Cricket Archive

Shiv Chanderpaul

Full name: Shivnarine Chanderpaul

Born: 16th August 1974, Unity Village, East Coast, Demerara, Guyana

Batting: Left-hand batsman
Bowling: Leg-break

Teams: West Indies (Test: 1993/94-2008); West Indies (ODI: 1994/95-2008); West Indies (Int Twenty20: 2005/06-2007/08); Guyana (Main FC: 1991/92-2007/08); Durham (Main FC: 2007-2008); Guyana (Main ListA: 1991/92-2006/07); Durham (Main ListA: 2007-2008); Guyana (Main Twenty20: 2007/08); Durham (Main Twenty20: 2008); All teams

Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 2008

Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
Articles: Australia goes one up on Clark’s super spell

Chanderpaul steady as ever defies South African attack

India can get back to fourth in LG ICC ODI Championship

List of all articles

Pictures: Shivnarine Chanderpaul portrait

Shivnarine Chanderpaul hits ton & helps West Indies to level the series

Shivnarine Chanderpaul is bowled by Panesar

Shivnarine Chanderpaul hits a boundary

List of all pictures

copyright © CricketArchive

They say that he has one of the most odd technique and stance while batting but still he is considered to be among the best batsmen in the world. He doesn’t seem to play much either in the V or off the front foot, but still overcomes these fallibilities to hold a Test average over 40. Chanderpaul’s main problem is that he has a low conversion rate with 17 hundreds but 46 fifities in Tests while 51 half cenuries & 8 tons at the same time in ODIs. He was suffering from a strange disorder of a floating bone in his foot but after surgery in 2000 has become more consistent, so it was obvious that it was affecting his performances. Since then he went on scoring three tons in four Tests against India in 2001-02, and two more in the home series against Australia the following year, including 104 as West Indies successfully chased a world-record 418 for victory in the final Test in Antigua. He followed that up with another good run in South Africa in 2003-04. It all culminated in the Champions Trophy that followed, as he contributed to the victory greatly with a consistent performance. During the contracts dispute he was appointed the West Indian captain and celebrated with a double-century against South Africa and that too in front of his home fans in Guyana. But the captaincy stint didn’t work out well and in 2006, he resigned as captain citing a need to focus on his batting as he went on to score 744 runs at 57.23 in the 2006-07 season with six fifties and two consecutive hundreds.
Profile DateLine: 3rd June 2008 by CricketArchive

Test Career Batting and Fielding (1993/94-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
West Indies	112	193	30	8001	203*	49.08	19	49	43.27	47

Test Career Bowling (1993/94-2007)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
West Indies	1680	50	845	8	1-2	105.62	0	0	210.00	3.01

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1991/92-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	228	372	64	16363	303*	53.12	46	83	135

First-Class Career Bowling (1991/92-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	4634	134	2453	56	4-48	43.80	0	0	82.75	3.17

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1994/95-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
West Indies	235	221	34	7573	150	40.49	8	52	70.65	65

One-Day International Career Bowling (1994/95-2007/08)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
West Indies	740	0	636	14	3-18	45.42	0	0	52.85	5.15

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (1991/92-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
Overall	341	317	54	10843	150	41.22	9	79	98

One-Day Career Bowling (1992/93-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
Overall	1681	6	1388	56	4-22	24.78	2	0	30.01	4.95

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2007/08)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
West Indies	6	6	1	133	41	26.60	0	0	102.30	4

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2005/06-2008)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct
Overall	13	13	1	243	48	20.25	0	0	96.81	8

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1993)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
West Indies Under-19s	3	4	1	372	203*	124.00	1	2	0

Youth Test Career Bowling (1993)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
West Indies Under-19s	114	3	64	0	0-20					3.36

Youth One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (1993)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct
West Indies Under-19s	2	2	0	53	37	26.50	0	0	1

Youth One-Day International Career Bowling (1993)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	4wI	5wI	SRate	Econ
West Indies Under-19s	126	1	95	2	1-43	47.50	0	0	63.00	4.52