Shane could be 1st Dominican to play W.I. Test in Dominica

Shane Shillingford. Photo by westindiescricket

Shane Shillingford is on the verge of becoming the first Dominican to play test cricket in front his home crowd.

Shillingford is expected to be in the 11 to face the Australians in the third and final test which begins Monday and said he is full of confidence and ready to go.

“I’m looking forward to playing at home and the Dominican people will be coming out in mass numbers to support us. We have the edge but will not be taking the Australians lightly and will be going all the way.” said the spinner. He added  “I am bowling well but it’s still a lot of hard work and I want to continue the work that I have done.  It all about team work and team effort and I will be more than happy for a win.”

Shillingford said he is not sure how the wicket will play but he expects it to have “something for all.”
“ I go out there and try my best for the West Indies and that is my aim and I’m looking forward to being part of the team for the England tour,” he remarked.

A right-arm off-break bowler, Shane Shillingford made his domestic debut as early as 2000 but it took a decade before he could play his first Test match for the West Indies.

His impressive first class record got him into the West Indies A team to play against England at home and in Bangladesh in 2010.

The then 27-year old finally got his chance to represent the West Indies test  team when he was called for the first home Test against South Africa.

However, he suffered an early setback when he was reported for a suspect action after the first Test against Sri Lanka in November 2010.

The analysis of Shillingford’s action revealed that his mean elbow extension was 17 degrees, which is above the 15 degrees level of tolerance.

He was dropped from the squad in December, but was cleared to bowl again in January 2011.

He made a successful return to the West Indies team for the 2nd test in the current series against Australia, which was played in Trinidad.

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25 Comments

  1. April 24, 2012

    LITTLE MASTER AS HE WAS CALL THEN IVIN SHILLINGFORD PLAYED ONE 50 OVER MARTCH AT THE WINSOR PARK IN THE 70TS AGAINST PARKISTAN JUST AFTER HE JUST SCORD 121 IN HIS FIRST TEST MARTCH FOR THE WEST INDIES IN GUYANA AT BORDER PARK WHEN HE ARIVE IN DOMINICA THEY GAVE HIM THE KEY OF ROSEAU CAME IN TO BAT THE NEXT DAY PLAYED BEAUTYFULL SQURE CUT AND WAS CAUGHT IN THE SLIP NEXT BALL NEVER PLAYED A NEXT MARTCH GOOD LOCK SHANE…..

  2. April 23, 2012

    good luck

    :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

  3. Fan
    April 23, 2012

    Go Shaney go! bowl them Shaney

  4. labourite at heart
    April 23, 2012

    go shane go eh, right!

  5. tehbeh
    April 23, 2012

    Good luck Shane! and West Indies!!

  6. Dominica_Lover
    April 23, 2012

    @Anonymous and they were all Shillingfords? Makes you wonder.

  7. How I C it
    April 23, 2012

    Good luck in this test.

  8. OPTIMIST
    April 23, 2012

    you go shane.. make yourself and Dca proud..blessings

  9. Wesleyman
    April 23, 2012

    I need help… I tried listening to the last test and could not find a place on the internet to listen to it, can someone please help me with a link.. I thought dbs carried it online but I got their regular programming.Thanks

    • Howard from Bense
      April 23, 2012

      crictime.com

    • true
      April 23, 2012

      crictime.com

    • JC
      April 23, 2012

      please check this link…www.webcric.com

  10. De W
    April 23, 2012

    Well actually he is not the first WI cricketer to play in Dominica. Pearle Ettienne is the 1st Test Cricketer, while Shane is the 1st male test cricketer.

  11. Anonymous
    April 23, 2012

    I thought Irving Shillingford and Grayson Shillingford played test cricket here?

    • Reason
      April 23, 2012

      They both played test cricket. But they did not play it here. No test matches were ever held in Dominica before the Windsor Park Stadium was constructed. Because before this we did not have the required facilities.So Shane will be the first.

      • Reason
        April 23, 2012

        However De W above does have a point. If we are looking at gender equality, it could be said that Pearle Ettienne made the mark!

  12. concerned citizen
    April 23, 2012

    LET’S GO SHANEY………..DUBLANC GOING ALL OUT TODAY AND THE REST OF THE WEEK………OUR THEME, “LET’S SHANEY LET’S GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WOW WOW WOW..BOWLED HIM!!!!!!!

  13. mariecherie
    April 23, 2012

    congrats shane give them aussies fire today i’ll be watching and cheering u on.

  14. April 23, 2012

    :-D good luck boys ;;; just remeber a win i want ;; and the rain plaese do not full ;;; go boys take them out

  15. April 23, 2012

    Go Shane. Remember to thank n praise God before during and after. each encounter and game. May our support reflect a win t the West Indies. Discipline
    all you self. Enjoy Da and be the very best on the field each of you. Gods favour. Austrilia have a great week. :lol: :-D

  16. April 23, 2012

    MY BROTHER JUST GO OUT THEIR AND MAKE US PROUD OKAY,IS OUR TURN NOW.

  17. kay
    April 23, 2012

    excuse me, I meant cricketer and continue. MISS SPELT.

  18. kay
    April 23, 2012

    shane is a very good cricket, If he continue working hard at his game he will soon become world class. yes, he is 27 but he is developing very quickly as a top player. i will contnue to monitor his progress and trust he will be a good inspiration to young crickets back home. im backing shane to contribute in a big way at home for the windies.

  19. kb lyric
    April 23, 2012

    keep working …good job

  20. April 22, 2012

    SHANE SHILLINGFORD COULD BE THE FIRST DOMINICAN BORN TO PLAY TEST CRICKET IN DOMINICA, DONT FORGET CHANDERPAUL WAS GIVEN HIS DOMINICAN CITIZENSHIP BY THE PRIME MINISTER SKERRIT,THEREFORE,DOMINICA HAS TWO TEST PLAYERS IN THE CURRENT WEST INDIES TEST TEAM.

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