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Full name Alvin Isaac Kallicharran
Born March 21, 1949, Paidama, Berbice, British Guiana
Current age 59 years 242 days
Major teams West Indies,Guyana,Orange Free State,Queensland,Transvaal,Warwickshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Relations Brother - DI Kallicharran,Nephew - MV Nagamootoo,Nephew - V Nagamootoo
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
66
109
10
4399
187
44.43
12
21
12
51
0
ODIs
31
28
4
826
78
34.41
1329
62.15
0
6
8
0
First-class
505
834
86
32650
243*
43.64
87
160
323
0
List A
383
363
36
11336
206
34.66
15
71
86
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
66
16
406
158
4
2/16
2/16
39.50
2.33
101.5
0
0
0
ODIs
31
4
105
64
3
2/10
2/10
21.33
3.65
35.0
0
0
0
First-class
505
4030
84
5/45
47.97
1
0
List A
383
2294
1823
42
6/32
6/32
43.40
4.76
54.6
0
1
0
Career statistics
Test debut
West Indies v New Zealand at Georgetown, Apr 6-11, 1972 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v West Indies at Multan, Dec 30, 1980 - Jan 4, 1981 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v West Indies at Leeds, Sep 5, 1973 scorecard
Last ODI
West Indies v England at Kingstown, Feb 4, 1981 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1966/67 - 1990
List A span
1972 - 1990
Profile
Proof positive that small can be beautiful in Test cricket. He had poise, balance, orthodoxy, a full range of strokes off either foot, and a bat that because of its size relative to him, appeared far too large to a generation of hapless bowlers. He was at his happiest away from the softer seaming pitches in England however despite his successful seasons with Warwickshire.
What many regard as his finest innings, 158 against England in Port of Spain in 1973-4, was shrouded in controversy. Having made 142, he watched Bernard Julien play the last ball of the first day to Tony Greig at silly point before walking down the pitch towards the pavilion never having returned to his crease from backing up. Greig threw down the bowlers stumps and Kallicharran was given out by Douglas Sang Hue only to be reinstated next morning after the mood of the tour had been soured.
His attempt to join Packer foundered when it was discovered he had contravened a contract with a Queensland radio station but instead took on the captaincy of West Indies in 1977-8 when Clive Lloyd resigned over the Packer issue. Mike Selvey
