Robert Haynes (cricketer)

Robert Christopher Haynes (born 2 November 1964) is a former West Indian international cricketer who played eight One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1989 and 1991.^[1] Haynes played domestically for Jamaica and later coached the Jamaican side between 1999 and 2006 before being appointed as a selector for the side.^[1][2]

Robert Haynes

Personal information
Full name	Robert Christopher Haynes
Born	(1964-11-02) 2 November 1964 (age 60) Kingston, Jamaica
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Leg break
International information
National side	West Indies
ODI debut (cap 56)	17 October 1989 v Pakistan
Last ODI	18 December 1991 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1981–1997	Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA Matches 8 65 52 Runs scored 26 2,166 574 Batting average 5.20 21.66 15.51 100s/50s 0/0 0/10 0/1 Top score 18 98 83 Balls bowled 270 14,623 2,523 Wickets 5 221 64 Bowling average 44.80 28.62 23.92 5 wickets in innings 0 10 0 10 wickets in match 0 1 0 Best bowling 2/36 6/53 4/22 Catches/stumpings 5/– 55/– 22/–
Source: CricketArchive, 20 October 2010

Haynes impressed as a youth cricketer on a 1982 tour of England, playing a key role in both of the unofficial 'Tests' the West Indies side won in a series victory against England's young cricketers. He took 6/36 in the second innings (and 8/50 in the match) in the first match,^[3] and scored 80 (batting at no.9) and 51 not out (from no.8), top-scoring in both innings, in the third match.^[4]

Most of his One Day International appearances came in the Nehru Cup of 1989-90. He was close to selection for Test cricket later that winter, the Wisden review of the England tour of the West Indies observing that the "West Indies resisted loud local calls to include the Jamaican leg-break bowler, Robert Haynes, who twice caused England problems in representative matches".^[5] Specifically Haynes took 3/118 for Jamaica,^[6] and 6/90 for the West Indies Cricket Board President's XI,^[7] against the tourists that winter.

References

1. Robert Haynes, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
2. Haynes quits as Jamaica's coach, CricInfo, 2006-02-08. Retrieved 2020-04-19.
3. "Full Scorecard of West Indies young cricketers v England young cricketers, 1st test 1982". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
4. "Full Scorecard of England young cricketers v West Indies young cricketers, 3rd test 1982". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
5. "England in the West Indies, 1989-90". Wisden. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
6. "Jamaica v England XI at Kingston, 19-21 February 1990". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
7. "West Indies Cricket Board President's XI v England XI, at Pointe-a-Pierre, 17-20 March 1990". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2022.

External links

• Robert Haynes at ESPNcricinfo