Full name Colin Everton Hunte Croft
Born March 15, 1953, Lancaster Village, East Coast, Demerara, British Guiana
Current age 67 years 350 days
Major teams West Indies, Guyana, Lancashire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 27 | 37 | 22 | 158 | 33 | 10.53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | |||
ODIs | 19 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 9.00 | 38 | 47.36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 121 | 136 | 54 | 855 | 46* | 10.42 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
List A | 81 | 33 | 18 | 231 | 33 | 15.40 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 27 | 52 | 6165 | 2913 | 125 | 8/29 | 9/95 | 23.30 | 2.83 | 49.3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
ODIs | 19 | 19 | 1070 | 620 | 30 | 6/15 | 6/15 | 20.66 | 3.47 | 35.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 121 | 21101 | 10527 | 428 | 8/29 | 24.59 | 2.99 | 49.3 | 17 | 1 | |||
List A | 81 | 4083 | 2465 | 102 | 6/10 | 6/10 | 24.16 | 3.62 | 40.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Test debut | West Indies v Pakistan at Bridgetown, Feb 18-23, 1977 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, Jan 30-Feb 3, 1982 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | West Indies v Pakistan at Albion, Mar 16, 1977 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v West Indies at Sydney, Nov 24, 1981 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1971/72 - 1982 |
List A span | 1975/76 - 1983/84 |
Wisden overview
"Crofty," a West Indian team-mate once said, "would bounce his grandmother if he thought there was a wicket in it." In a relatively brief career lasting just five years, he established a reputation as one of the most chilling of fast men, with no compunction whatsoever about inflicting pain. There was little of the orthodox about him. The prancing run was straight but the batsman saw only his head bobbing behind the umpire until he veered out wide of the crease just prior to delivery, leaning back and slanting the ball awkwardly in to the right-hander. Often, as with Courtney Walsh later, it would hold up off the seam and move away.