Carlisle Best
77West Indies · BAT · 1986 to 1992 · on scorecards: CA Best
BATTING
- Matches
- 24
- Innings
- 23
- Runs
- 473
- Average
- 24.89
- Strike rate
- 68.55
- High score
- 100
- 100s / 50s
- 1 / 2
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 3.78
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 5 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 0
CAREER IN BRIEF
Carlisle Best played 24 ODIs for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1986 to 1992. The first came against England at Queen's Park Oval, with a score of 10, and the last against India at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1992.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 270 runs at 27.0 in 13 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 100 from 119 balls against England at Bourda in 1990, in a match West Indies won. In all: 1 hundred, 2 fifties.
At home the average was 37.8 across 9 ODIs; away it was 12.8 across 6 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 183 runs at 30.5 in 8 ODIs. Queen's Park Oval was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 48 runs at 24.0. West Indies won 10 of the ODIs Carlisle Best played and lost 12.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 24 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 119 | England | Bourda | 1990 | Won |
| 53* | 68 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1989 | Lost |
| 51 | 43 | England | Kensington Oval | 1990 | Won |
| 44 | 74 | Pakistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1989 | Lost |
| 32* | 31 | Pakistan | Queen's Park Oval | 1988 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 227 | 37.83 | 1/1 |
| Away | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 0/0 |
| Neutral | 9 | 169 | 24.14 | 0/1 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11 | 203 | 22.56 | 0/1 |
| 1990s | 13 | 270 | 27.00 | 1/1 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park Oval | 4 | 48 | 24.00 | 0/0 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 3 | 102 | 51.00 | 0/1 |
| Bourda | 2 | 107 | 107.00 | 1/0 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2 | 39 | 39.00 | 0/0 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 34 | 17.00 | 0/0 |
| National Stadium | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v England, 1986 at Queen's Park Oval
- Latest in the archive: v India, 1992 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 14 May 1959
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Balls faced (career)
- 690
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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