Ray Wynter

Ray Ricardo Wynter (born 27 November 1955) is a former Jamaican cricketer who played first-class and one-day cricket for Jamaica from 1975 until 1982. A right-handed batsman and right-arm opening bowler, he played 30 matches in all in those formats.[1] In 1983, Wynter participated in a rebel tour of South Africa. As a result, he and all the other players on the tour received a lifetime ban from West Indian cricket.[1] Wynter later emigrated to the United States, and played for the U.S. national team at the 1990 ICC Trophy.

Ray Wynter
Personal information
Full nameRay Ricardo Wynter
Born (1955-11-27) 27 November 1955
Kingston, Jamaica
BattingRight-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleOpening bowler
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975–1983Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition First-class List-A
Matches 18 12
Runs scored 70 22
Batting average 5.38 4.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 13 9
Balls bowled 2067 582
Wickets 33 15
Bowling average 37.54 24.53
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/48 3/15
Catches/stumpings 10/0 0/0
Source: Cricket Archive, 22 February 2015

Domestic career

A native of Jamaica's capital, Kingston,[1] Wynter played at under-19 level for Jamaica, representing the team in the regional under-19 competition.[2] He made his senior first-class debut on 16 January 1976, against the Combined Islands in the Shell Shield.[3] His first season saw him appear in five first-class matches, taking 10 wickets at 25.50. He took 5/48 against Guyana, which was to be a career-best.[4] Wynter played only one limited-overs match in his first season, taking 2/27 against Barbados in the Gillette Cup.[5]

Wynter had little success in his second Shell Shield season, taking only four wickets at 75.00 with a best of 2/28.[4] He again played only a single one-day match.[5] During the 1977–78 season, Wynter played in only two Shell Shield matches, taking a single wicket and also registering three ducks from four innings.[6][4] However, he performed better in the one-day format, taking a career-best 3/15 against the Windward Islands. Wynter only appeared sporadically for Jamaica over the following seasons, in some cases not playing at all.[4][5]

Rebel tour
Further information: South African rebel tours

The 1981–82 season was Wynter's last for Jamaica. He appeared in five first-class matches, taking a career-best taking 14 wickets for the season (at 32.85).[4] The following season, in January and February 1983, Wynter left Jamaica and controversially toured South Africa with a West Indies XI. The tour drew heavy criticism, due to its breaking of the sporting boycott of the country (in place during apartheid). Wynter played only a single major fixture on tour, a match against the South African national team. Opening the bowling with Sylvester Clarke in South Africa's first innings, he took the wickets of Kevin McKenzie and Garth Le Roux, finishing with 2/26.[7] For taking part in the rebel tour, Wynter and the other participants received a life ban from professional cricket in the West Indies.[8][1] He subsequently settled in the United States.

U.S. career and later life

After his ban, Wynter settled in the United States.[8] He continued playing cricket there, and at the age of 34 was selected to play for the American national team at the 1990 ICC Trophy in the Netherlands (the qualification tournament for the 1992 World Cup).[9] Wynter played in all six of his team's matches at the tournament, taking seven wickets at an average of 20.28. Among his teammates, only Zamin Amin and Kamran Rasheed took more wickets.[10] Wynter's best performance at the tournament was 3/30 from nine overs, taken against Papua New Guinea. The only other game in which he took more than a single wicket was against Kenya, where he took 2/39.[9]

Notes
  1. "Player Profile: Ray Wynter". CricInfo. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  2. "Jamaica Under-19s v Leeward Islands Under-19s". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Ray Wynter". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  4. "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Ray Wynter". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  5. "ListA Bowling in Each Season by Ray Wynter". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  6. "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Ray Wynter". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  7. "South Africa v West Indies XI". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  8. Vaidyanathan, Siddhartha (2 August 2007). "The Unforgive". CricInfo. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  9. ICC Trophy matches played by Ray Wynter – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
  10. Bowling in ICC Trophy 1990 (ordered by wickets) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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