Sulieman Benn

Sulieman "Suli" Benn
Personal information
Full name
Sulieman Smith Benn
Born (1981-07-22) 22 July 1981 (age 43)
Saint James, Barbados
NicknameBig Benn
Height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 268)22 March 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last Test17 April 2015 v England
ODI debut (cap 138)10 April 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI23 November 2016 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.62
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999–Barbados
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 26 47 99 116
Runs scored 486 182 2,059 566
Batting average 14.29 7.91 17.01 12.86
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/7 0/0
Top score 42 31 79 39
Balls bowled 7,321 2,387 22,603 5,770
Wickets 87 39 379 139
Bowling average 39.10 49.05 26.73 28.66
5 wickets in innings 6 0 44 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/81 4/18 6/43 5/18
Catches/stumpings 14/– 9/– 79/– 48/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  West Indies
ICC Men's T20 World Cup
Winner 2016 India
Source: [1], 5 May 2017

Sulieman Jamaal Benn (born 22 July 1981 in Saint James, Barbados) is a West Indian former cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies and first-class cricket for Barbados. Benn was a member of the West Indies team that won the 2016 T20 World Cup.

Benn debuted in 1999/00, as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He is also a fairly useful left-handed batsman with a first-class average of 17.48. Since his debut season, Benn has had to fight hard for a place in a Barbados team containing four West Indian international fast bowlers.[1]

  1. ^ "Sulieman Benn – hard work, patience and dedication pay off'". West Indies Players Association. Retrieved 22 March 2008.