Bigstar Players : Chris Gayle : About Me
About Me

Profile: Laid back in nature yet forthright with a bat in-hand, Chris Gayle has become one of the most destructive West Indies batsmen in recent years. Along with Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul, he has helped relieve the mercurial Brian Lara of responsibility to be the team’s chief run-scorer. His 317 against South Africa at Antigua in 2005 showed him capable of playing durable innings’ as well as sparkling cameos, of which there are plenty. During his 105 against England at The Oval in 2004, he bludgeoned Matthew Hoggard for six fours in an over, becoming the first to do so in a Test from a six-ball over, scoring that century in just 79 balls - the same amount needed for his hundred against South Africa at Cape Town in 2004. He’s also become a reliable off-spinner.

Full name: Christopher Henry Gayle.

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Birthday: September 21, 1979

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Birthplace: Kingston, Jamaica.

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Star sign: Virgo.

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Height: 6ft 2 in.

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Nickname: Cramps.

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Residence: Kingston, Jamaica.

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Family: Single; one older sister.

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Teams: West Indies, Jamaica and Worcestershire.

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Position: Left-hand opening batsman & right-arm off-spin bowler.

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Fielding position: Slip.

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Test debut: Vs Zimbabwe at Trinidad, March 2000.

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Highest Test score: 317 vs South Africa at Antigua, April/May 2005.

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Best Test bowling:  5 for 34 vs England at Birmingham, July/August 2004.

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ODI debut: Vs India at Toronto, September 1999.

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Highest ODI score: 153 not out vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, November 2003.

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Best ODI bowling: 5 for 46 vs Australia at Grenada, June 2003.

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