Sulieman Benn

Sulieman Benn

Personal information
Full name	Sulieman Jamaal Benn
Born	22 July 1981 Saint James, Barbados
Nickname	Big Benn
Height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Slow left arm orthodox
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut	22 March 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	2-6 January 2015 v South Africa
ODI debut	10 April 2008 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI	30 September 2016 v Pakistan
ODI shirt no.	62
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999–present	Barbados
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA Matches 25 30 93 85 Runs scored 484 110 2,011 427 Batting average 14.66 7.78 17.48 12.55 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/7 0/0 Top score 42 31 79 39 Balls bowled 7,009 1,505 21,221 4,132 Wickets 85 32 353 99 Bowling average 37.67 31.86 26.08 27.13 5 wickets in innings 6 0 8 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 6/81 4/18 6/43 5/18 Catches/stumpings 13/– 3/– 68/– 29/–
Source: CricketArchive, 21 January 2015

Sulieman Jamaal Benn (born 22 July 1981 in Saint James, Barbados) is a West Indian cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies and first-class cricket for Barbados.

Benn debuted in 1999/00, as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler. He is also a fairly useful left-handed batsman with a first-class average of 17.48. Since his debut season, Benn has had to fight hard for a place in a Barbados team containing four West Indian international fast bowlers.^[1]

International career

Following a series of strong performances in the 2007/08 Carib Beer Cup, Benn was called up to the West Indies Test squad. He beat off competition from Amit Jaggernauth for the spinner's spot and on 22 March 2008 he made his debut for the West Indies in the first Test against Sri Lanka at Providence Stadium, Guyana. He bowled quite well in Sri Lanka's first innings, bowling 40 overs at an economy of 3.00, but went unrewarded. In his first Test innings he scored 28 and helped contribute to some useful lower-order resistance after the West Indies top order had been dismissed cheaply. In Sri Lanka's second innings, he claimed his first Test wicket, Mahela Jayawardene (caught by Shivnarine Chanderpaul), and finished with 3/59. He could only manage 7 with the bat in his second innings as the West Indies slid to defeat by 121 runs.

On 6 December 2009, on the third day of the 2nd test against Australia, Benn managed his first five-wicket haul with career best figures of 5/155 after bowling 53 overs for the innings.^[2] In the third test between West Indies and Australia at the WACA, Benn came under scrutiny for a mid-pitch altercation with Brad Haddin and Mitchell Johnson after tangling with Johnson when attempting to field the ball and he was subsequently banned for two ODIs after being found guilty of breaching the spirit of the game.^[3]

On 28 February 2010, in a Twenty20 international against Zimbabwe, Benn became the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in a Twenty20 international against a nation with test status,^[4] finishing with figures of four wickets for six runs.

2010 home series against South Africa

During the three-test series in June 2010 against South Africa, Benn took 15 wickets at an average of 30.6, and a strike rate of 29.3, and achieved his Test best bowling figures of 6/81 in South Africa's 1st innings in the Third Test. Despite Benn's efforts, his display was tarnished through a spitting incident with South African fast bowler Dale Steyn. Benn was reported to have provoked Steyn to spit on the feet of Benn after his dismissal when batting, and this resulted in a formal complaint to the ICC from Cricket South Africa, which was matched by a complaint from West Indies Cricket also, causing Steyn to lose his match fee.

Records and Statistics

Test 5 wicket hauls

#	Figures	Match	Opponent	Venue	City	Country	Year
1	5/155	11	Australia	Adelaide Oval	Adelaide	Australia	2009
2	5/120	13	South Africa	Queen's Park Oval	Port of Spain	Trinidad & Tobago	2010
3	6/81	15	South Africa	Kensington Oval	Bridgetown	Barbados	2010
4	5/93	20	New Zealand	Kensington Oval	Bridgetown	Barbados	2014
5	5/39	21	Bangladesh	Arnos Vale Ground	Kingstown	St Vincent	2014
6	5/64	22	Bangladesh	Beausejour Stadium	Gros Islet	St Lucia	2014

Career best performances

as of 27 June 2014

	Batting				Bowling
	Score	Fixture	Venue	Season	BBI	Fixture	Venue	Season
Tests	42	West Indies v South Africa	Port of Spain	2010	6–81	West Indies v South Africa	Bridgetown	2010
ODI	31	West Indies v England	Birmingham	2009	4-18	West Indies v Bangladesh	Dhaka	2011
T20I	13*	West Indies v South Africa	London (The Oval)	2009	4-6	West Indies v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	2010
FC	79	Barbados v Windward Islands	St Andrews, Grenada	2009	6–43	Barbados v Leeward Islands	Basseterre	2013
LA	39	Barbados v Guyana	Albion	2009	5-18	Barbados v Rest of Leeward Islands	Kingston	2002
T20	21	Barbados v Trinidad & Tobago	Bridgetown	2011	4-6	West Indies v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	2010

Notes

1. "Sulieman Benn – hard work, patience and dedication pay off'". West Indies Players Association. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
2. "Benn takes giant strides on crucial occasion". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
3. "Benn Banned, Haddin & Johnson Fined After Altercation". Cricket World. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
4. Cricinfo records: Most Maidens in a Twenty20 innings

External links

• Cricinfo Profile