Tino Best

Tino Best
Personal information
Full name
Tino la Bertram Best
Born (1981-08-26) 26 August 1981 (age 42)
Saint Michael, Barbados
NicknameAnimal, Bobski[1]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
RelationsCarlisle Best (great-uncle)[2]
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 251)1 May 2003 v Australia
Last Test19 December 2013 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 123)15 May 2004 v Bangladesh
Last ODI4 January 2014 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2001/02–2015/16Barbados
2010Yorkshire
2013–2014St Lucia Zouks
2016Hampshire
2016St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
2017Barbados Tridents
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 25 26 121 68
Runs scored 401 76 1,593 195
Batting average 12.53 9.50 12.06 10.83
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/2 0/0
Top score 95 24 95 24
Balls bowled 3,716 1,300 15,609 2,902
Wickets 57 34 330 88
Bowling average 40.19 34.02 29.37 29.00
5 wickets in innings 2 0 13 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 2 0
Best bowling 6/40 4/35 7/33 5/24
Catches/stumpings 6/– 4/– 42/– 15/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 May 2016

Tino la Bertram Best (born 26 August 1981) is a former West Indian cricketer. Since 2002, he has played domestic cricket for his native Barbados, with a season at English club Yorkshire in 2010. Best made his Test debut in May 2003 and played his first One Day International a year later. A back strain incurred in May 2004 prevented Best from playing cricket until March the following year. In 2008 Best signed to play in the Indian Cricket League because he had not played international cricket since 2006. He returned to the side when the West Indies fielded a side weakened by contract disputes between leading players and the West Indies Cricket Board but was dropped shortly after.

On his return to the Test side on 10 June 2012, he broke the record for highest score by a number 11 batsman, making 95 against England at Edgbaston. Later in 2013 his record was surpassed by Ashton Agar, who scored 98. The 143-run partnership with Denesh Ramdin in the same match was also notable; it is the third-highest Test stand with one wicket remaining.[3]

  1. ^ "Tino Best: 'If I wrote a book I'd call it Mind the Windows'". ESPNcricinfo. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Speedster lets deeds do talking". 2 May 2003.
  3. ^ "Tino Best says Windies legends inspired his record knock". 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.