Vishaul Anthony Singh (born 12 January 1989) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for the West Indies. His domestic side is Guyanese national side. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman.
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| Full name | Vishaul Anthony Singh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1989 Georgetown, Guyana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 311) | 21 April 2017 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 4 May 2017 v Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009– | Guyana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 May 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic career
editSingh made his first-class debut for Guyana during the 2008–09 Regional Four Day Competition, against Barbados.[1] He made his first half-century for the team during the 2010–11 season, scoring 66 from 164 balls in a home match against Barbados.[2] Singh's maiden first-class century came during the 2014–15 season, when he scored 141 from 229 balls against Trinidad and Tobago to help his team win by an innings.[3] He continued his good form during the 2015–16 season, making centuries in consecutive matches against the Leeward Islands (150 from 385 balls) and Barbados (121 from 241 balls).[4][5]
In May 2023, Singh announced that he planned to take legal action against the Guyana Cricket Board for non-payment of his salary and damage to his personal reputation.[6]
International career
editIn April 2017, he was named in the West Indies Test squad for their series against Pakistan.[7] He made his Test debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 21 April 2017 at Sabina Park.He scored 9 Runs in his first innings and was caught out by Wahab Riaz. His poor run continued and was subsequently not selected for the West Indies tour of England 2017.
References
edit- ^ First-class matches played by Vishaul Singh – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Guyana v Barbados, Regional Four Day Competition 2010/11 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Trinidad and Tobago v Guyana, WICBoard Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament 2014/15 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Guyana v Leeward Islands, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament 2015/16 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ Guyana v Barbados, WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament 2015/16 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ "'Damaged reputation, unpaid salary'- Vishaul Singh to take legal action against GCB". Newsroom. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Kieran Powell recalled to West Indies Test squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2017.