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Full name Rajindra Dhanraj
Born February 6, 1969, Barrackpore, Trinidad
Current age 39 years 206 days
Major teams West Indies,Trinidad & Tobago
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
4
4
0
17
9
4.25
124
13.70
0
0
1
0
1
0
ODIs
6
2
1
8
8
8.00
32
25.00
0
0
0
0
1
0
First-class
78
101
36
550
47
8.46
0
0
29
0
List A
44
23
10
98
17*
7.53
0
0
9
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
4
8
1087
595
8
2/49
4/146
74.37
3.28
135.8
0
0
0
ODIs
6
5
264
170
10
4/26
4/26
17.00
3.86
26.4
1
0
0
First-class
78
16180
7995
295
9/97
27.10
2.96
54.8
16
3
List A
44
1874
1251
79
5/26
5/26
15.83
4.00
23.7
8
2
0
Career statistics
Test debut
India v West Indies at Mumbai, Nov 18-22, 1994 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v New Zealand at St John's, Apr 27-May 2, 1996 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
New Zealand v West Indies at Margao, Oct 26, 1994 scorecard
Last ODI
New Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch, Jan 28, 1995 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1987/88 - 2000/01
List A span
1989/90 - 1997/98
Profile
When he made his debut against India at Bombay, Rajinder Dhanraj was West Indies' first legspinner since David Holford in 1977. Jeff Dujon warned that he would be "cannon fodder" for the Indians, but he took two wickets in the match and acquitted himself well. He picked up four wickets in his second Test against New Zealand later that season, but in England in 1995 he was savaged on his only outing, taking 0 for 191 and bowling dreadfully at Nottingham. He only got one more chance, taking 2 for 165 against New Zealand in Antigua. A genuine No. 11, he was an expensive luxury that West Indies could not afford. He continued to perform well for Trinidad where he was far more effective. Unlike many legspinners, Dhanraj dis not have a big loop but he got good nip off the pitch and no mean turn. Importantly, he bowled with a big heart and could take some stick.
Martin Williamson
