Born in St Phillip, Barbados, Daniel picked up cricket at a young age. Evolving into a hostile and muscular fast bowler, Daniel first toured England with the West Indies schoolboys team in 1974 and Middlesex's Second XI in 1975. After such he made his first-class debut for Barbados in 1975/76. Daniel, in partnership with fellow fast bowlers Michael Holding and Andy Roberts, contributed greatly to the defeat of England in 1976.[1]
Nicknamed "Diamond" or "Black Diamond",[2] in 1977, Daniel accepted an offer to play in World Series Cricket, which kept him out of Test cricket for two years. Although Holding and Roberts resumed their Test careers after World Series Cricket, Daniel was less fortunate, as Malcolm Marshall, Colin Croft, Joel Garner and later Courtney Walsh came to the fore in his place. Daniel found himself left out of the national team and forced to carve out a successful first-class career with Middlesex between 1977 and 1988, gaining his county cap in 1977 and awarded a benefit in 1985.[2][3] He took 867 wickets at an average of just 22.47 with a best of 9 for 61 against Glamorgan in 1982.[4] He also took another 362 wickets at an average of 18.16 in 241 one day games, including a then English domestic one day bowling record of seven wickets for twelve runs, for Middlesex against Minor Counties East at Ipswich.[5] He helped Middlesex to win the County Championship outright in 1980, 1982 and 1985, and to share it with Kent in 1977, and to win the Gillette Cup in 1977 and 1980, the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1983 and 1986, and the 1984 NatWest Trophy.[3][6] Daniel also played for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield 1981–82 season and for his native Barbados between 1976 and 1985.
Style of play
Daniel's run up was idiosyncratic but he bowled with a strong action, bending his back and then following through halfway down the pitch to deliver 'heavy' balls which hit the batsman's splice or ribs. His long run up also meant that during John Player League matches, which limited bowlers’ run-ups, Daniel ran on the spot for a while to simulate his full run-up.[7][2]
Later life
When his playing days came to a close, Daniel became involved in coaching along with cricket commentary.[8]
References
Notes
^David Tossell (May 2012). Grovel!: The Story and Legacy of the Summer of 1976. Pitch Publishing Limited. ISBN978-1-908051-92-9.
^ abcSelvey, Mike (30 September 2014). "Wayne Daniel: the Middlesex menace who did not know how to bowl slow". theguardian.com. The Guardian.
^ ab"Wayne Daniel: 'The Diamond' Who Drove Middlesex To Success". Wisden. 22 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^"Glamorgan v Middlesex at Swansea, 9-12 June 1982". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
^"When Winston won it for Windies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
^Stern, John (7 April 2016). "County Dynasties: Middlesex 1976-1985". wisden.com. Wisden.
wayne, daniel, wayne, wendell, daniel, born, january, 1956, former, cricketer, played, right, fast, bowler, daniel, featured, west, indies, middlesex, barbados, western, australia, cricketing, career, lord, 1982, middlesex, colours, personal, informationfull, . Wayne Wendell Daniel born 16 January 1956 is a former cricketer who played as a right arm fast bowler Daniel featured for the West Indies Middlesex Barbados and Western Australia in his cricketing career Wayne DanielWayne Daniel at Lord s in 1982 in Middlesex CCC colours Personal informationFull nameWayne Wendell DanielBorn 1956 01 16 16 January 1956 age 67 Saint Philip BarbadosNicknameDiamondBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fastRoleBowlerInternational informationNational sideWest Indies 1976 1984 Test debut cap 156 21 April 1976 v IndiaLast Test16 March 1984 v AustraliaODI debut cap 24 22 February 1978 v AustraliaLast ODI14 March 1984 v AustraliaDomestic team informationYearsTeam1975 76 1983 84Barbados1977 1988Middlesex1981 82Western AustraliaCareer statisticsCompetition Test ODI FC LAMatches 10 18 266 241Runs scored 46 49 1 551 319Batting average 6 57 49 00 11 48 6 13100s 50s 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0Top score 11 16 53 34Balls bowled 1 754 912 38 311 11 511Wickets 36 23 867 362Bowling average 25 27 25 86 22 47 18 165 wickets in innings 1 0 31 610 wickets in match 0 0 7 0Best bowling 5 39 3 27 9 61 7 12Catches stumpings 4 5 63 36 Source CricketArchive 12 August 2012 Contents 1 Cricket career 2 Style of play 3 Later life 4 References 5 External linksCricket career EditBorn in St Phillip Barbados Daniel picked up cricket at a young age Evolving into a hostile and muscular fast bowler Daniel first toured England with the West Indies schoolboys team in 1974 and Middlesex s Second XI in 1975 After such he made his first class debut for Barbados in 1975 76 Daniel in partnership with fellow fast bowlers Michael Holding and Andy Roberts contributed greatly to the defeat of England in 1976 1 Nicknamed Diamond or Black Diamond 2 in 1977 Daniel accepted an offer to play in World Series Cricket which kept him out of Test cricket for two years Although Holding and Roberts resumed their Test careers after World Series Cricket Daniel was less fortunate as Malcolm Marshall Colin Croft Joel Garner and later Courtney Walsh came to the fore in his place Daniel found himself left out of the national team and forced to carve out a successful first class career with Middlesex between 1977 and 1988 gaining his county cap in 1977 and awarded a benefit in 1985 2 3 He took 867 wickets at an average of just 22 47 with a best of 9 for 61 against Glamorgan in 1982 4 He also took another 362 wickets at an average of 18 16 in 241 one day games including a then English domestic one day bowling record of seven wickets for twelve runs for Middlesex against Minor Counties East at Ipswich 5 He helped Middlesex to win the County Championship outright in 1980 1982 and 1985 and to share it with Kent in 1977 and to win the Gillette Cup in 1977 and 1980 the Benson amp Hedges Cup in 1983 and 1986 and the 1984 NatWest Trophy 3 6 Daniel also played for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield 1981 82 season and for his native Barbados between 1976 and 1985 Style of play EditDaniel s run up was idiosyncratic but he bowled with a strong action bending his back and then following through halfway down the pitch to deliver heavy balls which hit the batsman s splice or ribs His long run up also meant that during John Player League matches which limited bowlers run ups Daniel ran on the spot for a while to simulate his full run up 7 2 Later life EditWhen his playing days came to a close Daniel became involved in coaching along with cricket commentary 8 References EditNotes David Tossell May 2012 Grovel The Story and Legacy of the Summer of 1976 Pitch Publishing Limited ISBN 978 1 908051 92 9 a b c Selvey Mike 30 September 2014 Wayne Daniel the Middlesex menace who did not know how to bowl slow theguardian com The Guardian a b Wayne Daniel The Diamond Who Drove Middlesex To Success Wisden 22 April 2020 Retrieved 17 October 2020 Glamorgan v Middlesex at Swansea 9 12 June 1982 ESPNCricinfo Retrieved 24 June 2022 When Winston won it for Windies ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 24 April 2018 Stern John 7 April 2016 County Dynasties Middlesex 1976 1985 wisden com Wisden Symons p 2 Wayne Daniel cricbuzz com Cricbuzz SourcesSproat I 1988 The Cricketers Who s Who 1988 Willow Books London ISBN 0 00 218285 8 Symons J The Cricket Society News Bulletin July 2016 The Cricket Society London External links EditWayne Daniel at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wayne Daniel amp oldid 1129537517, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
