Sheik Faoud Ahamul Fasiel Bacchus (born 31 January 1954) is a former cricketer who played for the West Indies and the United States.[1] He was a member of the squad which won the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
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| Full name | Sheik Faoud Ahamul Fasiel Bacchus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 January 1954 Georgetown, Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium pace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 171) | 15 April 1978 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 30 January 1982 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 23) | 22 February 1978 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 25 June 1983 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1971–1980 | Demerara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1983 | Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Border | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Impalas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early career
editA right-handed batsman, he made his Test match debut for the West Indies aged 24 in the 1977/78 series against Australia. His best series was in 1978/79 against India, where he scored 96 in the second Test and 250[2] in the sixth Test, although overall he averaged 26.06 in his 19 Test matches and was dropped from the side after the 1981/82 tour of Australia.[3]
He also played 29 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1977 and 1983, with a high score of 80 and an average of 26.60, winning two man of the match awards.[3]
Bacchus' West Indies came to an end after he joined the rebel tour to South Africa in 1983–84, defying the international sporting boycott of the apartheid state.[citation needed]
US career
editAfter migrating to the US, he continued playing at a professional level, captaining the United States in the 1997 and 2001 ICC Trophy tournaments.[citation needed]
At the 2002 ICC Americas Championship in Buenos Aires, the United States Cricket Team won its first international championship. Bacchus, captain, was named "Man of the Match" for making the highest individual score with 83 runs.[4]
He joined the West Indies Over-50s World Cup squad to compete in South Africa against 11 other nations in 2020.[3]
References
edit- ^ Williamson, Martin. "Faoud Bacchus's Cricinfo Profile". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ "History this week:Guyanese single test centurions". Stabroek News. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "Faoud Bacchus bats for West Indies Over 50s team 2nd Over 50s World Cup bowls off in SA March 10th -24th". Kaieteur News. 23 February 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Hayes, Joseph. "Champions In Our Midst". nydailynews.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Faoud Bacchus". 2 September 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ "Cricket: ICC Champions Trophy: States all-rounder caught in eye of the storm". the Guardian. 6 September 2004. Retrieved 1 January 2021.