Ian Bishop (cricketer)

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Ian Bishop

West Indies
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	43	84
Runs scored	632	405
Batting average	12.15	16.19
100s/50s	-/-	-/-
Top score	48	33*

Balls bowled	8407	4332
Wickets	161	118
Bowling average	24.27	26.50
5 wickets in innings	6	2
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	6/40	5/25
Catches/stumpings	8/-	12/-
As of 25 January 2006 Source: [1]

Ian Raphael Bishop (born October 24, 1967 in Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is a former West Indian cricketer, who represented his team between 1989 and 1998. He reached 100 test wickets in only 21 test matches. A powerful fast bowler with a talent for outswing, severe back injuries cut him down in 1991. He rehabilitated strongly and made adjustments to his bowling action, returning strongly late in 1992. however in 1993, he was struck by injuries again, not returning until mid 1995, thus what was at one stage a highly promising career had been substantially reduced.

He now tours the globe as a commentator. Like several other past players for the West Indies, he is quite vocal about the languishing state of his former team.

Bishop also commentated for Cricket on Five for the highlights of the 2007 England Tests and the One Day International series between the West Indies cricket team and the Indian cricket team.

[edit] Trivia

In between commentating on Cricket, Ian Bishop studied for an MBA at the University of Leicester between 2004-2005.

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v • d • e West Indies squad - 1996 Cricket World Cup (Semi Finals)

1 Richardson (c) • 2 Adams • 3 Ambrose • 4 Arthurton • 5 Bishop • 6 Browne (wk) • 7 Campbell • 8 Chanderpaul • 9 Cuffy • 10 Gibson • 11 Harper • 12 Holder • 13 Lara • 14 Walsh