A Brief Biography of Christopher Barnwell

This West Indian all rounder plays First Class and List A cricket for Guyana.He is well known for his clever bowling and pinch hitting in short over formats.

 In his first season of domestic cricket, he excelled with both of his batting and bowling skills, with a five-wicket haul and half-centuries in the first-class and List A formats. While spinners formed the crux of Guyana’s attack in their victorious 2010 Caribbean T20 campaign, Barnwell was their most consistent seamer, impressing with his nagging lengths and clever changes of pace. His spell of 1 for 19 in four overs in the final proved crucial in swinging the momentum Guyana’s way after a wayward start. He also played in the one-off T20 match against India on June 4, 2011, in which he scored an unbeaten 34 off just 16 deliveries and also took his maiden T20I wicket. He was also picked for the 2-match T20I series in England in September later that year.
Barnwell is currently the captain of the Guyana cricket team.

Personal Information

Full name    Christopher Dion Barnwell

Born            6 January 1987
Guyana

Batting style    Right-handed

Bowling style    Right-arm medium fast

Dedut Details

T20I Debut- West Indies vs Pakistan in Pakistan, 21st April 2011.

First-class debut    Leeward Islands v Guyana at Charlestown, Jan 30-Feb 2, 2009

List A debut            Guyana v Combined Campuses and Colleges at Providence, Nov 13, 2008

Twenty20 debut             Bermuda v Guyana at Coolidge, Feb 10, 2008

Career Statistics

Competition   T20I       FC    LA

Matches           4         12    13

Runs scored      61        481     201

Batting average   30.50      21.86    16.75

100s/50s       0/0         0/2      0/1

Top score          34* 57      51

Balls bowled      30 1,296      390

Wickets            1                18       10

Bowling average   43.00 42.72    39.50

5 wickets in innings  0 1         0

10 wickets in match 0 0 0

Best bowling                 1/24 5/77 4/43

Catches/stumpings 2/– 10/– 5/–

Batting and fielding averages

Mat    Inns   NO   Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St

T20Is 4 4 2 61 34* 30.50 47 129.78 0 0 2 4 2 0

First-class 20 37 1 705 75 19.58 0 3 17 0

List A 15 14 0 223  51 15.92 0 1 6 0

Twenty20 35 33 5 595 88 21.25 503 118.29 0 2 38 27 11 0

Bowling Averages

Mat           Inns      Balls  Runs  WktsBBI      BBM  Ave   Econ   SR    4w   5w  10

T20Is           4            3        30       43        1     1/24     1/24       43.00    8.60    30.0   0    0      0

First-class   20         32     2007    1235    31   6/78   6/112        39.83   3.69   64.7   0       2     0

List A           15       13      434     426       14      4/31     4/31      30.42    5.88    31.0    0  2 0

Twenty20    35      28       492     589      18       2/11      2/11    32.72    7.18  27.3      0    0       0  

Recent remarkable performances

Earlier this month in a match between Guyana and Leeward Island,Barnwells’ important wickets helped Guyana(164) limit the oppositions at 162.He also helped power Guyana into the final of the of the last edition of the Caribbean T20 with a six-wicket win over Chris Gayle’s Jamaica.Also in the Regional Four Day Competition Guyana moved to the second position in the points table with a four-wicket win against Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) in St Kitts.Fast bowler Christopher Barnwell did most of the damage, taking six wickets including four of the top five batsmen in that very match.