Dwayne Leverock

Dwayne Leverock
Personal information
Full name
Russell Dwayne Mark Leverock
Born (1971-07-14) 14 July 1971 (age 53)
Bermuda
NicknameSluggo
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleBowler
RelationsKamau Leverock (nephew)
International information
National side
ODI debut17 May 2006 v Canada
Last ODI8 April 2009 v Netherlands
T20I debut3 August 2008 v Scotland
Last T20I5 August 2008 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 32 2 15 44
Runs scored 112 – 349 126
Batting average 11.20 – 17.45 11.45
100s/50s 0/0 – 0/2 0/0
Top score 20* – 52 20*
Balls bowled 1,684 30 4,115 2,308
Wickets 34 0 71 47
Bowling average 33.02 – 26.47 32.27
5 wickets in innings 1 – 6 1
10 wickets in match 0 – 2 0
Best bowling 5/53 – 7/57 5/53
Catches/stumpings 10/– 0/– 12/– 15/–
Source: CricInfo, 27 April 2019

Russell Dwayne Mark Leverock (born 14 July 1971) is a Bermudian former cricketer.[1] He also served as a policeman and prison van driver.[2] He was popularly nicknamed by his teammates as "Sluggo" during his playing days.[3]

Living above an Indian restaurant in Bermuda, Leverock worked as a jailer during his time on the team.[4][5] At the 2007 Cricket World Cup he was the largest player to grace the pitch, weighing in at 20 stone (280 pounds or 127 kg). However he is not regarded as the heaviest man to ever play international cricket. West Indies right-arm off-break bowler Rahkeem Cornwall weighs over 140 kg[6] and Warwick Armstrong weighed about 22 stone.[7] Leverock's most memorable moment came during the group stage match against India, where he took a one-handed stunning, diving catch which became one of the talking points during the tournament and was praised globally.[8][9] His catch at 2007 Cricket World Cup is regarded as one of the greatest catches of all time.[10][11]

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  6. ^ "Players and Officials – Rahkeem Cornwall". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Players and Officials – Warwick Armstrong". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Dwayne Leverock on the makings of a World Cup legend: I have taken many better catches than that | The Cricketer". thecricketer.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  9. ^ "The catch that shook the world". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
  10. ^ October 06; 2023 - 1:45pmfoxsports (6 October 2023), Dwayne Leverock snags all-time World Cup catch, archived from the original on 11 March 2024, retrieved 11 March 2024{{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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