Omari Banks

Omari Banks
Omari Banks in 2014
Personal information
Full name
Omari Ahmed Clement Banks
Born (1982-07-17) 17 July 1982 (age 42)
Anguilla
NicknameBanko
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 250)1 May 2003 v Australia
Last Test22 July 2005 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 112)17 May 2003 v Australia
Last ODI7 August 2005 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000–2011Leeward Islands
2001Leicestershire
2007–2011Anguilla
2008–2009Somerset
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 10 5 80 73
Runs scored 318 83 2,757 1,228
Batting average 26.50 16.60 25.52 28.55
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 2/16 0/9
Top score 50* 33 108 77*
Balls bowled 2,401 270 14,507 3,037
Wickets 28 7 204 81
Bowling average 48.82 27.00 37.06 27.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0 8 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 4/87 2/24 7/41 4/23
Catches/stumpings 6/– 0/– 46/– 16/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 3 June 2017

Omari Ahmed Clement Banks (born 17 July 1982) is an Anguillan musician and former cricketer, who appeared in 10 Test matches for the West Indies, as well as domestic matches for the Leeward Islands.[1] In 2011, Banks began to pursue his musical career professionally and has been less involved in playing regional cricket,[2] and officially retired from cricket on 31 January 2012.[3]

  1. ^ "England v West Indies: Omari Banks interview | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com.
  2. ^ "From cricket to music – Omari Banks makes the move". Jamaica Observer. 23 September 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Omari Banks announces retirement". ESPNcricinfo. 30 January 2012.