Leon Garrick

Leon Vivian Garrick (born 11 November 1976) is a West Indian cricketer who played one Test and three One Day Internationals in 2001.^[1]

Leon Garrick

Personal information
Full name	Leon Vivian Garrick
Born	(1976-11-11) 11 November 1976 (age 48) Saint Ann, Jamaica
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium pace
International information
National side	West Indies
Only Test	19 April 2001 v South Africa
ODI debut	28 April 2001 v South Africa
Last ODI	19 August 2001 v Kenya
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1996–2003	Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA Matches 1 3 57 30 Runs scored 27 99 3,121 663 Batting average 13.50 33.00 32.17 25.50 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 6/14 0/4 Top score 27 76 200* 76 Balls bowled 0 0 14 4 Wickets – – 1 0 Bowling average – – 4.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – – 0 0 Best bowling – – 1/4 0/6 Catches/stumpings 2/– 0/– 59/– 7/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 31 October 2010

Garrick was born in Saint Ann, Jamaica, and played for the Jamaican youth side before making his first-class debut in 1997, where he made successive centuries. Garrick learned his craft under the guidance of Derrick Azan at the Garvey Maceo High School in Jamaica, an institution renowned for its excellence in School boy cricket in Jamaica, having produced Laurie Williams, Keith Hibbert and Audley Sanson.

Garrick has played for Middlesex and Kaiser Sports Club in the Jamaica County Competition. A good batsman who was comfortable playing any type of bowling, Garrick also kept wicket at times throughout his career.

Garrick has the record for the largest opening partnership for Jamaica; an unbeaten 425 with Chris Gayle.^[2]

References

1. "Leon Garrick". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
2. "Garrick & Gayle's 425-run stand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2020.