
2
1
0
ODIs
4
4
200
164
3
2/52
2/52
54.66
4.92
66.6
0
0
0
First-class
68
15694
6453
252
6/54
25.60
2.46
62.2
12
1
List A
49
2385
1491
71
5/24
5/24
21.00
3.75
33.5
3
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v England at Georgetown, Feb 27-Mar 2, 1998 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v West Indies at Sharjah, Feb 7-10, 2002 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
West Indies v Sri Lanka at Port of Spain, Jun 6, 1997 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v South Africa at Port of Spain, May 12, 2001 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1993/94 - 2002/03
List A span
1993/94 - 2003/04
Profile
Dinanath Ramnarine was a flat-trajectory legspinner who at one time seemed to have a glittering future ahead of him, but some average international performances and brushes with those in a position to influence selection led to him retiring at 28. In 12 Tests he took 45 wickets, not bad in an era of decline, and he was a consistent performer for Trinidad. But in his final Test - against Pakistan in 2001-02 - he had an on-field disagreement with Carl Hooper, the captain, and he also rubbed some people up in his hands-on role as president of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA). He found himself marginalised, despite solid domestic returns, and he quit in frustration to pursue his WIPA role fulltime. "I haven't been chosen for the West Indies for the last two years and I don't think it was because of my performances on the cricket field," he said. "I believe the whole Caribbean knew what was taking place but everyone basically allowed it to happen." He led WIPA with passion and commitment, but soon found himself in direct conflict with a West Indies board not being used to being challenged, and player disputes became more regular as both parties tussled for power. In 2007, under the new regime headed by Julian Hunte, he was invited onto the main WICB board.
Martin Williamson May 2008
