Ryan Anthony Austin (born 15 November 1981) is a former West Indies international cricketer.

Ryan Austin
Personal information
Full name
Ryan Anthony Austin
Born (1981-11-15) 15 November 1981 (age 43)
Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 274)9 July 2009 v Bangladesh
Last Test17 July 2009 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000/01–2006/07Barbados
2008/09–2014/15Combined Campuses and Colleges
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 2 74 19 13
Runs scored 39 913 46 9
Batting average 9.75 10.14 6.57 9.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 19 56* 13* 4*
Balls bowled 326 15,931 858 264
Wickets 3 317 13 12
Bowling average 51.66 23.18 36.46 23.58
5 wickets in innings 0 19 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 3 0 0
Best bowling 1/29 8/64 2/24 3/17
Catches/stumpings 3/– 26/– 4/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 23 April 2023

A lower-order right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler, Austin played 22 first-class matches for Barbados between the 2000–01 and 2006–07 seasons, and five for West Indies B in the 2003–04 season.[1]

His highest score in first-class cricket was 56 not out in a losing cause for Barbados against Windward Islands at Bridgetown in 2001–02.[2] He has taken five wickets or more in an innings four times, and his best bowling was six for 86 for Barbados against Leeward Islands at Crab Hill in the Carib Beer Cup in 2006–07, when he was also named Man of the Match.[3]

Austin made his Test debut on 9 July 2009. He was part of an understrength team fielded by the West Indies against Bangladesh; the 15-man squad included nine uncapped players. Including Austin, seven West Indies players made their Test debut in the match and the side was captained by Floyd Reifer who had played the last of his four Tests ten years earlier. The first XI had made themselves unavailable due to a pay dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches Played by Ryan Austin". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Barbados v Windward Islands, Busta Cup, 2001-02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Barbados v Leeward Islands, Carib Beer Cup, 2006-07". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2008.
  4. ^ Cricinfo staff (8 July 2009). "West Indies name replacement squad". Cricinfo.com. Retrieved 10 July 2009.