Personal Information

Full Name Ian Raphael Bishop
Born October 24, 1967 Belmont, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
Age 57 Years, 1 Months, 13 Days
National Side West Indies
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Right-arm fast
Sport Cricket

Ranking

Test ODI T20
Batting - - -
Bowling - - -

Man of the Match

Test ODI T20 World Cup CL
1 2 - 0 -

Career Information

Teams Played West Indies
Career Span

Ian Raphael Bishop Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

M I N/O R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s AVG S/R CT ST Ducks R/O
Test
43 63 11 632 48 v AUS 0 0 62 2 12.15 36.25 8 0
ODI
84 44 19 405 33* v AUS 0 0 14 5 16.20 52.19 12 0
World Cup
6 4 1 35 17 v SA 0 0 1 1 11.66 36.84 1 0

Bowling Performance

I O M R W Best 3s 5s AVG E/R S/R Mtc
Test
76 1401.1 288 3909 161 6/40 v AUS 18 6 24.27 2.78 52.21
ODI
83 722 49 3127 118 5/25 v PAK 4 2 26.50 4.33 36.71
World Cup
6 49 6 194 3 2/35 v AUS 0 0 64.66 3.95 98.00

Ian Raphael Bishop Profile

Going by his appearance Ian Bishop looks no less than a gentle clergyman but with the red cherry in his hand, he was one of the most menacing fast bowlers in the history of cricket.

Rated by many as the finest fast bowlers in his prime, few were faster and more destructive on batting line-ups than Bishop. The Belmont-born pacer stepped into the international cricket arena in 1988, in an ODI against England, picking up 2 wickets on debut. In the following year, he made his Test debut against India. Bowling at a menacing pace around 95 miles an hour from a very early age took a toll on him. In 1991, after suffering stress fractures in his back he was forced to change his action, from an orthodox side-on to a more front-on. The change barely affected the giant’s pace and the legendary away swing.

By the time he was 26, the recurring back injury took its toll again, following which he lost much of his potency with the ball. From the 43 matches he played, he mustered 161 wickets at a commendable average of 24.27. Finally, Bishop ended his injury plagued career in a Test in 1998, against England.