Ian Bishop (cricketer)

Ian Raphael Bishop (born 24 October 1967) is a Trinidadian cricket commentator and former cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1988 and 1998 in Tests and One Day Internationals.

For the English cricketer, see Ian Bishop (English cricketer).

Ian Bishop
Personal information
Full nameIan Raphael Bishop
Born (1967-10-24) 24 October 1967
Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
NicknameBish
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler, commentator
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 194)25 March 1989 v India
Last Test12 March 1998 v England
ODI debut (cap 54)21 May 1988 v England
Last ODI4 November 1997 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1986–2000Trinidad and Tobago
1989–1993Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 43 84 159 156
Runs scored 632 405 2,639 1,047
Batting average 12.15 16.20 15.52 19.03
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/3 0/1
Top score 48 33* 111 53
Balls bowled 8,407 4,332 26,560 7,731
Wickets 161 118 549 196
Bowling average 24.27 26.50 23.06 27.92
5 wickets in innings 6 2 23 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 6/40 5/25 7/34 5/25
Catches/stumpings 8/– 12/– 50/– 23/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 20 October 2010

International career

He reached 100 test wickets in only 21 Test matches. A powerful fast bowler with a talent for outswing, severe back injuries cut him down in 1991. He rehabilitated and made adjustments to his bowling action, returning strongly late in 1992. however in 1993, he was struck by injuries again, not returning until mid 1995. Thus, what had been at one stage a highly promising career was substantially reduced.

International commentary

He now tours the world as a commentator.[1] Like several other past players for the West Indies, he is quite vocal about the languishing state of his former team.

Bishop also commentated for Cricket on Five for the highlights of the 2007 England Tests and the One Day International series between the West Indies cricket team and the Indian cricket team.

Bishop's commentary of the 2016 T20 World Cup Final was especially memorable, when after Carlos Braithwaite won the match with 4 consecutive sixes, Bishop said "Carlos Braithwaite! Carlos Braithwaite! Remember the name!". This has been looked back on as a "classic call"[2] and an "iconic piece of commentary"[3]

Between stints commentating on cricket, Bishop completed an MBA.[4]


International record

Test 5 Wicket hauls
#FiguresMatchOpponentVenueCityCountryYear
16/872 IndiaKensington OvalBridgetownBarbados1989
25/848 EnglandAntigua Recreation GroundSt. John'sAntigua1990
35/4111 PakistanGaddafi StadiumLahorePakistan1990
46/4016 AustraliaWACA GroundPerthAustralia1993
55/4317 PakistanQueen's Park OvalPort of SpainTrinidad1993
65/3219 EnglandHeadingley Cricket GroundLeedsEngland1995

ODI 5 Wicket hauls
#FiguresMatchOpponentVenueCityCountryYear
15/276 PakistanWACA GroundPerthAustralia1989
25/2540 PakistanThe GabbaBrisbaneAustralia1993

International awards

One Day International Cricket

Man of the Match awards
S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Pakistan WACA Ground, Perth 1 January 1989 10-1-27-5 ; DNB  West Indies won by 7 wickets.[5]
2 Pakistan Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 9 January 1993 8.4-0-25-5 ; DNB  West Indies won by 9 wickets.[6]
gollark: No. I just like those pronouns more than reusing the third person plural ones for general purpose use.
gollark: Can I not hold opinions on language without people saying incomprehensible things?!
gollark: What?
gollark: I did like e/em/eir as gender neutral singular pronouns, but they/them/their took over because ???.
gollark: Well, English bad, so people sometimes like adding fun new things to it which they prefer in some way, to make it more convoluted.

References
  1. ""I never intended to be a commentator" – Ian Bishop". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  2. "The story behind Bishop's classic call". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "Men's T20I Innings Of The Decade, No.1: Carlos Brathwaite". Wisden. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/ian-bishop-a-great-fast-bowling-career-derailed-by-injuries-32586
  5. "1988-1989 Benson & Hedges World Series - 6th Match - Pakistan v West Indies - Perth". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  6. "1992-1993 Benson & Hedges World Series - 9th Match - Pakistan v West Indies - Brisbane". HowStat. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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