Veerasammy Permaul (born 11 August 1989) is a Guyanese professional cricketer. He's featured as a left arm orthodox spinner for both Guyana and the West Indies cricket team. Permaul is also the leading wicket-taker in West Indian First-Class cricketing tournaments.[1]

Veerasammy Permaul
Personal information
Born (1989-08-11) 11 August 1989 (age 35)
Albion, Guyana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 293)13 November 2012 v Bangladesh
Last Test16 March 2022 v England
ODI debut (cap 165)5 December 2012 v Bangladesh
Last ODI11 April 2017 v Pakistan
Only T20I (cap 72)1 April 2018 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–presentGuyana
2013–2019Guyana Amazon Warriors
2020-presentJamaica Tallawahs (squad no. 94)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 9 7 129 95
Runs scored 145 19 2,120 610
Batting average 13.18 6.33 13.67 15.64
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/3 0/0
Top score 26* 10 86* 39*
Balls bowled 2,114 331 29,590 4,902
Wickets 31 8 568 132
Bowling average 38.16 33.87 21.17 24.09
5 wickets in innings 1 0 31 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 7 0
Best bowling 5/35 3/40 8/18 5/26
Catches/stumpings 4/– 1/– 65/– 28/–
Source: CricInfo, 3 August 2022

Career

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From Berbice, Permaul has played his club cricket with Community Centre Cricket Club since 2002.[2] He made his first-class cricket debut for Guyana in the Regional Four Day Competition in 2006/07.[2] In 2012 he captained the West Indies A team in a series at home against India A.[2]

After being released at the end of the 2016 Caribbean Premier League season, he was reselected by the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2017 edition; he was picked in the 9th round of the draft.[3]

In March 2017, he was named in the West Indies squad for the Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.[4]

In December 2017, he took his 25th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, bowling for Guyana against the Leeward Islands in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition.[5] He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker, with 50 dismissals from 10 matches.[6]

In March 2018, he was named in the West Indies squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.[7] He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 1 April 2018.[8] However, he injured himself during the match and was ruled out of the West Indies squad for the remaining two fixtures.[9]

In October 2019, he was named in Guyana's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[10] In February 2020, in the 2019–20 West Indies Championship fixture against Jamaica, Permaul took 15 wickets for 77 runs in the match.[11] These were the second-best match figures in a domestic first-class match in the West Indies since 1966.[12] He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with fifty dismissals in eight matches.[13]

In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ "Milestone for Permaul as Harpy Eagles take control against Red Force". News Room Guyana. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Ramzan, Avenash (19 October 2012). "Permaul not surprised by WI selection". Guyana Times. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
  3. ^ "HERO CPL PLAYER DRAFT 2017 CPL T20". www.cplt20.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Mohammed breaks into West Indies T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Bramble, Permaul lead Guyana to thumping ten-wicket win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  6. ^ "WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament: Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ^ "West Indies squad for T20 series against Pakistan announced". Geo TV. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  8. ^ "1st T20I, West Indies tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Apr 1 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  9. ^ "West Indies reduced to 12 men as Permaul injures ankle". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Uncapped Smith, Savory in Jaguars squad". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Devastating Permaul ends Scorpions resurgence with 15-wicket haul". SportsMax. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  12. ^ "Permaul leads Jaguars to easy over Scorpions". Loop Jamaica. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  13. ^ "West Indies Championship, 2019/20: Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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