Shannon Gabriel

Shannon Terry Gabriel

Shannon Gabriel

West Indies West Indies

Overview

Full Name Shannon Terry Gabriel
Age 36y 208d
Born Thursday, April 28, 1988, West Indies
Batting Style Right Handed
Bowling Style Right-arm fast medium
Playing Role Bowler

Biography

Shannon Gabriel burst onto the scene as a 22-year old muscular fast bowler when he made his debut in 2010 for Trinidad and Tobago. He was picked up to be part of the Sagicor West Indies Cricket High Performance, founded by West Indies Cricket Board to improve quality of players between the ages of 19 to 27.


Shannon impressed in the 2010/11 season as he picked up 33 wickets. His impressive showing in the domestic circuit saw him get picked for the 2011 Champions League T20 for the Trinidad and Tobago side. This was followed by a maiden call-up to the national team. He was selected for the tour of England in 2012. Gabriel though failed to make an impact and his debut tour was cut short after he suffered a back injury.


Gabriel though impressed in his next series against Zimbabwe where he picked up 6 wickets in 2 matches and this was followed by him being named for the tour of India. He played in the second Test in Mumbai but he struggled and managed to pick just one wicket. Gabriel never got started in Test cricket and struggled for consistent performances. The selectors though decided to keep him in and around the squad. Gabriel paid off this trust and came into his own when he took his maiden fifer against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and also played a vital role in West Indies winning a Test in Sharjah.


His career took off in 2016. Gabriel improved by leaps and bounds in the following year and was instrumental in West Indies winning against Pakistan as he picked up 9/92 in the game at Bridgetown. His 6-fer against England at Leeds helped West Indies seal another victory and he decimated the touring Sri Lanka and Bangladesh teams in 2018. Gabriel has established himself as the leader of the West Indian bowler attack, especially in Tests.

Debut
West Indies vs England at London - Thursday, May 17, 2012

Batting

Matches 59
Innings 88
Runs 229
100's - 50's 0 - 0
Sixes - Fours 6 - 28
Average 4.24
Strike Rate 34.69
Highest Score (vs England, 21/04/2015) 20

Bowling

Matches 59
Innings 104
Overs 1563.1
Wickets 166
Economy Rate 3.42
Five-Wicket Haul Innings 6
Ten-Wicket Haul Innings 1
Best Figures (vs Sri Lanka, 14/06/2018) 8/62

Fielding

Catches 16
Stumpings 0
Run Outs 1

Career Wickets

37
30
20
10
Wickets
Years