Daren Sammy

Darren Sammy

Source: [1], 25 January 2006

Darren Julius Garvey Sammy (born December 20, 1983 in Micoud, St. Lucia) is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a medium-fast bowler.

Sammy was the first international cricketer to emerge from St. Lucia, winning his first one-day cap during the 2004 NatWest Series against New Zealand at the Rose Bowl, although the match was abandoned without a ball having been bowled. He was called into the squad for the ICC Champions trophy in September 2004 in place of Jermaine Lawson and played against Bangladesh, when he bowled 6 overs and took his first ODI wicket.

Darren was selected for the West Indies tour of England in 2007 following a dismal performance by the team in the ICC World Cup held in the West Indies. Darren is no stranger to British conditions having spent time there playing at Lord's with the MCC staff. He was awarded his first Test cap in the Third Test match at Old Trafford on 7 June 2007. He claimed his first test wicket when he dismissed Alastair Cook caught by Dwayne Bravo. In the second innings Sammy returned the second best figures ever for a West Indies bowler on debut, (7-66) which included three wickets in five balls.

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