Patrick Patterson
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| Personal information | ||||
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Tests | ODIs | ||
| Matches | 28 | 59 | ||
| Runs scored | 145 | 44 | ||
| Batting average | 6.59 | 8.80 | ||
| 100s/50s | -/- | -/- | ||
| Top score | 21* | 13* | ||
| Balls bowled | 4829 | 3050 | ||
| Wickets | 93 | 90 | ||
| Bowling average | 30.90 | 24.51 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 5 | 1 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | - | n/a | ||
| Best bowling | 5/24 | 6/29 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 5/- | 9/- | ||
| Source: CricInfo, 25 January 2006 | ||||
Balfour Patrick Patterson (b. 15 September 1961) is a former fast bowler for the West Indian cricket team in the late 1980s and early 1990s.[1]
[edit] Early life
Born in Portland, Jamaica to Maurice and Emelda, Patterson attended Happy Grove High School and Wolmers High School for Boys, receiving his Jamaica School Certificate.[2]
Patterson's father and grandfather played parish level cricket in Jamaica[2] and Patterson showed ability from an early age and made his debut for Jamaica in 1983. He also played for Lancashire in the English County Championship, between 1984 and 1990, and Tasmania in the Sheffield Shield 1984-85.
[edit] Career
Patterson arrived on the international scene in the absence of Michael Holding for the 1986 Sabina Park Test against England, and was instantly heralded as the fastest bowler in the international game. Broadly built, aggressive and quick, Patterson took seven wickets on debut. He kept his place and became a regular new ball bowler for the West Indies.[1] Graham Gooch, seasoned England opener, remarked that Patterson frightened him with his fast bowling.[1]
Patterson returned figures of 5/24 in the first Test of the 1987/8 series against India, bowling thrm out in 30.3 overs, or little over one session of play on the first day.[3] In a Test Match in Melbourne, 1988-89, during Christmas, just before second last days play, Steve Waugh decided to bounce Patterson. At the end of the day's play, Patterson stormed into the Australian dressing room and threatened to kill all the opposition batsmen on the pitch on the fifth and final day of play. Australia were then dismissed for 114 chasing 400. Patterson finished with five wickets in the innings and nine wickets for the match.[citation needed]
He was dropped for disciplinary reasons after the 1992/3 tour to Australia, the last time the West Indies won a series in Australia. Patterson's career strike rate of 51.9 is amongst the best of all time, although his 93 Test wickets came at a slightly high average of 30.9 owing to his excessively attacking nature and subsequent field settings, which always provided opportunity for runs as well as wickets.[citation needed]
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c "Player Profile: Patrick Patterson". CricInfo. http://content.cricinfo.com/statsguru/content/player/52671.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-15.
- ^ a b Sproat, I. (1988) The Cricketers' Who's Who 1988 , Willow Books, London.
- ^ 1st TEST: India v West Indies at Delhi, 25-29 Nov 1987
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Mike McCallum |
Jamaica Sportsman of the Year 1991 |
Succeeded by Winthrop Graham |
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