Full name Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan
Born June 23, 1980, Wakenaam Island, Essequibo, Guyana
Current age 37 years 308 days
Major teams West Indies, Gloucestershire, Guyana, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Kings XI Punjab, Leicestershire, Stanford Superstars, Trinbago Knight Riders
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
87 | 154 | 8 | 5842 | 291 | 40.01 | 12484 | 46.79 | 15 | 31 | 747 | 14 | 53 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
181 | 169 | 33 | 5804 | 120* | 42.67 | 7663 | 75.74 | 5 | 38 | 480 | 58 | 45 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
18 | 16 | 3 | 298 | 59 | 22.92 | 286 | 104.19 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
First-class | 220 | 374 | 26 | 13405 | 291 | 38.52 | 33 | 71 | 155 | 0 | ||||
List A | 265 | 251 | 42 | 8488 | 120* | 40.61 | 11 | 50 | 68 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
77 | 71 | 9 | 1197 | 70 | 19.30 | 1153 | 103.81 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 28 | 24 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
87 | 56 | 2022 | 1163 | 23 | 4/37 | 7/96 | 50.56 | 3.45 | 87.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
181 | 25 | 581 | 586 | 16 | 3/31 | 3/31 | 36.62 | 6.05 | 36.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
18 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 220 | 4368 | 2351 | 56 | 6/62 | 41.98 | 3.22 | 78.0 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 265 | 1130 | 1001 | 35 | 5/10 | 5/10 | 28.60 | 5.31 | 32.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
77 | 2 | 18 | 22 | 2 | 2/10 | 2/10 | 11.00 | 7.33 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | West Indies v Pakistan at Bridgetown, May 18-22, 2000 scorecard |
Last Test | West Indies v India at Bridgetown, Jun 28-Jul 2, 2011 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | England v West Indies at Nottingham, Jul 20, 2000 scorecard |
Last ODI | India v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 11, 2013 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 11, 2007 scorecard |
Last T20I | West Indies v South Africa at North Sound, May 20, 2010 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1995/96 |
Last First-class | Leicestershire v Worcestershire at Leicester, Jun 15-18, 2014 scorecard |
List A debut | 1996/97 |
Last List A | Barbados v Guyana at Port of Spain, Feb 13, 2014 scorecard |
T20s debut | Guyana v Montserrat at Coolidge, Jul 21, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots v Trinbago Knight Riders at Lauderhill, Jul 29, 2016 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 | T&T Riders | v Patriots | Lauderhill | 29 Jul 2016 | T20 |
- | T&T Riders | v Amazon | Providence | 10 Jul 2016 | T20 |
46, 0 | Leics | v Worcs | Leicester | 15 Jun 2014 | FC |
5, 18 | Leics | v Derbyshire | Leicester | 8 Jun 2014 | FC |
2, 24 | Leics | v Gloucs | Leicester | 2 Jun 2014 | FC |
37 | Leics | v Warwickshire | Leicester | 1 Jun 2014 | T20 |
7, 7 | Leics | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 25 May 2014 | FC |
60, 15 | Leics | v Hampshire | Leicester | 18 May 2014 | FC |
- | Leics 2nd XI | v Nthants 2nd | Northampton | 12 May 2014 | Other T20 |
0 | Guyana | v Barbados | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 2014 | LA |
A nimble, Chaplinesque right-hander, Ramnaresh Sarwan was brought up in the South American rainforest around the Essequibo River. After his first Test innings, 84 not out against Pakistan, Ted Dexter was moved to predict a Test average of more than 50 - quite a millstone to hang around any young player's neck. But on his first tour, to England in 2000, Sarwan lived up to the hype by topping the averages. His footwork, which seemed to require no early trigger movements, was strikingly confident and precise.