Adam Sanford
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Adam Sanford is a West Indian cricket
er who currently plays first class cricket for the Leeward Islands
, despite being born in Dominica, which is a member of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control
. Sanford played 11 Test
matches for the West Indies, taking 15 wickets in five Tests in the 2001-02 home series against India
, when he became the first indigenous Carib to play for the West Indies. He also went on tour of New Zealand
in June 2002, but after taking five wickets in two Tests including a bowling analysis of one for 101 in the final match, he was dropped for the tour of India the following season.
Sanford returned to the side a year and a half later, playing two Tests against South Africa
and taking seven wickets, before rounding off his career so far with two home Tests against England
. His bowling on that series was criticised by TV commentator and former Test player Geoff Boycott, who claimed that Sanford "couldn't have got [his] granny out". Sanford was dropped again after the second Test against England, and has not returned to the side, although he still plays for Leeward Islands.
Currently he is playing for Middlesex Cricket Club in Brooklyn Cricket League New York.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who currently plays first class cricket for the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands cricket team
The Leeward Islands cricket team is a first class cricket team representing the member countries of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association, a regional association which again is part of the West Indies Cricket Board. Contrary to the normal English definition of the Leeward Islands, Dominica is not...
, despite being born in Dominica, which is a member of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control
Windward Islands cricket team
The Windward Islands cricket team is a cricket team representing the member countries of the Windward Islands Cricket Board of Control. The team plays in the West Indies regional tournament....
. Sanford played 11 Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
matches for the West Indies, taking 15 wickets in five Tests in the 2001-02 home series against India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
, when he became the first indigenous Carib to play for the West Indies. He also went on tour of New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
in June 2002, but after taking five wickets in two Tests including a bowling analysis of one for 101 in the final match, he was dropped for the tour of India the following season.
Sanford returned to the side a year and a half later, playing two Tests against South Africa
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
and taking seven wickets, before rounding off his career so far with two home Tests against England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
. His bowling on that series was criticised by TV commentator and former Test player Geoff Boycott, who claimed that Sanford "couldn't have got [his] granny out". Sanford was dropped again after the second Test against England, and has not returned to the side, although he still plays for Leeward Islands.
Currently he is playing for Middlesex Cricket Club in Brooklyn Cricket League New York.