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Gabriel retires
In reply to Onionman0
For all the challenges he experienced, he ended up with a decently good career.
Thank you Shannon
Best of luck Angel, you always gave it all and never left us down, great warrior
In reply to Onionman0
Well done Shannon Gabriel.
I was wondering about the big man. I always thought he was too brawny/burly...but, I think I was wrong when I looked at Kallis.
In reply to doosra
Came relatively late to cricket. Made his test debut at 24
11th highest wicket taker (166) ever in tests for West Indies.
I would say more than a decent career.
Exceeded expectations
Walk good Shannon and thank you
In reply to Onionman0
Started out as a fiery pacer but injuries stalled and interrupted a good part of his career.
Was very good when he bowled with pace and rhythm. Good luck to him - hope he can mentor and coach the up and coming youth pace bowlers in Trinidad.
In reply to imusic
indeed
he did well for himself all things considered
In reply to SnoopDog
honestly i never though gabriel would last as long as he did. when he was fit, he was definitely much more than a handful as Sri Lanka and England's visit here showed in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
In reply to Conorboy
"you always gave it all and never left us down"
Except in the Dominica test match where he left Chase on a century not out with 6 balls remaining to draw the test match against Pakistan.
Other than that, thank you for your service!
In reply to Onionman0
Respect Shannon,
You were always working on getting better at your craft.
All the best in this next phase
In reply to imusic
That’s a pretty good career indeed! I would have never thunk it!
Good luck to him in all his future endeavors!
Let me see if I can name the top ten off the top of my head.
1. Walsh
2. Ambrose
3. Marshall
4. Gibbs
5. Holding
6. Roberts
7. Garner
8. Sobers
9. Roach
10. Boyce
Much respect to the big Shannon. Great to watch when fit and in rhythm.
In reply to doosra
Many thanks Shannon...knew from the outset you would have a good career as a fast bowler..
Tough with the injuries that prevented you doing better.
However you should be pleased with your returns and enjoy the remainder of your life
and the path you pursue.
A potential great, reduced through injuries.
He will always rate very high on the Windies pacers list.
I give himself that 'Great' title,
just like Bishop, with both carers reduced through injuries.
Bless up bro and happy retirement.
I hope that you find a role in Windies / TnT cricket.
In reply to StumpCam
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1. Walsh
2. Ambrose
3. Marshall
4. Gibbs
5. Holding
6. Roberts
7. Garner
8. Sobers
9. Roach
10. Boyce
Hall instead of Boyce. You got the names right except for Boyce, but not in the right order.
HERE’S THE LIST
In reply to imusic
No place for Croft?
Didn't play long enough?
Rebel tour?
How about Ian Bishop?
In reply to imusic
Yeah I actually thought of Hall instead of Boyce after I posted!
In reply to doosra
Croft has INSANE NUMBERS!
Only played 27 tests.
He and Bishop (who also played a relatively small number of tests) have off the chart numbers
Not the most gifted or easy on the eye in his bowling action but wholehearted an gave his all so thats all you can ask ...an 166 test wickets @32.21 ...SR 56.5 an econ 3.42 is not the worse.... i can name a younger more athletic more natural looking bowler who at this point Av .SR..an Econ are worse.....so i salute the big man an wish him all the best for future ....nuff respect Shannon!
In reply to doosra
He played more that Boyce and got better stats .....
In reply to imusic
Man I was way off with Boyce!
Boyhood memories!
Thanks for the memories Angel. I will miss that lofted drive over cover ...
In reply to imusic
Our decline could have been delayed had Bishop not got that injury.
Well done good and faithful servant. At first I never rated you but came to both respect and admire you. Though not athletic you obviously put in tons of work to become a good international cricketer. Gibson was the first to pick you. But as is usual with WI cricket after being dropped it took too long and too little help to revive your career. With a better admin you'd have been in thev200 club.
All the best in.your future endeavors
he ended with a relatively good record, especially compared to what many of our other players ended up with in recent times
Gave his all, battled through fitness issues and came through with decent returns in the end. At times, he was an absolute joy to watch, steaming in and troubling batsmen with his genuine pace & bounce. He will continue to play and enjoy regional & club cricket.
Finishes with 59 Tests, 166 wkts @ 32 (economy rate 3.4, strike rate 56) good returns for a good player.
Feet up big man, you have earned your rest.
Walk good, Shannon.
Thanks for the memories....
Joe Root says that Shannon's career is nothing to be ashamed of.
Good luck and happy retirement Angel.
In reply to tc1
You must have that factor to play cricket at the highest level, million fail to play at that level.
Thank you Shannon for the joy you gave us.
In reply to KTom
Uncalled for dig at Big Shannon. Hilarious as shyte however.
Big Shannon u left it all on the pitch, walk good in retirement.
.Croft Daniel, Hall and Griffith.
Daniel did well in his short career and avg well vs ALL the test playing nations he played against...avg sub 30 against them all...But Croft WOULD HAVE TO BE TOP TEN
CROFT 125 WICKETS AVG 23.20 (27 MATCHES)
VS AUS 28.40
VS ENG 23.06
VS NZ 26.50
VS PAK 19.56
THAT IS THE RECORD OF AN ALLTIME TOP TEN BOWLER
NO way I would rank Roach ahead of Croft
Roach avgs 40.23 vs AUS ( 65.69 IN AUS!)
avgs 33.73 vs IND (72.00 IN IND!)
HOME AVG 22.66
AWAY AVG 38.44
Roach in my opinion should not be in no Wi top ten.
The real top ten
Marshall
Ambrose
Holding
Roberts
Garner
Walsh
Croft
Bishop
Gibbs
Hall
In reply to analyst-kid
While you may be correct in your rankings, the list posted by imusic is by number of career wickets.
Back to D' Angel. I salute you, Angel. You have shown us all the real virtues of working hard at your craft. For me, you were always a battle ship. You took a while to crank through your gears but once you reached to top speed, you were as lethal as anyone the WI has produced. I remember what is virtually your swansong, the Super 50 a couple years ago. No regional batsman was able to score off you and I was at the final that night in Antigua when JA won in large part because you got injured and could not continue bowling. Congrats on a very good career, best of luck in the future and I hope that you get some future lucrative work worthy of your career so that you become financially secure.
Ben Stokes nearly killed a man… but watch this:
Worl nuh level
In reply to Halliwell
and the thing is the man was just giving Trini shittalk. He got no support from CWI, neither did JaHo with the ban that prevented us from winning the series 3-0. It seemed really that CWI was pandering to the panicking Brits to ensure that they and their Barmy Army would come back. The whole affair was sickening.
In reply to PalsofMine
It was
Because in THEIR Ashes that talk is normal normal
Root was being a you know what
In reply to Halliwell
Root saw Angel as a threat to the Hinglish.
He rightfully taunted him and got him banned.
Players have to be minded of the rules and use appropriate response to taunts.
The (B)ICC will always be hard on players from lesser teams.
Furthermore, it may be illegal to be straight, the way the world is going.
I am expecting to see a man, identify himself as a woman, and play cricket.
Imagine a man who bowls at 85 Mph playing against women.
Nuff respect to Shannon. When he was first selected I use to call him the truck driver. Many years later I saw him bowling in New Zealand and he was by far our best bowler in that game if not in that series. I thought he became very good and could have even get better if wasn't for injury. In the end he displayed everything I respect in a true warrior even when he questioned Root"s sexuality in the heat of battle. Good luck in all your endeavors Shannon.
In reply to methodic
all Root had to do was say "No" or "Yes" to the question and move on. I am sure that Gabriel cudnt give a F..F.. whichever way Root was swinging.
In reply to PalsofMine
for real, is just talking in the heat of battle
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