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Full name Joel Garner
Born December 16, 1952, Enterprise, Christ Church, Barbados
Current age 60 years 361 days
Major teams West Indies, Barbados, Somerset, South Australia
Nickname Big Bird
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Height 6 ft 8 in
Education Boy's Foundation School, Christchurch, Barbados
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 58 | 68 | 14 | 672 | 60 | 12.44 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 42 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 98 | 41 | 15 | 239 | 37 | 9.19 | 360 | 66.38 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| First-class | 214 | 231 | 54 | 2964 | 104 | 16.74 | 1 | 8 | 129 | 0 | |||
| List A | 256 | 133 | 46 | 1023 | 59* | 11.75 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 58 | 111 | 13169 | 5433 | 259 | 6/56 | 9/108 | 20.97 | 2.47 | 50.8 | 18 | 7 | 0 |
| ODIs | 98 | 98 | 5330 | 2752 | 146 | 5/31 | 5/31 | 18.84 | 3.09 | 36.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| First-class | 214 | 39829 | 16333 | 881 | 8/31 | 18.53 | 2.46 | 45.2 | 48 | 7 | |||
| List A | 256 | 13359 | 6598 | 397 | 6/29 | 6/29 | 16.61 | 2.96 | 33.6 | 13 | 10 | 0 |
| Test debut | West Indies v Pakistan at Bridgetown, Feb 18-23, 1977 scorecard |
| Last Test | New Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch, Mar 12-15, 1987 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | West Indies v Pakistan at Albion, Mar 16, 1977 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch, Mar 28, 1987 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1975-1988 |
| List A span | 1976-1992 |
Batsmen would say that the overriding feeling when first confronted by the Big Bird was that he would trample on them such was the foreshortening effect of his 6ft 8 inches. Delivered from the clouds it seemed, and at a lively pace that when the mood took could be cranked up to the brisk side of rapid, the ball would rear alarmingly from barely short of a length. Allied to that was the most devastating toe crunching yorker the game had seen since that of Charlie Griffith. Of the top wicket-takers, few have a lower average than his parsimonious 20.98. If his value in Test cricket was as an integral part of the most formidable pace attacks ever - they spread the load so that he took five wickets in an innings on just seven occasions - then in one-day cricket, particularly in the overs at the end of an innings, when the unhittable yorker speared in relentlessly, he was priceless. At Lord's in 1979 he simply blew England's slim hopes away with 5 for 38, the best figures ever in a World Cup final.
Mike Selvey
- Garner and other bowling giants (Nov 21, 2011)
- Shining with the new ball (Oct 10, 2011)
- Joel Garner named West Indies manager (Oct 28, 2010)
- Roach's speed doesn't scare Australia (Dec 14, 2009)
- Don't sell-out Windies - Garner (Dec 2, 2009)
May 9, 2011
Colin Croft, Joel Garner, Gordon Greenidge and Michael Holding pose ahead of the 'Fire in Babylon' premiere
© AFP
Oct 6, 2010
Joel Garner and Courtney Walsh tower over a reporter
© Getty Images
Oct 6, 2010
Joel Garner and Courtney Walsh arrive for the 2010 ICC Awards in Bangalore
© Getty Images
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1980
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3rd Test: New Zealand v West Indies at Hamilton
Dec 19-23, 2013 (10:30 local | 21:30 GMT | 16:30 EST | 15:30 CST | 13:30 PST)
Dec 19-23, 2013 (10:30 local | 21:30 GMT | 16:30 EST | 15:30 CST | 13:30 PST)
1st ODI: New Zealand v West Indies at Auckland
Dec 26, 2013 (14:00 local | 01:00 GMT | 20:00 EST | 19:00 CST | 17:00 PST)
Dec 26, 2013 (14:00 local | 01:00 GMT | 20:00 EST | 19:00 CST | 17:00 PST)
2nd ODI: New Zealand v West Indies at Napier
Dec 29, 2013 (14:00 local | 01:00 GMT | 20:00 EST | 19:00 CST | 17:00 PST)
Dec 29, 2013 (14:00 local | 01:00 GMT | 20:00 EST | 19:00 CST | 17:00 PST)
3rd ODI: New Zealand v West Indies at Queenstown
Jan 1, 2014 (11:00 local | 22:00 GMT | 17:00 EST | 16:00 CST | 14:00 PST)
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