# Alvin Kallicharran

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West Indian cricketer

Alvin Kallicharran BEM Kallicharran in 2013 Personal information Full name Alvin Isaac Kallicharran Born (1949-03-21) 21 March 1949 (age 77) Port Mourant, British Guiana (now Guyana) Nickname Kalli Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1] Batting Left-handed Bowling Right-arm off break Role Batsman Relations Derek Kallicharran (brother) Mahendra Nagamootoo (nephew) Website https://alvinkallicharran.com/ International information National side West Indies (1972–1981) Test debut (cap 144) 6 April 1972 v New Zealand Last Test 4 January 1981 v Pakistan ODI debut (cap 7) 5 September 1973 v England Last ODI 4 February 1981 v England Domestic team information Years Team 1966/67–1980/81 Guyana 1971–1990 Warwickshire 1972/73–1973/74 Berbice 1977/78 Queensland 1981/82–1983/84 Transvaal 1984/85–1987/88 Orange Free State Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 66 31 505 383 Runs scored 4,399 826 32,650 11,336 Batting average 44.43 34.41 43.64 34.66 100s/50s 12/21 0/6 87/160 15/71 Top score 187 78 243* 206 Balls bowled 406 105 7,133 2,294 Wickets 4 3 84 42 Bowling average 39.50 21.33 47.97 43.40 5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/16 2/10 5/45 6/32 Catches/stumpings 51/– 8/– 323/– 86/– Medal record Men's Cricket Representing West Indies ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1975 England Winner 1979 England Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 July 2013

**Alvin Isaac Kallicharran** [BEM](/source/British_Empire_Medal) (born 21 March 1949) is a Guyanese former [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played [Test cricket](/source/Test_cricket) for the [West Indies between](/source/West_Indies_cricket_team) 1972 and 1981 as a left-handed batsman and right-arm off spinner. He was a member of the squads which won the [1975 Cricket World Cup](/source/1975_Cricket_World_Cup) and the [1979 Cricket World Cup](/source/1979_Cricket_World_Cup).

Kallicharran, who is of [Tamil](/source/Tamil_people) origin, was born in [Port Mourant](/source/Port_Mourant), [British Guiana](/source/British_Guiana) (now [Guyana](/source/Guyana)), where he started playing street cricket until his professional debut as captain of the under-16 Guyana team in 1966 and his first class debut in 1967.[2]

He was a *[Wisden](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack)* [Cricketer of the Year](/source/Wisden_Cricketers_of_the_Year) for 1983. He was part of the 1975 and 1979 teams that won the Cricket World Cup. His highest score is 187 against India in the 1978–79 tour. He also found success with [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club) in [English County cricket](/source/County_Championship). While playing against [minor county](/source/Minor_counties_of_English_cricket) [Oxfordshire](/source/Oxfordshire_County_Cricket_Club) in the 1984 [one day](/source/Limited_overs_cricket) [Natwest Trophy](/source/ECB_Trophy) he scored 206 and took 6 for 32.[3]

One of his most noted international innings, a knock of 158 against England, was [shrouded in controversy](/source/Tony_Greig#Controversy_and_triumph_in_the_Caribbean) when he was run out by [Tony Greig](/source/Tony_Greig) on the final ball of the second day. After the ball had been defended and Kallicharran had started to walk off, Greig threw down the stumps at the non-striker's end, running him out. After negotiations off the pitch, England withdrew their appeal, allowing Kallicharran to continue the next morning.[4]

He attempted to join [World Series Cricket](/source/World_Series_Cricket), but failed. He was appointed captain of the [West Indian cricket team in India and Sri Lanka in 1978–79](/source/West_Indian_cricket_team_in_India_and_Sri_Lanka_in_1978%E2%80%9379) when [Clive Lloyd](/source/Clive_Lloyd) resigned over the [Kerry Packer](/source/Kerry_Packer) issue.

Kallicharan was later involved in further controversy when he led an unofficial [rebel tour](/source/Rebel_tour) to South Africa in defiance of the [Gleneagles Agreement](/source/Gleneagles_Agreement) and anti-[apartheid](/source/Apartheid) protesters in that country who asserted that official sporting structures were discriminatory. He saw out the rest of his career playing for [Orange Free State](/source/Orange_Free_State_cricket_team) and [Transvaal](/source/Transvaal_cricket_team) in South African domestic cricket.

He is an avowed devotee of [Sathya Sai Baba](/source/Sathya_Sai_Baba).[5]

## Family

His brother [Derek](/source/Derek_Kallicharran) played first class cricket for Guyana and later the United States of America. His nephews, [Mahendra Nagamootoo](/source/Mahendra_Nagamootoo) and [Vishal Nagamootoo](/source/Vishal_Nagamootoo), are also cricketers.[2]

Presently, Kallicharran lives with his wife, Patsy,[6] and is involved in coaching cricket among youth at Triangle Cricket League in [Morrisville](/source/Morrisville%2C_NC), [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina). He was awarded the [British Empire Medal](/source/British_Empire_Medal) in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for services to cricket and charity.[7]

In 2019, he was a mentor for [Puducherry](/source/Puducherry_(union_territory)) men's and women's cricket teams.[8]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Rising to great heights"](http://en.espn.co.uk/cricket/sport/story/88596.html). *[ESPN](/source/ESPN)*. 3 May 2011. The bare-headed Kalli, little more than 5ft 4in tall

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) ["Cricket and Independence"](https://guyanatimesgy.com/cricket-and-independence/). *Guyana Times*. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Warwickshire v Oxfordshire at Birmingham, 4 Jul 1984"](http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1984/ENG_LOCAL/NWT/WARWICKS_OXON_NWT_04JUL1984.html). Uk.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["It ain't over until it's over"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/it-ain-t-over-until-it-s-over-144678). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Kallicharan bowled over!"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/kallicharan-bowled-over/articleshow/40663360.cms). *The Times of India*. 18 March 2003. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0971-8257](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0971-8257). Retrieved 16 October 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Alvin Kallicharran signs up to join the 'London Ambassadors' at"](http://ww.standard.co.uk/news/alvin-kallicharran-signs-up-to-join-the-london-ambassadors-at-olympics-6529662.html). 28 October 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["GCB extends warmest felicitations to batting Maestro, Alvin Kallicharran"](https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2018/12/31/gcb-extends-warmest-felicitations-to-batting-maestro-alvin-kallicharran/). *Kaieteur News*. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Kallicharran to be mentor of Puducherry team"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/kallicharan-to-be-mentor-of-puducherry-team/articleshow/70770386.cms). *The Times of India*. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

## External links

- [Official website](https://alvinkallicharran.com/)

- [Alvin Kallicharran](https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/52285.html) at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)

Preceded by Clive Lloyd West Indies Test cricket captains 1977/8–1978/9 Succeeded by Deryck Murray

v t e West Indies Test cricket captains 1928; 1929/30: Nunes 1929/30: Hoad 1929/30: Betancourt 1929/30: Fernandes 1930/31–1934/35: J. Grant 1939: R. Grant 1947/48: Headley 1947/48: Gomez 1947/48–1957: Goddard 1951/52; 1952/53–1953/54; 1954/55: Stollmeyer 1954/55–1955/56: Atkinson 1957/58–1959/60: Alexander 1960/61–1963: Worrell 1964/65–1971/72: Sobers 1972/73–1973/74: Kanhai 1974/75–1976/77; 1977/78; 1979/80–1984/85: Lloyd 1977/78–1978–79: Kallicharran 1979/80: Murray 1980; 1983/84–1991: Richards 1987–88: Greenidge 1989–90; 1990–91: Haynes 1991/92–1995: Richardson 1993/94; 1994/95–1997/98: Walsh 1996/97; 1997/98–1999–00; 2002-03-2004–05; 2006–07: Lara 1999/00–2000/01: Adams 2000/01–2002/03: Hooper 2002–03: Jacobs 2004/05–2005/06: Chanderpaul 2007–08: Sarwan 2007: Ganga 2007–08; 2008; 2008–09; 2010: Gayle 2007–08: Bravo 2009: Reifer 2010–11; 2014: Sammy 2014–15: Ramdin 2015–2020: Holder 2017; 2018–19, 2020–25: Brathwaite 2025–present: Chase Italics denote deputised captaincy

v t e West Indies ODI cricket captains 1973: Kanhai 1975–1984;85: Lloyd 1977/78–1979/80: Murray 1977/78: Kallicharran 1980–1991: Richards 1983–84: Holding 1987/88–1988/89: Greenidge 1989/90–1993/94: Haynes 1989–90: Dujon 1991/92–1995/96: Richardson 1994/95–1997/98: Walsh 1994–95; 1997/98–1999-00; 2002-03-2004-05; 2006-2006/07: Lara 1996/97–2002–03: Hooper 1998/99–2000–01: Adams 2000–01: Campbell 2002–03: Jacobs 2003–04: Sarwan 2004/05–2005/06: Chanderpaul 2005: Joseph 2006/07–2010/11: Gayle 2007–08; 2014: Bravo 2009: Reifer 2010–13: Sammy 2011–12: Ramdin 2013; 2019–2022: Pollard 2015–2018: Holder 2015: Samuels 2017: Mohammed 2022: Pooran 2023–present: Hope

West Indies squads v t e West Indies squad – 1975 Cricket World Cup – Champions (1st title) 1 Lloyd (c) 2 Boyce 3 Fredericks 4 Gibbs 5 Greenidge 6 Holder 7 Julien 8 Kallicharran 9 Kanhai 10 Murray (wk) 11 Richards 12 Roberts v t e West Indies squad – 1979 Cricket World Cup – Champions (2nd title) 1 Lloyd (c) 2 Croft 3 Garner 4 Greenidge 5 Haynes 6 Holding 7 Kallicharran 8 King 9 Murray (wk) 10 Richards 11 Roberts 12 Marshall 13 Bacchus 14 Gomes Coach: Walcott v t e Rebel West Indies squad – South African rebel tours 1 Rowe (c) 2 Alleyne 3 Austin 4 Bacchus 5 Chang 6 Clarke 7 Croft 8 Greenidge 9 Julien 10 Kallicharran 11 King 12 Lynch 13 Mattis 14 Moseley 15 Murray (wk) 16 Padmore 17 Parry 18 Stephenson 19 Trotman 20 Wynter

v t e Kenya squad – 1999 Cricket World Cup 1 Karim (c) 2 Odumbe 3 Shah 4 Otieno (wk) 5 Tikolo 6 Modi 7 Gupta 8 Odoyo 9 T. Suji 10 M. Suji 11 Sheikh 12 Angara 13 Chudasama 14 Vadher 15 Kamande Coach: Kallicharran

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