| During the era of Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket, | | | | wickets. |
| a number of players got the chance to play Test | | | | In eight Tests, Shivnarine scored 379 runs at an |
| cricket. Guyanese middle-order batsman, Sewdatt | | | | average of 29.15. Of those 379 runs, four were fifties - |
| (Sew) Shivnarine, was one such player. He got the | | | | two of which came on his home ground. With his slow |
| chance to play two Test series - against Australia and | | | | left arm orthodox bowling, the middle-order batsman |
| India in 1978 and 1979 because of defections by the | | | | snared a solitary Test wicket. Despite the promising |
| first choice players. He had moderate success in those | | | | start to his Test career, Shivnarine was discarded |
| two series, although his last three matches were | | | | after the Test series against India in 1979. This was |
| disappointing. | | | | due to the return of the experienced players and his |
| Born in Berbice, Guyana on May 13, 1952, Sew | | | | poor form in his last three matches. Sixteen runs from |
| Shivnarine made his debut for Guyana as a nineteen | | | | four innings is not a decent return by any means. |
| year old in the 1970/ 1971 season. The left-handed | | | | Shivnarine also played a solitary ODI for the West |
| cricketer batted right handed and bowled left arm | | | | Indies in 1979 - against Australia at Castries, St. Lucia. |
| orthodox spin. It was only when he was 25 that he | | | | There, he scored an unbeaten 20 and bowled three |
| earned the opportunity for the West Indies because of | | | | overs for 16 runs as the West Indies lost by two |
| the absence of key players in the regional side. | | | | wickets. At First Class level, the Guyanese batsman |
| Shivnarine's Test debut came on his home ground in | | | | scored 2182 runs at an average of 32.56. Of those |
| Bourda, Guyana against Australia in March 1978. | | | | 2182 runs, he scored three centuries and 14 fifties. His |
| Batting in seventh position in the order, the Guyanese | | | | best score was an unbeaten 131. Towards the end of |
| batman scored 53 in the first innings. In the second | | | | his career, Shivnarine played a few one-day matches, |
| innings, he scored his second Test fifty - 63. That | | | | but did not distinguish himself in that format. He stopped |
| score proved to be his highest in the eight Tests he | | | | playing official cricket in the 1980/ 1981 season - at age |
| played. Despite the right-handed batsman's 116 runs in | | | | 29. |
| that match, the West Indies fell to Australia by three | | | | |