Full name Russell Dwayne Mark Leverock
Born July 14, 1971, Bermuda
Current age 36 years 308 days
Major teams Bermuda
Nickname Sluggo
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
25
15
7
79
17*
9.87
292
27.05
0
0
3
0
8
0
First-class
12
20
3
274
52
16.11
845
32.42
0
2
11
0
List A
32
19
10
90
17*
10.00
311
28.93
0
0
12
0
Twenty20
2
2
0
1
1
0.50
11
9.09
0
0
0
0
0
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
25
25
1288
909
30
5/53
5/53
30.30
4.23
42.9
0
1
0
First-class
12
3103
1416
48
7/57
29.50
2.73
64.6
3
3
1
List A
32
1618
1149
39
5/53
5/53
29.46
4.26
41.4
1
1
0
Twenty20
2
2
30
23
0
-
-
-
4.60
-
0
0
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
Bermuda v Canada at Port of Spain, May 17, 2006 scorecard
Last ODI
Kenya v Bermuda at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 28, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class debut
2004
Last First-class
United Arab Emirates v Bermuda at Abu Dhabi, Nov 8-11, 2007 scorecard
List A debut
2005
Last List A
Kenya v Bermuda at Nairobi (Gym), Oct 28, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Bermuda v Jamaica at Coolidge, Jul 21, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Bermuda v Guyana at Coolidge, Feb 10, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Built more like a bouncer than a bowler, his left-arm spin has proved an enormous asset to Bermuda - both in terms of his wicket-taking potential and the containment he offers. But his bulk - he conservatively tops the scales at 20 stones (280lbs) - often overshadows his accuracy and penetration. On Bermuda's Intercontinental Cup debut in USA he took 7 for 57 in a losing cause. A year later he grabbed 11 for 72 in the same competition against the Cayman Islands. He is just much an asset in the one-day game, although that has to be offset against his fielding which is, when Bermuda do not need a slip, a real liability. His batting is not much better, and while he can thump the ball, he is almost always restricted to singles, regardless of where the ball is hit. He played a key role in Bermuda qualifying for the 2007 World Cup by taking 4 for 39 against the USA and 3 for 34 against the USA in the 2005 ICC Trophy. In that tournament he was reduced to a peripheral figure, although off the pitch he acquired cult status, and his remarkable one-handed diving catch against India, and the seismograph-breaking celebratory run which followed, delighted picture editors across the globe. Away from cricket, Leverock drives a prison van.
Martin Williamson March 2007
