Christopher Dion Barnwell (born 6 January 1987[1]) is a West Indian cricketer who plays first-class and List A cricket for Guyana.[2] A Guyana born all-rounder, Barnwell is better known for his clever bowling, but is also a useful pinch hitter in the limited overs format.

Christopher Barnwell
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Dion Barnwell
Born (1987-01-06) 6 January 1987 (age 37)
St. Cuthbert's Mission, Guyana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium fast
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 42)21 April 2011 v Pakistan
Last T20I28 July 2013 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–Guyana (squad no. 90)
2013Royal Challengers Bangalore
2013–2016Guyana Amazon Warriors
2017–2018Barbados Tridents
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 6 61 66 94
Runs scored 78 2,406 1,650 1,160
Batting average 19.50 24.80 29.46 18.12
100s/50s 0/0 2/12 1/10 0/2
Top score 34* 148 107 88
Balls bowled 36 5,118 1,286 660
Wickets 1 85 31 25
Bowling average 51.00 33.31 35.41 35.64
5 wickets in innings 0 3 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/24 6/78 4/31 2/4
Catches/stumpings 2/– 47/– 24/– 30/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 October 2021

Barnwell made his T20I debut for West Indies on 21 April 2011 in the home series against Pakistan. He also played in the one-off T20 match against India on 4 June 2011, in which he scored an unbeaten 34 off just 16 deliveries and also took his maiden T20I wicket.[3] He was also picked for the 2-match T20I series in England in September later that year.[4]

Barnwell was picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the player auction for IPL 2013.

In the 2017 CPL Draft, he was selected as a 10th round pick by the Barbados Tridents.[5] In October 2019, he was named in Guyana's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[6] He was the leading run-scorer for Guyana in the tournament, with 351 runs in eight matches.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Christopher Barnwell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Christopher Barnwell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  3. ^ ESPNcricinfo – Twenty20 match Scorecard, India tour of West Indies, 2011
  4. ^ "West Indies Squad, West Indies tour of England 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  5. ^ "HERO CPL PLAYER DRAFT 2017 CPL T20". cplt20.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Uncapped Smith, Savory in Jaguars squad". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 29 February 2024 – via Newsbank.
  7. ^ "Super50 Cup, 2019/20 – Guyana: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

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