Hamish Anthony - West Indies Cricketer

Hamish Anthony is a well-travelled West Indiesruns, but the West Indies lost by 50 runs.
allrounder who played between 1990 and 2008. TheAt First Class level, Hamish was a better bowler than
Antiguan right-hander was the archetypal journeymanhe was a batsman. From 74 matches, he took 222
cricketer, but was good enough to play two seasonswickets - an average of three wickets per match. His
for Glamorgan on the English County circuit. He playedbest bowling per innings was 6/22 and he took six
only one series for the West Indies in ODIs and5-wicket hauls and one 10-wicket per match haul.
reappeared in the now defunct Stanford T20Those 222 wickets came at an average of 28.39 and
tournament in 2006 and 2008.he took a wicket every 51 balls on average. With the
The allrounder was born on January 16, 1971 at Urlingsbat, Anthony accumulated 1707 runs at an average of
Village, Antigua. He made his debut in his late teens17.24. The right-hander had a best score of 91 and
during the 1989/1990 First Class season for thescored seven half-centuries in all.
Leeward Islands. Anthony impressed immediately andAnthony played for a number of teams in his 18-year
earned a call-up for the West Indies' 1991 tour ofcareer. He played for Leeward Islands in the West
England. He did not play any international games onIndies and Glamorgan on the English County circuit for
that tour, although he was accustomed to Englisha brief spell. The Antiguan also played for the famous
conditions - having played for Glamorgan.Marylebone Cricket Club, hosted by Lord's Cricket
Hamish did taste international cricket in 1995 on theClub. The West Indies, USA and US Virgin Islands
West Indies tour of Sharjah. He made his ODI debutcomplete Anthony's portfolio. He last played First Class
against Sri Lanka. The West Indies lost that match bycricket in 1997, but continued playing one-day games
six runs, as Anthony conceded 49 runs from eightuntil 2005. Just when it seemed as though his playing
overs and scored only two runs. In his second game,days were over, he got the chance to represent the
the Antiguan had more success, taking 1/47 off tenUSVI in four matches over two Stanford T20
overs, but the Caribbean side fell by 15 runs. Anthony'stournaments. The 2008 Standford T20 represented his
last ODI was against Sri Lanka in that tournament,last foray in cricket, as his career ended in ironic
where he took 2/47 off eight overs and scored 21fashion - in defeat to his native Antigua and Barbuda.