Vasbert Drakes
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Vasbert Conniel Drakes is a West Indian cricket
er. He was a right-arm fast bowler and handy right-hand lower order batsman.
Drakes made his international debut in 1994–95, when he played 5 ODI games against Australia, followed by a tour of England. He did not return to the side until the age of 33, when in September 2002 he was named in the West Indies' squad for the Champions Trophy. He took the wicket of Jacques Kallis
in his first international over for seven years. For the next two years, he became a regular in the side and played 12 Tests for the West Indies, debuting against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 8 December 2002. He played in the 2003 World Cup and finished his career with 33 Test wickets and 51 ODI wickets. With the bat, he once made 67 - his only half century in international cricket. His most important Test innings, however, was arguably his unbeaten 27 which helped the West Indies to chase down a world-record target of 418, set by Australia in Antigua.
The reason for his long absence from the side was his unavailability to play international cricket due to playing first-class cricket fulltime. He played county cricket in the English summer and in the winter represented Border in South Africa.
He is notable for being one of only four batsmen in the history of first-class cricket
to be given out timed out
. His case was all the more peculiar as he was not even in the country at the time. His flight to South Africa, where the match was being played, had been delayed by several hours.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-arm fast bowler and handy right-hand lower order batsman.
Drakes made his international debut in 1994–95, when he played 5 ODI games against Australia, followed by a tour of England. He did not return to the side until the age of 33, when in September 2002 he was named in the West Indies' squad for the Champions Trophy. He took the wicket of Jacques Kallis
Jacques Kallis
Jacques Henry Kallis is a South African cricketer. As an all-rounder he is a formidable right-handed batsman and fast-medium swingbowler. He is one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, being the only cricketer in the history of the game to hold more than 12,000 runs and 250 wickets in both...
in his first international over for seven years. For the next two years, he became a regular in the side and played 12 Tests for the West Indies, debuting against Bangladesh at Dhaka on 8 December 2002. He played in the 2003 World Cup and finished his career with 33 Test wickets and 51 ODI wickets. With the bat, he once made 67 - his only half century in international cricket. His most important Test innings, however, was arguably his unbeaten 27 which helped the West Indies to chase down a world-record target of 418, set by Australia in Antigua.
The reason for his long absence from the side was his unavailability to play international cricket due to playing first-class cricket fulltime. He played county cricket in the English summer and in the winter represented Border in South Africa.
He is notable for being one of only four batsmen in the history of first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
to be given out timed out
Timed out
Timed out is a method of dismissal in the sport of cricket. It occurs when an incoming batsman is not ready to play within three minutes of the previous batsman being out...
. His case was all the more peculiar as he was not even in the country at the time. His flight to South Africa, where the match was being played, had been delayed by several hours.
Teams represented
- West Indies
- Barbados
- PickwickPickwick Cricket ClubPickwick Cricket Club is a Barbados cricket club. The club was founded on 23 November 1882, the second oldest cricket club in Barbados after Wanderers Cricket Club...
- Border
- Leicestershire
- Scotland
- Nottinghamshire
- Sussex
- Warwickshire
- Lamphey
- East Grinstead
- Leek