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          Joel Garner

          Bowler72 yrs

          man of the match
          • 5

            ODI

          Standing at 6 ft 8 in, and delivering yorkers from a height of more than ten feet meant that the batsmen did not have too much respite playing ‘Big Bird’ Joel Garner. With pacemen like Holding, Marshall and Croft at the other end, the opposition had an unenviable task of doing what they would have been expected to do normally; scoring! Garner helped West Indies a world record of not having lost a series – ODIs or Tests – for fifteen years.

          If Joel Garner’s 259 Test wickets came at an average of less than 21, then his statistics are worth looking at in the ODI variety. Not only was his economy rate only 3 per over, but his average was a shockingly low 18.84. This included his best bowling analysis of 5/39 that he achieved in the 1979 World Cup final against England, blasting them out from 183/2 to 194 all out. As an overseas player alongside Viv Richards, he along with Richards and Botham ensured a very successful couple of seasons for Somerset.

          Surprisingly, Joel Garner’s average was a shoddy 40 plus in Tests and 32 in ODIs against India, traditionally not a team that plays top quality pace too well.

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          Joel Garner

          QUICK FACTS
          BATTING STYLE

          Right Handed

          BOWLING STYLE

          Right-arm fast

          TEAM

          West Indies

          Place of birth

          Enterprise, Christ Church

          Birthday

          December 16, 1952

          Full Name

          Joel Garner

          Nick Name

          Big Bird

          MAJOR TEAMS PLAYED

          West Indies

            Joel Garner Match records

            BATTING

            • HUNDREDS

              0

            • FIFTIES

              1

            • FOURS

              -

            • SIXES

              -

            • BALLS FACED

              -

            • NOT OUT

              14

            • MATCHES

              58

            • INNINGS

              68

            • RUNS

              672

            • AVERAGE

              12.44

            • STRIKE RATE

              -

            • HIGHEST SCORE

              60 Vs
              Australia

            BOWLING

            • MATCHES

              58

            • INNINGS

              111

            • OVERS

              2194.5

            • BOWLED

              13169

            • MAIDENS

              576

            • RUNS

              5433

            • WICKETS

              259

            • AVERAGE

              20.97

            • STRIKE RATE

              50.84

            • ECONOMY RATE

              2.47

            • OVERALL BEST

              6/56 Vs
              New Zealand

            • BEST IN MATCH

              9/108 Vs
              England

            • 4 WICKET

              25

            • 5 WICKET

              7

            • 10 WICKET

              0

            • CATCHES

              42

            • STUMPING

              0

            • RUN OUT

              0

              Joel Garner Profile

              Standing at 6 ft 8 in, and delivering yorkers from a height of more than ten feet meant that the batsmen did not have too much respite playing ‘Big Bird’ Joel Garner. With pacemen like Holding, Marshall and Croft at the other end, the opposition had an unenviable task of doing what they would have been expected to do normally; scoring! Garner helped West Indies a world record of not having lost a series – ODIs or Tests – for fifteen years.

              If Joel Garner’s 259 Test wickets came at an average of less than 21, then his statistics are worth looking at in the ODI variety. Not only was his economy rate only 3 per over, but his average was a shockingly low 18.84. This included his best bowling analysis of 5/39 that he achieved in the 1979 World Cup final against England, blasting them out from 183/2 to 194 all out. As an overseas player alongside Viv Richards, he along with Richards and Botham ensured a very successful couple of seasons for Somerset.

              Surprisingly, Joel Garner’s average was a shoddy 40 plus in Tests and 32 in ODIs against India, traditionally not a team that plays top quality pace too well.