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Roger Binny

Full Name: Roger Michael Humphrey Binny
Born: 19 July 1955, Bangalore, Karnataka
Major Teams: Karnataka, India, Goa.

Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium

Test Debut: India v Pakistan at Bangalore, 1st Test, 1979/80
Last Test: India v Pakistan at Bangalore, 5th Test, 1986/87

ODI Debut: India v Australia at Melbourne, World Series Cup, 1980/81
Last ODI: India v Australia at Madras, World Cup, 1987/88

Career Statistics:

TESTS

 (career)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding   27   41   5   830   83*  23.05   0   5   11   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ

Bowling             478.2   76  1534   47  32.63  6-56    2   0  61.0  3.20

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS

 (career)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding   72   49  10   629   57   16.12  60.13   0   1   12   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ

Bowling             492.5   37  2260   77  29.35  4-29    3   0  38.4  4.58

FIRST-CLASS

 (career: 1975/76 - 1991/92)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding  136  215  22  6579  211*  34.08  14  33   91   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ

Bowling             13695  7386  205  36.02  8-22    5   0  66.8  3.23

LIST A LIMITED OVERS

 (career: 1975/76 - 1986)

                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St

Batting & Fielding  113   87  14  1038   69   14.21   0   5   25   0

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ

Bowling              5023  3769  122  30.89  4-29    3   0  41.1  4.50

Profile:

A versatile all rounder, Roger Binny proved his value to the Indian team in both Test cricket and the one day game. He was capable of rescuing India, like he did while scoring 83 not out and sharing a record 155 run seventh wicket partnership with Madan Lal against Pakistan at Bangalore in 1983. He was capable of bowling India to victory, like he did in taking seven wickets in the match at Headingley in 1986. Or when with a spell of four for nine in 30 balls towards his best Test figures of six for 56 he pushed Pakistan to the wall at Calcutta in 1987. But there is no doubt that Binny's most outstanding feats were associated with limited overs cricket - and more specifically the 1983 World Cup. He played a leading role in India's victorious campaign taking 18 wickets, then the record in the competition.

Tall and athletically built, Binny was an aggressive batsman who could either open the innings or go in the middle order, was a medium pace bowler who could swing the ball both ways and was particularly effective in English conditions and an excellent field. He first made his mark when putting on a record unbroken partnership of 451 runs for the first wicket with Sanjay Desai in the Ranji Trophy game against Kerala in 1977-78, his share being 211. He was generally in and out of the Indian team but whenever he was persevered with, he proved his value. With the ball, he was capable of destructive spells like when he dismissed Majid Khan, Zaheer Abbas and Miandad at Bombay in 1979 to put Pakistan on the backfoot or when he dismissed Greenidge, Haynes and Richards to rock the West Indies at Ahmedabad in 1983. A Karnataka stalwart for several years, Binny later made his mark as a coach and was given a lot of credit for the victory of the Under-19 team in the World Cup in Sri Lanka in January 2000.

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