Tony Gray
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Anthony Hollis Gray is a former West Indian
cricketer who played five Tests
and 25 One Day Internationals.
Gray was a tall fast bowler who hails from Trinidad
. Despite his impressive average of 17.13 in Tests and a superb performance in the Indian subcontinent
, Gray had limited opportunities due to persistent injuries and the presence of Malcolm Marshall
, Joel Garner
, Courtney Walsh
and later Curtly Ambrose
in the team.
Gray played his 5 Tests in the 1986–87 season versus Pakistan
and New Zealand
. He played 25 One Day Internationals between 1985 and 1991 with a best of 6-50 v Australia
on his home ground Port of Spain.
Gray represented Trinidad & Tobago
between 1984 and 1995. He played for Surrey in the English County Championship
between 1985 and 1990 and also played for Western Transvaal in South Africa
for the 1993–94 season.
After the end of his career Gray coached the Trinidad and Tobago team and has commentated on cricket on the radio.
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
cricketer who played five Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 25 One Day Internationals.
Gray was a tall fast bowler who hails from Trinidad
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. Despite his impressive average of 17.13 in Tests and a superb performance in the Indian subcontinent
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent, also Indian Subcontinent, Indo-Pak Subcontinent or South Asian Subcontinent is a region of the Asian continent on the Indian tectonic plate from the Hindu Kush or Hindu Koh, Himalayas and including the Kuen Lun and Karakoram ranges, forming a land mass which extends...
, Gray had limited opportunities due to persistent injuries and the presence of Malcolm Marshall
Malcolm Marshall
By 1984 Marshall was seen as one of the finest bowlers in the world, and he demoralised England that summer, especially at Headingley, where he ran through the order in the second innings to finish with 7-53, despite having broken his thumb whilst fielding in the first innings...
, Joel Garner
Joel Garner
Joel Garner , also known as "Big Joel" or "Big Bird", is a former West Indian cricketer, and a member of the highly regarded late 1970s and early '80s West Indies cricket teams....
, Courtney Walsh
Courtney Walsh
Courtney Andrew Walsh is a former international cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001, captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches...
and later Curtly Ambrose
Curtly Ambrose
Curtly Elconn Lynwall Ambrose is a former West Indian cricketer. His skill was as a right-arm fast bowler, especially in partnership with Courtney Walsh...
in the team.
Gray played his 5 Tests in the 1986–87 season versus Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
and New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
. He played 25 One Day Internationals between 1985 and 1991 with a best of 6-50 v Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
on his home ground Port of Spain.
Gray represented Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago cricket team
The Trinidad and Tobago cricket team is the representative cricket team of the country of Trinidad and Tobago.The team takes part in inter-regional cricket competitions in the Caribbean, such as the Regional Four Day Competition and the WICB Cup, with the best players selected for the West Indies...
between 1984 and 1995. He played for Surrey in the English County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
between 1985 and 1990 and also played for Western Transvaal in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
for the 1993–94 season.
After the end of his career Gray coached the Trinidad and Tobago team and has commentated on cricket on the radio.