Sulieman Benn

Sulieman "Suli" Benn
Personal information
Full name	Sulieman Smith Benn
Born	22 July 1981 (age 42); Saint James, Barbados
Nickname	Big Benn
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	West Indies (2008–2016);
Test debut (cap 268)	22 March 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	17 April 2015 v England
ODI debut (cap 138)	10 April 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	23 November 2016 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.	62
Domestic team information
1999–	Barbados
Career statistics
	Source: [1], 5 May 2017

Sulieman Jamaal Benn (born 22 July 1981 in

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]

International career

Following a series of strong performances in the 2007/08

Sri Lanka at Providence Stadium, Guyana. He bowled quite well in Sri Lanka's first innings, bowling 40 overs at an economy of 3.00, but went unrewarded. In his first Test innings he scored 28 and helped contribute to some useful lower-order resistance after the West Indies top order had been dismissed cheaply. In Sri Lanka's second innings, he claimed his first Test wicket, Mahela Jayawardene (caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul

), and finished with 3/59. He could only manage 7 with the bat in his second innings as the West Indies slid to a 121-run defeat.

On 6 December 2009, on the third day of the

Mitchell Johnson after tangling with Johnson when attempting to field the ball and he was subsequently banned for two ODIs after being found guilty of breaching the spirit of the game.^[3]

On 28 February 2010, in a

Zimbabwe, Benn became the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in a Twenty20 international against a nation with test status,^[4]

finishing with figures of four wickets for six runs.

At the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, Benn and Nikita Miller set the record for the highest 10th wicket partnership in T20 World Cups (20). That record was later equalled by the partnership between Steven Finn and Jade Dernbach at the 2012 tournament.^[5]

2010 home series against South Africa

During the three-test series in June 2010 against South Africa, Benn took 15 wickets at an average of 30.6, and a strike rate of 29.3, and achieved his Test best bowling figures of 6/81 in South Africa's 1st innings in the Third Test. Despite Benn's efforts, his display was tarnished through a spitting incident with South African fast bowler Dale Steyn. Benn was reported to have provoked Steyn to spit on the feet of Benn after his dismissal when batting, and this resulted in a formal complaint to the ICC from Cricket South Africa, which was matched by a complaint from West Indies Cricket also, causing Steyn to lose his match fee.

References

^ "Sulieman Benn – hard work, patience and dedication pay off'". West Indies Players Association. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
^ "Benn takes giant strides on crucial occasion". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
^ "Benn Banned, Haddin & Johnson Fined After Altercation". Cricket World. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
^ Cricinfo records: Most Maidens in a Twenty20 innings
^ "Cricket Records | Records | World T20 | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

External links

Cricinfo Profile

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

[2] "Benn takes giant strides on crucial occasion". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 7 December 2009.

[3] "Benn Banned, Haddin & Johnson Fined After Altercation". Cricket World. Retrieved 19 December 2009.

[4] Cricinfo records: Most Maidens in a Twenty20 innings

[5] "Cricket Records | Records | World T20 | Highest partnerships by wicket | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

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