Carlisle Best

Carlisle Best
Personal information
Full name
Carlisle Alonza Best
Born (1959-05-14) 14 May 1959 (age 65)
Richmond Gap, Saint Michael, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Right-arm medium pace
RoleBatsman
RelationsTino Best (great-nephew)[1]
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 185)21 February 1986 v England
Last Test23 November 1990 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 48)4 March 1986 v England
Last ODI16 January 1992 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1979–1994Barbados
1993–1994Western Province
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 8 24 90 79
Runs scored 342 473 5,439 1,942
Batting average 28.50 24.89 38.85 29.87
100s/50s 1/1 1/2 13/24 2/12
Top score 164 100 179 137*
Balls bowled 30 19 1,642 682
Wickets 0 0 24 14
Bowling average 32.16 40.78
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 0/2 0/4 3/29 2/22
Catches/stumpings 8/– 5/– 107/– 21/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 19 October 2010

Carlisle Alonza Best (born 14 May 1959) is a Barbadian former cricketer who played eight Tests and 24 One Day Internationals for the West Indies. He represented the West Indies at the 1987 World Cup.

A right-handed batsman, Best hit his first scoring shot on his Test debut for six runs. This was only the second time in the history of Test cricket that this feat had been achieved. Over his career, Best made one century in each international format (both coming against England), and also captained West Indies B on a tour of Zimbabwe.

Best was known for his unusual habit of commentating on himself while batting. Following his replacement in the West Indies side by Brian Lara, and other perceived slights to Barbados, local fans boycotted a Test match, costing their cricket board an estimated £100,000. Best now works for a bank and in the media.

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