Rangy Nanan - West Indies Spinner

Given that there are several cricketers who never gotTest debut came against Pakistan at Faisalabad in
to play Test cricket, those who played a solitary TestDecember 1980.
for their country or region should feel honoured toIn that match, he scored 16 runs from 66 balls and took
have done so. Rangy Nanan, the Trinidadianfour wickets for 91 runs as the Caribbean team won
off-spinner, was a one-Test wonder for the Westby 156 runs. Nanan bowled 36 overs in the match,
Indies. The off-spinner played First Class cricket for 18taking 2/54 in the first innings and 2/37 in the second.
years-a career that spanned three decades (70s, 80s,He was the lone spinner in that West Indies team,
90s). He was unfortunate to play cricket when spinsurrounded by Croft, Clarke and Marshall. In that era, it
was considered superfluous to requirements in thewas rare to see a specialist spinner in the regional
Caribbean. That, and the success of the all-paceteam. Nanan had a test bowling average of 22.75 and
attack, limited Rangy to a solitary Test appearance,a decent strike rate of 54.
although he gave a solid account of himself in thatAlthough he continued to perform at First Class level
fixture.and had a fine debut, Nanan was never selected for
Born in Preysal, Trinidad on May 29, 1953, Nanan madeanother Test. He did not play cricket full-time and had
his First Class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in thea career as a police officer in Trinidad. He played
1972/73 season of the Shell Shield. He went on to playnearly all of his First Class matches for his country,
93 games for Trinidad and Tobago between 1973 andwith only that solitary outing in Pakistan for the West
1991. The T&T spinner was a tidy, economical bowlerIndies being the only time he played First Class cricket
and a match winner for his country. His West Indiesabroad.