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Rajindra Dhanraj

Rajindra Dhanraj
Personal information
Full name
Rajindra Dhanraj
Born (1969-02-06) 6 February 1969 (age 55)
Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg-break
International information
National side
Test debut18 November 1994 v India
Last Test27 April 1996 v New Zealand
ODI debut26 October 1994 v New Zealand
Last ODI28 January 1995 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987–2001Trinidad and Tobago
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 4 6 78 44
Runs scored 17 8 550 98
Batting average 4.25 8.00 8.46 7.53
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 9 8 47 17*
Balls bowled 1,087 264 16,183 1,874
Wickets 8 10 295 79
Bowling average 74.37 17.00 27.10 15.83
5 wickets in innings 0 0 16 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0
Best bowling 2/49 4/26 9/97 5/26
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 29/– 9/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 21 October 2010

Rajindra Dhanraj (born 6 February 1969) is a Trinidad & Tobago former cricket player who played for the West Indies cricket team. He played four tests and six One Day Internationals. He was also successful playing for the Trinidad & Tobago team.

Career

Dhanraj was a prolific wicket taker at regional level throughout the 1990s, finishing with 295 first class wickets at an average of 27.10. His four Test appearances, spread out over four different series, yielded eight wickets at 74 apiece.

Dhanraj holds the world record for lowest bowling average in List A cricket among players with over 50 scalps, with his 79 victims costing just 15.83 apiece. Despite a good showing during his brief ODI career, he was limited to just six appearances in the format. He also boasts the lowest ODI bowling average (17.00) among West Indian players with at least 10 wickets.