Daren Sammy
82West Indies · AR · 2004 to 2015 · on scorecards: DJG Sammy
BATTING
- Matches
- 126
- Innings
- 105
- Runs
- 1871
- Average
- 24.94
- Strike rate
- 100.05
- High score
- 89
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 9
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 81
- Average
- 47.54
- Economy
- 4.66
- Strike rate
- 61.1
- Best figures
- 4/26
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 67 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Daren Sammy played 126 ODIs for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2015. The first came against New Zealand at The Rose Bowl, and the last against New Zealand at Wellington Regional Stadium in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 1,520 runs at 26.2 in 97 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 89 from 67 balls against Ireland at Saxton Oval in 2015, in a defeat. The best bowling is 4 for 26 against Zimbabwe at Arnos Vale Ground in 2010.
In all: 9 fifties. At home the average was 24.8 across 60 ODIs; away it was 23.6 across 46 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 358 runs at 25.6 in 22 ODIs. Daren Sammy Cricket Ground was the most frequent ground, with 9 ODIs and 215 runs at 43.0. Daren Sammy captained West Indies in 51 ODIs, winning 19 and losing 30. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. West Indies won 43 of the ODIs Daren Sammy played and lost 75.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 126 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 67 | Ireland | Saxton Oval | 2015 | Lost |
| 84 | 50 | Australia | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 2012 | Lost |
| 63* | 45 | India | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 61 | 36 | England | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2014 | Won |
| 60* | 62 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2012 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/26 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Arnos Vale Ground | 2010 | Won |
| 3/21 | 7 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 3/28 | 8 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 3/30 | 10 | Pakistan | Providence Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 3/31 | 10 | Ireland | 2011 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 22 | 358 | 25.57 | 0/2 | 11 | 54.64 |
| Australia | 18 | 355 | 27.31 | 0/1 | 19 | 30.42 |
| South Africa | 17 | 292 | 22.46 | 0/3 | 3 | 226.67 |
| Bangladesh | 13 | 189 | 27.00 | 0/1 | 15 | 25.27 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 176 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 60.14 |
| England | 12 | 198 | 22.00 | 0/1 | 5 | 79.00 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 136 | 34.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 75.67 |
| Sri Lanka | 8 | 32 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 265.00 |
| Ireland | 5 | 94 | 47.00 | 0/1 | 4 | 30.25 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 17 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 13.50 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 11.67 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 7.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 18 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 60 | 794 | 24.81 | 0/3 | 40 | 47.35 |
| Away | 46 | 733 | 23.65 | 0/4 | 32 | 46.28 |
| Neutral | 20 | 344 | 28.67 | 0/2 | 9 | 52.89 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29 | 351 | 20.65 | 0/1 | 16 | 56.75 |
| 2010s | 97 | 1,520 | 26.21 | 0/8 | 65 | 45.28 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 9 | 215 | 43.00 | 0/1 | 4 | 79.00 |
| Sabina Park | 8 | 61 | 61.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 44.67 |
| Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 7 | 152 | 30.40 | 0/2 | 5 | 48.40 |
| Arnos Vale Ground | 7 | 86 | 28.67 | 0/0 | 12 | 15.83 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 7 | 61 | 15.25 | 0/0 | 1 | 229.00 |
| Warner Park | 6 | 88 | 17.60 | 0/0 | 5 | 29.60 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 2004 at The Rose Bowl
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2015 at Wellington Regional Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 20 December 1983
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,870
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 8th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 78.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 135.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 23.8
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 34.1
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,855 balls faced in that period.
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