Rajindra Dhanraj

Rajindra Dhanraj (born 6 February 1969) was a cricket player for the West Indies. He played four Tests and six One Day Internationals. He was also successful playing for the Trinidad & Tobago team. Dhanraj was a prolific wicket taker at regional level throughout the 1990s, finishing with 295 first class wickets at an average of 27.10.

Rajindra Dhanraj
Personal information
Full nameRajindra Dhanraj
Born (1969-02-06) 6 February 1969
Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg-break
International information
National side
Test debut18 November 1994 v India
Last Test27 April 1996 v New Zealand
ODI debut26 October 1994 v New Zealand
Last ODI28 January 1995 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1987–2001Trinidad and Tobago
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 4 6 78 44
Runs scored 17 8 550 98
Batting average 4.25 8.00 8.46 7.53
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 9 8 47 17*
Balls bowled 1,087 264 16,183 1,874
Wickets 8 10 295 79
Bowling average 74.37 17.00 27.10 15.83
5 wickets in innings 0 0 16 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0
Best bowling 2/49 4/26 9/97 5/26
Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 29/– 9/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 21 October 2010

His four Test appearances, spread out over four different series, yielded eight wickets at 74 apiece. Despite impressive figures during his brief ODI career, he was limited to just six appearances in the format. He currently boasts the lowest bowling average (17.00) among West Indian players with at least 10 wickets.


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