Winston Davis, a fast bowler, too wasn’t the most fortunate man. A tree branch falling over his neck 2 decades ago while helping to build a church at St Vincent caused him paralysis.
On this day, in 1983, Davis, then aged 24, and only in his second ODI and World Cup debut, registered one of the greatest spells in ODI cricket at Leeds.
Winston Davis, born September 18, 1958, is a former bowler of West Indies. His career got off to a sparkling start when he played his first match against an English young team at Port-of-Spain bagging four for 35.
Winston Walter Davis, born September 18, 1958, is a former West Indian bowler who was ‘lightening fast’ in his playing days.
Tim Southee's seven-for in the World Cup triggered the idea of making a fictitious movie named 'Hum Saath Saath Saath Saath Saath Hain!'
New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee on Friday joined bowlers Winston Davis (West Indies), Andy Bichel (Australia) and Glenn McGrath (Australia), who have taken seven wickets in a World Cup tournament.
Winston Davis was the first bowler to take an ODI seven-for.
Winston Davis, born September 18, 1958, was yet another bowler from West Indies who, despite being fast and fearsome, was often sidelined due to the presence of the already existing pace battery at the time. His performances for Glamorgan and Tasmania prove that he could have been a force to reckon with if he was from any other country, but for West Indies he could play just 15 Tests and 35 One-Day Internationals (ODIs). Karthik Parimal looks back at the fast bowler’s life before and after cricket.
On June 12, 1983, Winston Davis registered figures of 10.3-0-51-7 – the best-ever at that time in One-Day Internationals at the time — against Australia at Headingley, to put West Indies back on track in the World Cup. Karthik Parimal looks back at that famous spell.