Sammy: Mathurin predicted 4-10, but 3-9 works fine!

Mathurin

London, England – West Indies captain Darren Sammy revealed that rookie spinner Garey Mathurin told him he would take “four wickets for 10 runs” before England started their innings in Sunday’s second and final T20 International at the Kia Oval.

Mathurin, a left-arm spinner debuting two days after celebrating his 28th birthday, almost fulfilled the promise and ended with the remarkable figures of three wickets for nine runs off four overs. All three victims were cleaned bowled. The Windies shot out England for 88 after making 113 for five, to win by 25 runs and level the two-match series.

“Before we left the dressing room he told me he would get four wickets, and for just ten runs. He wasn’t smiling, he wasn’t joking. He was quite serious about what he was saying and he was quite determined to achieve it,” Sammy said.

“He didn’t get four for 10 but the three for nine at the top of the innings did the job for the team and helped us get a remarkable win.”

Sammy added: “It was a really great start to his international career. Under such pressure, to open the bowling, use the new ball and deliver in such a convincing way, was truly great to see. I played a lot with him in the St Lucia team and for the Windward Islands and he is a very confident player. He believes in himself and he always backs his ability.”

The West Indies were outstanding in the outfield getting four wickets by the run out route – including two from direct hits – by Sammy diving at short mid-off and Devendra Bishoo from point.

“We didn’t get a wicket on Friday night and to bounce back and take all ten and dismiss England in double figures was a remarkable turnaround and everyone deserves congratulations for a superb job. It was a stunning fightback after the first match and we always believed anything was possible on the night.

“The extra fielding we did at training on Saturday with the coaching staff really paid off. It was really good to get a win and the supporters who turned up to see us wanted to see us compete hard against the Englishmen and it is great we could give them something to celebrate.”

The West Indies team leaves London on Monday night for Dubai where they will have a one-week training camp before moving on to Bangladesh for two Test matches, three One-Day Internationals and a T20 International.

Full Tour Schedule

October 7: 1st warm up – KSOAS

October 9: 2nd warm up – KSOAS

October 11: Twenty20 – SBNCS

October 13: 1st ODI – SBNCS

October 15: 2nd ODI – SBNCS

October 18: 3rd ODI – ZACS

October 21-25: 1st Test – ZACS

October 29-November 3: 2nd Test – SBNCS

Match venues

NCAG – National Cricket Academy Ground, Dhaka

KSOAS – Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Narayanganj

SBNCS – She-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka

ZACS – Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

One-Day Squad: Darren Sammy (Captain), Adrian Barath, Devendra Bishoo, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Danza Hyatt, Anthony Martin, Kieron Pollard, Keiran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons

Test Squad: Darren Sammy (Captain), Adrian Barath, Carlton Baugh, Devendra Bishoo, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Fidel Edwards, Kirk Edwards, Keiran Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Kemar Roach, Marlon Samuels, Shane Shillingford

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13 Comments

  1. howard
    September 28, 2011

    congrates shane u making dominicans proud

  2. Lucian
    September 27, 2011

    Am sorry but that match was a complete joke, only swann and bresman plays for the english side all the rest are below average county players so please mr mathurin dont get big headed with that performance, you need get straus, cook, pertersien, trott, bell etc etc on a regular basis then you can start talking…..west indies cricket is dead…..

  3. %
    September 27, 2011

    Should have been on the touring team.Keep on playing determined cricket brother.

  4. youth
    September 27, 2011

    Is that earrings I seeing in Mathurin’s ears?
    Choops!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • M
      September 27, 2011

      and?????????????????????????????????????????

  5. doctor love
    September 27, 2011

    THE SELECTORS SHOULD RECONSIDER THE TEAM FOR BANLADESH AND DROP RANDIN, REPLACE HIM WITH MUTHURIN.

  6. To be fair
    September 27, 2011

    Unfortunate that his brilliant performance could not land him a place in the tour of Bangladesh…

    • M
      September 27, 2011

      the touring team for bangladesn was picked before these t20’s and he and a few others got a game because the trini’s are in the CTL20.

  7. Channel 1
    September 27, 2011

    Well done Mathurin and the rest of the West Indies team. You all showed great fight and determination in the 2nd T20 to beat England and level the series 1-1. WICB maintain your new no nonsense policy on the West Indian cricketers and build a team of determined serious cricketers.

    Cricketers who think they are bigger than cricket and whose loyalty first is to money and the highest bidder MUST be kept as far away as possible from West Indies cricket.

    • One Love
      September 27, 2011

      8-O YA let them die poor;You sound like a labourite

      will jealousy never stop??

      • Channel 1
        September 27, 2011

        Uh oh. They allowing all you access to computer now in the mental home man or you manage to escape from your bed? :-D

    • latche jr
      September 28, 2011

      u could not see it better than that. well said channel 1. i saw pollard playing against his country what a shame. that should be treason .

  8. FORKIT
    September 27, 2011

    if wishes were horses beggars would ride

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