Colin Croft

Colin Croft
Croft in 1977
Personal information
Full name
Colin Everton Hunte Croft
Born (1953-03-15) 15 March 1953 (age 71)
Lancaster Village, Demerara, British Guiana
NicknameSmiling Assassin
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 159)18 February 1977 v Pakistan
Last Test30 January 1982 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 20)16 March 1977 v Pakistan
Last ODI24 November 1981 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972–1982Guyana
1975–1982Demerara
1977–1982Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 27 19 121 81
Runs scored 158 18 855 231
Batting average 10.53 9.00 10.42 15.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 33 8 46* 33
Balls bowled 6,165 1,070 21,101 4,083
Wickets 125 30 428 102
Bowling average 23.30 20.66 24.59 24.16
5 wickets in innings 5 1 17 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 8/29 6/15 8/29 6/10
Catches/stumpings 8/– 1/– 25/– 17/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  West Indies
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1979 England
Source: CricketArchive, 14 August 2012

Colin Everton Hunte Croft (born 15 March 1953) is a former West Indian international cricketer. He was a member of the squad which won the 1979 Cricket World Cup.