Hamish Arbeb Gervais Anthony (born 16 January 1971) is a former West Indian cricketer. As a fast bowling allrounder, Anthony played for both the West Indies and the United States. He also featured for the Leeward Islands and Welsh side Glamorgan.[1][2]

Hamish Anthony
Personal information
Full name
Hamish Lundmax Anthony
Born (1971-01-16) 16 January 1971 (age 53)
Urlings, Saint Mary
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAllrounder
RelationsGeorge Ferris (cousin)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 74)11 October 1995 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI20 October 1995 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989/90–1999/00Leeward Islands
1990–1995Glamorgan
2006–2007/08United States Virgin Islands
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 3 74 69 4
Runs scored 23 1,707 410 49
Batting average 7.66 17.24 10.78 12.25
100s/50s 0/0 0/7 0/0 0/0
Top score 21 91 39* 28
Balls bowled 156 11,344 3,160 78
Wickets 3 222 82 3
Bowling average 47.66 28.39 30.12 25.00
5 wickets in innings 0 6 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 1 0 0
Best bowling 2/47 6/22 7/15 2/16
Catches/stumpings 0/– 28/– 13/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 January 2013

Cricket career

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Born in Urlings Village, Antigua, Anthony joined Glamorgan in 1990, after being recommended by his fellow countryman Viv Richards. Anthony scored two half centuries and picked up 56 wickets at an average of 33.36 in his 20 first class games for Glamorgan. He also snared 19 wickets at an average of 29.21 from a sum of 16 list A games for the Welsh side.[2]

Anthony played for the Windies' in their 1991 tour of England. He later featured for the regional team in two one dayers at Sharjah Cricket Stadium and in the 1996/97 Hong Kong Sixes. In June 2005 Anthony was picked by the United States in their squad for the 2005 ICC Trophy. During the tournament, he took 5 for 46 against the UAE in an eventual losing effort.[2][1][3]

Personal life

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Anthony is the cousin of fellow Leeward Islands cricketer George Ferris.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hamish Anthony". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Hamish Anthony". glamorgancricketarchives.com. Glamorgan County Cricket Club.
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, James (25 June 2005). "Ireland have the world in their hands". irishtimes.com. Irish Times.