*** Welcome to piglix ***

Corey Collymore

Corey Collymore
Corey Collymore.jpg
Personal information
Full name Corey Dalanelo Collymore
Born (1977-12-21) 21 December 1977 (age 39)
Boscobelle, Saint Peter, Barbados
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side
Test debut 3 April 1999 v Australia
Last Test 15 June 2007 v England
ODI debut 11 September 1999 v India
Last ODI 21 April 2007 v England
Domestic team information
Years Team
1998–2009 Barbados
2003 Warwickshire
2008–2011 Sussex
present- Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 30 84 134 131
Runs scored 197 104 819 151
Batting average 7.88 5.77 8.02 6.04
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 16* 13* 23 13*
Balls bowled 6,337 4,074 22,970 6,139
Wickets 93 83 406 139
Bowling average 32.30 35.22 26.39 31.46
5 wickets in innings 4 1 12 2
10 wickets in match 1 0 2 0
Best bowling 7/57 5/51 7/57 5/27
Catches/stumpings 6/– 12/– 45/– 20/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 25 October 2010

Corey Dalanelo Collymore (born 21 December 1977) is a Barbadian cricketer whose speciality is seam bowling. He has represented the West Indies team in both Tests and ODIs cricket. In a side that so often chopped and changed he became one of their most experienced bowlers. His knowledge of putting the ball in the right place and his high work rate are qualities that have been highly sought after in the current West Indian team. He often shares the new ball with youngsters like his childhood friend Fidel Edwards.

Since 1999 he has been in and out of the team due to both form and injury. His main injury complaint has been stress fractures. At the end of the West Indies' tour of England in 2000 many had written him off as he again broke down. A determined man, he came back strongly and was part of the West Indies' World Cup campaign in 2003. He was recalled to the Test team where they hosted the Sri Lankans. After five wickets in the first Test, his career defining innings would come in the second. He led the charge to a seven wicket victory with 7 for 57.

His matured approach and accuracy with the ball was shown during India's tour of the West Indies in 2006. Collymore would finish with an economy rate of 2.33, a class above the more erratic younger bowlers. Corey used to bowl around the 90 mph mark but due to a back injury he had to remodel his bowling action to what it is.

He is currently in the West Indies test side only, mainly due to his pace (medium-fast), as he averages from 75–79 mph – whereas Fidel Edwards is a 'proper' fast bowler at 90 mph with the new ball and even Daren Powell can reach the high eighties with the new ball – Collymore stays the same mostly throughout.


...
Wikipedia

...