Alvin Kallicharran

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Alvin Kallicharran

off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsDerek Kallicharran (brother)
Mahendra Nagamootoo (nephew)
Websitehttps://alvinkallicharran.com/
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 144)6 April 1972 v New Zealand
Last Test4 January 1981 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 7)5 September 1973 v England
Last ODI4 February 1981 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1966/67–1980/81
Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 66 31 505 383
Runs scored 4,399 826 32,650 11,336
Batting average 44.43 34.41 43.64 34.66
100s/50s 12/21 0/6 87/160 15/71
Top score 187 78 243* 206
Balls bowled 406 105 7,133 2,294
Wickets 4 3 84 42
Bowling average 39.50 21.33 47.97 43.40
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/16 2/10 5/45 6/32
Catches/stumpings 51/– 8/– 323/– 86/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  West Indies
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1975 England
Winner 1979 England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 July 2013

Alvin Isaac Kallicharran

Tamil origin who played Test cricket for the West Indies between 1972 and 1981 as a left-handed batsman and right-arm off spinner. He was a member of the squads which won the 1975 Cricket World Cup and the 1979 Cricket World Cup
.

Kallicharran was born in Port Mourant, British Guiana (now Guyana), where he started playing street cricket until his professional debut as captain of the under-16 Guyana team in 1966 and his first class debut in 1967.[2]

He was a

Natwest Trophy he scored 206 and took 6 for 32.[3]

One of his most noted international innings, a knock of 158 against England, was shrouded in controversy when he was run out by Tony Greig on the final ball of the second day. After the ball had been defended and Kallicharran had started to walk off, Greig threw down the stumps at the non-striker's end, running him out. After negotiations off the pitch, England withdrew their appeal, allowing Kallicharran to continue the next morning.[4]

He attempted to join World Series Cricket, but failed, and was appointed captain of the West Indies in 1977–1978 when Clive Lloyd resigned over the Kerry Packer issue.

Kallicharan was later involved in further controversy when he led an unofficial

Transvaal
in South African domestic cricket.

He is an avowed devotee of Sathya Sai Baba. {https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/kallicharan-bowled-over/articleshow/40663360.cms}

Family

His brother Derek played first class cricket for Guyana and later the United States of America. His nephews, Mahendra Nagamootoo and Vishal Nagamootoo, are also cricketers.[2]

Presently, Kallicharran lives with his wife, Patsy,

Morrisville, North Carolina. He was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for services to cricket and charity.[6]

In 2019, he was a mentor for Puducherry men's and women's cricket teams.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Rising to great heights". ESPN. 3 May 2011. The bare-headed Kalli, little more than 5ft 4in tall
  2. ^ a b "Cricket and Independence". Guyana Times. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Warwickshire v Oxfordshire at Birmingham, 4 Jul 1984". Uk.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  4. ^ "It ain't over until it's over". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Alvin Kallicharran signs up to join the 'London Ambassadors' at". 28 October 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  6. ^ "GCB extends warmest felicitations to batting Maestro, Alvin Kallicharran". Kaieteur News. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Kallicharran to be mentor of Puducherry team". The Times of India. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

External links

Preceded by
West Indies Test cricket captains

1977/8–1978/9 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alvin_Kallicharran&oldid=1219639935"