Full name Anderson Cleophas Cummins
Born May 7, 1966, Packers Valley, Christ Church, Barbados
Current age 42 years 124 days
Major teams Canada,West Indies,Barbados,Durham,Surrey
Playing role All-rounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
5
6
1
98
50
19.60
233
42.06
0
1
9
0
1
0
ODIs
76
49
13
486
44*
13.50
586
82.93
0
0
33
5
14
0
First-class
66
93
10
1672
107
20.14
1
8
15
0
List A
136
92
23
1152
67
16.69
0
2
21
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
5
8
618
342
8
4/54
4/54
42.75
3.32
77.2
1
0
0
ODIs
76
74
3767
2877
91
5/31
5/31
31.61
4.58
41.3
2
1
0
First-class
66
11020
6064
192
6/64
31.58
3.30
57.3
8
1
List A
136
6977
5139
181
5/16
5/16
28.39
4.41
38.5
6
3
0
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v West Indies at Perth, Jan 30-Feb 1, 1993 scorecard
Last Test
India v West Indies at Mohali, Dec 10-14, 1994 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v West Indies at Karachi, Nov 20, 1991 scorecard
Last ODI
Canada v New Zealand at Gros Islet, Mar 22, 2007 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1988/89 - 1995/96
List A debut
1988/89
Last List A
Canada v New Zealand at Gros Islet, Mar 22, 2007 scorecard
Profile
Allrounder Anderson Cummins is best known for a match he didn't even play in. In South Africa's first Test back - in Barbados in 1992 - West Indies gave a debut to Kenny Benjamin, instead of the local boy Cummins. The match was boycotted as a result, and one banner - "No Cummins, no goings" - summed up the mood. Cummins, who later played for Durham, did eventually play five Tests. He did better in the one-day arena though, and his pyjama strike rate - a wicket every 40 balls - put him above the likes of Curtly Ambrose and Malcolm Marshall.
In 2006-07 he made a dramatic and unexpected return when he was drafted into the Canadian national side at the age of 40, 11 years since his last major outing. Unsurprisingly, he was a shadow of the player he had been, and in eight matches in Kenya he managed only five wickets at 48.60 with an economy rate of 6.39. The surprise of he recall was only exceeded by the amazement when, despite this poor return, he was included in the World Cup squad. But he turned in three distinctly average performances and there were few surprised when he announced his retirement at the end of the tournament. This time, there was no way back.
Martin Williamson April 2007
