Sarwan heads Windies batting, bowling averages

KINGSTON: Vice captain Ramnaresh Sarwan headed the batting and bowling averages for West Indies in the two-Test cricket series against Bangladesh that ended on Monday. Sarwan gathered 301 runs from two innings, including a Test and First-Class career-best 261 not out in the second and final Test in Jamaica, for an average of 301.00. The 23-year-old Sarwan snared eight wickets from 48 overs, including a Test best four wickets for 37 runs in the opening Test in St Lucia, for an average of 13.12 runs apiece.

Pedro Collins was the most successful West Indies bowler in the series however. The left-arm medium-fast bowler captured 14 wickets at 17.28 runs apiece, including a Test best six for 53 in Jamaica. Not surprisingly, Habibul Bashar topped his side’s batting aggregates and averages. The Bangladesh captain hit 235 runs from four innings at an average of 58.75. Mushfiqur Rahman and Mohammad Rafique were the most successful Bangladesh bowlers with four wickets each.

Bangladesh in West Indies
2004 Test Series Averages
(Batting tabulated under: P-matches played, I-innings, NO-not outs, R-runs, HS-highest score, Avg-average, 100, 50. Bowling tabulated under: O-overs, M-maidens, R-runs, W-wickets, Avg-average, BB-best bowling, 5-five wickets or more in an innings, 10-10 wickets or more in a match)