Narsingh Deonarine

Narsingh Deonarine (born 16 August 1983)[1] is a Guyanese cricketer, who has played for the West Indies.

Narsingh Deonarine

Personal information
Born	16 August 1983 Albion, Berbice, Guyana
Nickname	Ringo
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right arm off break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 258)	31 March 2005 v South Africa
Last Test	19 December 2013 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 126)	31 July 2005 v India
Last ODI	28 January 2015 v South Africa
T20I debut (cap 39)	21 February 2010 v Australia
Last T20I	13 February 2013 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2000–2014	Guyana
2013–2016	Guyana Amazon Warriors
2015–2016	Trinidad and Tobago
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA Matches 16 26 111 94 Runs scored 676 591 6,310 2,036 Batting average 28.16 28.14 36.90 25.45 100s/50s 0/5 0/4 9/42 1/13 Top score 82 65* 198 102* Balls bowled 1,379 459 8,912 1,885 Wickets 23 6 133 32 Bowling average 28.65 71.33 31.73 47.71 5 wickets in innings 0 0 3 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 4/37 2/18 7/26 3/25 Catches/stumpings 15/– 8/– 75/– 27/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 January 2021

Domestic career

He is a left-handed batsman who bowls a right-arm off break.[1] He made his debut for Guyana at the age of 17, and after captaining the West Indies under 19 team in 2002, he made headlines after hitting a century against the touring Australians the following year. Deonarine then had a spell in England with Whitehaven Cricket Club in 2004. He first came into the West Indies squad after contract disputes saw seven players left out of the South African Test of March 2005.[1] Similarities in the fielding techniques and skill at cover point exist between Deonarine and his team-mate Shivnarine Chanderpaul—a man who Deonarine has clearly modelled his game on.

Narsingh's claim to fame came on 13 August 2006 at the Stanford 20/20 finals which saw Guyana vs. Trinidad in a classic million dollar match. After Trinidad put up a formidable 176 runs, Guyana answered back with 171 with 2 balls remaining. Narsingh was at the striker's end with Ramnaresh Sarwan at the bowlers end. Narsingh hit a 6 to win it for Guyana, capping one of the most exciting comebacks in the history of 20 over cricket. He was later rewarded with the Play of the Match award for his million dollar 6, and a hefty cheque of $25,000.

International career

He returned to the West Indies Test team for the Third Test against Australia at Perth on 16 December 2009 after both Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Adrian Barath were ruled out due to injury. Deonarine promptly claimed his best bowling in Tests with 2/72. He also made his first Test 50 and finished up with 82, his highest Test score.

On 15 November 2013, Narsingh claimed the wicket of Sachin Tendulkar, who was playing his final innings in his 200th Test match prior to retiring from all forms of cricket.[2]

In January 2021, USA Cricket named Deonarine in a 44-man squad to begin training in Texas ahead of the 2021 Oman Tri-Nation Series.[3][4]

References

1. "Narsingh Deonarine". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
2. English, Peter. "Watson half-century sets Australia's platform". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
3. "Former West Indies player Narsingh Deonarine part of USA training camp". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
4. "USA Cricket Selection Update". USA Cricket. Retrieved 23 January 2021.