| Carl McArthur Tuckett is one of the few cricketers | | | | was selected as an afterthought almost. The West |
| from the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis (part of St. | | | | Indies had already won the series, but the Nevisian's |
| Kitts and Nevis) to represent the West Indies. Although | | | | selection came on the back of a consistent domestic |
| he played one match, an ODI against England in 1998, | | | | season. |
| Tuckett was a consistent performer for the Leeward | | | | At First Class level, Carl Tuckett only played for the |
| Islands in First Class cricket. | | | | Leeward Islands-the group of islands on the northern |
| Born in Nevis on May 18, 1970, Carl Tuckett made his | | | | side of the Eastern Caribbean. Although starting off as |
| First Class debut for the Leeward Islands in the West | | | | a bowler, his batting progressed during his career-such |
| Indies' 1994/1995 domestic season. He was something | | | | that he often contributed useful runs to the Leeward's |
| of an allrounder, bowling right-arm medium pace and | | | | effort. From 41 First Class Games and 64 innings, the |
| batting right-handed at position seven or eight for most | | | | lower order batsman scored 1591 runs at an average |
| of his career. The highlight of Tuckett's career was | | | | of 30.01. Of those 1591 runs, there were nine |
| when he was selected for the Caribbean side for an | | | | half-centuries and one century (his career-best 142). |
| ODI series against England in the Caribbean. | | | | With the ball, Tuckett's figures were decent without |
| In his debut game, at the Queens Park Oval in Port of | | | | being spectacular. While he only scalped 73 wickets, |
| Spain, the Nevisian bowler opened the bowling for the | | | | his average of 19.97 and strike rate of 50.0 |
| West Indies and took two wickets for 41 runs off eight | | | | demonstrated an ability to keep things under control |
| overs. That performance helped the regional team to | | | | when opening the bowling. Carl took only one |
| a comfortable 57-run victory over England. Given that | | | | five-wicket haul-a career-best 6/25 runs. |
| it was the fifth ODI of a five-match series, Tuckett | | | | |