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West Indian cricketer (born 1970)

Sherwin Campbell Personal information Full name Sherwin Legay Campbell Born (1970-11-01) 1 November 1970 (age 55) Belleplaine, Barbados Batting Right-handed Bowling Right-arm medium pace International information National side West Indies (1994–2002) Test debut (cap 208) 3 February 1995 v New Zealand Last Test 31 January 2002 v Pakistan ODI debut (cap 70) 23 October 1994 v India Last ODI 2 February 2001 v Zimbabwe Domestic team information Years Team 1989–2005 Barbados 1996 Durham Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 52 90 177 175 Runs scored 2,882 2,283 10,873 4,411 Batting average 32.38 26.24 36.98 26.41 100s/50s 4/18 2/14 26/55 3/27 Top score 208 105 211* 105 Balls bowled 0 196 331 315 Wickets – 8 2 9 Bowling average – 21.25 88.00 30.11 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0 10 wickets in match – 0 0 0 Best bowling – 4/30 1/30 4/30 Catches/stumpings 47/– 23/– 164/– 58/– Source: CricketArchive, 21 October 2016

**Sherwin Legay Campbell** (born 1 November 1970) is a former [Barbadian](/source/Barbados) [cricketer](/source/Cricketer) who played 52 [Tests](/source/Test_cricket) and 90 [One Day Internationals](/source/One_Day_International) for the [West Indies](/source/West_Indies_cricket_team), and also a former ODI captain for Windies.

## Domestic career

Campbell played a total of 177 [first class](/source/First_class_cricket) games between [1990–91](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1990%E2%80%9391_West_Indian_cricket_season&action=edit&redlink=1) and [2004–05](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2004%E2%80%9305_West_Indian_cricket_season&action=edit&redlink=1), scoring more than 10,000 first class runs with 26 [centuries](/source/Century_(cricket)) at an average of 37.

He made his Barbados debut in the 1989–90 season. Campbell eventually earned the attention of the West Indies' selectors during the 1993-94 Red Stripe Cup, amassing 400 runs in five games with three hundreds. He finished third among the averages that year (57.14) behind Brian Lara (79.44) and Richie Richardson (61.66).[1]

He notched, in February 2004, his highest first class score of 211 not out, against the Leeward Islands. The Bajans won that season's [Carib Beer Cup](/source/Carib_Beer_Cup) with their triumph in that game. Campbell made his final appearance for [Barbados](/source/Barbadian_cricket_team) during the following regional season.[2][3][4]

## International career

Campbell began his Test career with innings of 51 and 88 on the 1995 tour of [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) though he struggled against [Australia](/source/Australia) the following home season and was dropped in favor of [Stuart Williams](/source/Stuart_Williams_(cricketer)).

He established himself while touring [England](/source/England) that summer, finishing second among run scorers with 454 runs in six Tests at 45.40.[5] His 79 in the third Test at [Edgbaston](/source/Edgbaston) earned him the Man of the Match award while scores of 69 at [Headingley](/source/Headingley), 93 at [Lord's](/source/Lord's) and 89 at [The Oval](/source/The_Oval) further cemented his place.

Campbell averaged 52.76 in his first 13 Tests and reached a peak of 13th in the ICC Test Batting Rankings in late 1996. He was the sixth fastest West Indian (and joint 24th overall) to reach 1000 Test runs, taking 20 innings, though his final 39 Tests saw him average 26.08.

Among his four Test centuries was a high score of 208 against [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand_cricket_team) in the [1995–96](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_West_Indian_cricket_season&action=edit&redlink=1) series on his home ground in [Bridgetown](/source/Bridgetown).[6] Batting for thirteen hours, he hit 30 fours and by the time he left the score was 458 for 8 – well ahead of New Zealand's first innings total of 195. He also hit 29 not out in the second innings as the West Indies won by ten wickets.

His second Test century, a gritty fourth innings 113, came against an Australian attack including Glen McGrath and Shane Warne in Brisbane that year. Campbell batted nearly seven hours to bring West Indies within sight of a draw before falling in the third session of the final day.

He was the team's leading run-scorer (248) during the ill-fated Pakistan tour of 1997, standing up to the new ball pair of [Wasim Akram](/source/Wasim_Akram) and [Waqar Younis](/source/Waqar_Younis) as his teammates struggled to a 3–0 defeat.

He played a major role in the famous [Bridgetown](/source/Bridgetown) Test against [Australia](/source/Australia) in 1999 with his first innings 105 helping [West Indies](/source/West_Indies) recover from 98 for six to 329 all out in reply to Australia's 490. They eventually won the Test by one wicket thanks to [Brian Lara](/source/Brian_Lara)'s unbeaten 153 in the fourth innings.

After hitting 170 against New Zealand in the first Test at [Hamilton](/source/Hamilton%2C_New_Zealand) in [1999–2000](/source/1999-2000_New_Zealand_cricket_season) he failed to hit a century in his next 33 innings, and only passed 50 five times – in a run yielding 701 runs at 21.24. 79 and 54 in the last Test of the [2000–01](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2000%E2%80%9301_Australian_cricket_season&action=edit&redlink=1) [Frank Worrell Trophy](/source/Frank_Worrell_Trophy) against [Australia](/source/Australian_cricket_team) could not prevent him being dropped after the tour.

After missing 10 Tests he earned a recall for the first Test against [Pakistan](/source/Pakistani_cricket_team) in [Sharjah](/source/Sharjah) in 2002. He made six and 20 and was dropped for the final time at age 32.

With 2856 runs, he finished his career as West Indies' fifth most successful opening batsman behind [Gordon Greenidge](/source/Gordon_Greenidge) (7488), [Desmond Haynes](/source/Desmond_Haynes) (7422) [Roy Fredericks](/source/Roy_Fredericks) (4329) and [Conrad Hunte](/source/Conrad_Hunte) (3245). He has since been overtaken by [Chris Gayle](/source/Chris_Gayle) (7028) and [Kraigg Brathwaite](/source/Kraigg_Brathwaite) (3475).

In ODIs, he claimed the Man of the Series award in the epic seven-match rubber against [Australia](/source/Australia) in 1999. His 312 runs at 44.57 helped West Indies secure a memorable 3–3 result against the world's top ranked team.[7][8][9]

His two centuries in the format were both made against Zimbabwe in 2000.

## County Cricket

Campbell was signed by Durham for the 1996 County season following his success on the England tour the year before. Though he did not match his previous form, he was the team's leading first class scorer with 1019 runs in 15 matches at 37.74 including one hundred and seven fifties.

## Coaching career

Campbell was appointed coach of the [West Indies women's cricket team](/source/West_Indies_women's_cricket_team) in 2008. He went on to steer the side to the final of the [2013 Women's Cricket World Cup](/source/2013_Women's_Cricket_World_Cup) where they emerged as runners up to [Australia](/source/Australia_women's_cricket_team).[10]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["WI: Red Stripe Cup 1993/94 - Complete Batting Averages"](https://static.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1993-94/WI_LOCAL/RSC_1993-4_BAT_AVS.html). *[Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)*. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Leeward Islands v Barbados at St. Thomas, 12-15 Feb 2004"](https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2003-04/WI_LOCAL/CARIB/SCORECARDS/R06/LWD_BDOS_CARIB_12-15FEB2004.html). *static.espncricinfo.com*. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Barbados take the Carib Beer Cup"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/barbados-take-the-carib-beer-cup-136720). *ESPNcricinfo*. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Richard, Adriel (14 February 2004). ["Campbell hits career-best 211 n.o. as Bajans retain Carib Cup"](https://www.landofsixpeoples.com/news401/nc4021410.htm). *[Guyana Chronicle](/source/Guyana_Chronicle)*. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** De Lisle, Tim (29 August 1995). ["Beyond the Boundary: 25 things you've probably forgotten about the Test Series"](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/beyond-the-boundary-25-things-you-ve-probably-forgotten-about-the-test-series-1598687.html). *[The Independent](/source/The_Independent)*. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["West Indies v New Zealand"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/west-indies-v-new-zealand-153560). *ESPNcricinfo*. 15 April 1997. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Sherwin, man of the moment (26 April 1999)"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sherwin-man-of-the-moment-26-april-1999-77858). *ESPNcricinfo*. 26 April 1999. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["West Indies v Australia 1998-1999"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/west-indies-v-australia-1998-1999-151561). *ESPNcricinfo*. 15 April 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Bottle field: Fans protest Campbell runout (26 April 1999)"](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/bottle-field-fans-protest-campbell-runout-26-april-1999-77877). *ESPNcricinfo*. 26 April 1999. Retrieved 20 January 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** DeFreitas, Kern (September–October 2013). ["New kids on the pitch: the West Indies women's cricket team"](https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-123/new-kids-pitch-west-indies-womens-cricket-team#axzz7Zu7fwT1j). *caribbean-beat.com*. [Caribbean Beat](/source/Caribbean_Beat).

- [Sherwin Campbell](https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/51462.html) at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)

- [Barbados name squad for Carib Beer opener](http://www.windiescricket.com/Article.asp?ID=325780)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

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 – 1996 Cricket World Cup semi-finalists 1 Richardson (c) 2 Adams 3 Ambrose 4 Arthurton 5 Bishop 6 Browne (wk) 7 Campbell 8 Chanderpaul 9 Cuffy 10 Gibson 11 Harper 12 Holder 13 Lara 14 Walsh Coach: Roberts v t e West Indies squad – 1999 Cricket World Cup 1 Lara (c) 2 Chanderpaul 3 Powell 4 Williams 5 Campbell 6 Arthurton 7 Jacobs (wk) 8 Simmons 9 Ambrose 10 Walsh 11 Adams 12 Bryan 13 Dillon 14 Perry 15 King Coach: Marshall Hooper was named in the original squad, but was replaced by Powell following his retirement

v t e West Indies squad – 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup 5 Dottin 7 Taylor 10 Lewis 11 Aguilleira (c) 14 Mohammed Alexander Daley Fletcher Greaves Jack King Lavine Selman Small Taitt Coach: Campbell Juliana Nero was included in the original squad but withdrew due to injury; her place was taken by Debbie-Ann Lewis.

v t e West Indies squad – 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup runners-up 1 Dottin 2 Taylor 3 Campbelle 4 Aguilleira (c) 5 Mohammed 6 Daley 7 Kyshona Knight 8 Kycia Knight 9 McLean 10 Munroe 11 Nero 12 Ogle 13 Selman 14 Quintyne 15 Smartt Coach: Campbell

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