Carlisle Best

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It was as if someone had brought a radio to the middle. He'd be facing up ... and he'd be chattering away like: "And Best faces up to Alderman, who's at the top of his mark. He's one of the world's best swing bowlers ... he comes in with his fluent and powerful run-up, he lets it go ... and Best lets it go outside off stump. You should have hit that for four, Carlisle Best". ... Best would aggravate bowlers with commentary such as: "And Best rocks back and pulls it for four. Craig McDermott must surely know by now, you can't be bowling there to Carlisle Best" ... it was just comical.

Best's great-nephew is fellow West Indian cricketer Tino Best. The relationship is often reported on as uncle/nephew, due to the proximity of their ages. [1] Tino Best describes him in glowing terms: "The most important person of all ... My first hero, my rock, my demi-god ... and my father. For me he is the greatest cricketer who ever lived ... and the best talker." [15]

Since retiring from cricket, Carlisle Best has worked in public relations for the Central Bank of Barbados. [1] [16] He also writes about cricket occasionally for Nationnews , [17] and also has been a radio presenter, co-presenting the Best and Mason radio show for the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation from 1995 to 2010. [18]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Marshallsea, Trevor (2 May 2003). "Speedster lets deeds do talking". The Age . Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Lawrence, Bridgette; Scarlett, Reg (March 1987). 100 Great West Indian Test Cricketers: from Challenor to Richards. Hansib Publishing. ISBN   978-1870518659.[ page needed ]
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Statistics / Statsguru / CA Best / Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Spooner, Philip (30 October 1998). "Carlisle Best: My First Test (30 October 1998)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  5. Eric Freeman of Australia was the first
  6. Unwalla, Shiamak (12 June 2014). "Mark Craig and other batsmen who smashed six off first ball faced in an innings". Cricket Country. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  7. "Six and in: Debutant's rare feat against Aussies". Courier Mail. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "Statistics / Statsguru / CA Best / One-Day Internationals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  9. "Records / Reliance World Cup, 1987/88 – West Indies / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  10. "West Indians v England 1989–90". Wisden Almanack. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Carlisle Best". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  12. His ESPNcricinfo profile says his last score was 4, not 7.
  13. 1 2 "The West Indians in Pakistan, 1990–91". Wisden Almanack. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  14. "The South Africans in the West Indies, 1991–92". Wisden Almanack. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  15. Best, Tino; Wilson, Jack (28 April 2016). Mind the Windows: Tino Best - My Story. John Blake. ISBN   9781786061775.
  16. "IV Conference on Economic and Financial Education Paramaribo, Suriname, 6–7 December 2012" (PDF). CEMLA. Retrieved 12 July 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  17. "It's the UWI era". Nationnews. 1 October 2010. Archived from the original on 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  18. Dottin, Marcia (4 December 2010). "CBC owes us 'Best' explanation". Nationnews. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
Carlisle Best
Personal information
Full name
Carlisle Alonza Best
Born (1959-05-14) 14 May 1959 (age 66)
Richmond Gap, Saint Michael, Barbados
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Right-arm medium pace
Role Batsman
Relations Tino Best (great-nephew) [1]
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  185)21 February 1986 v  England
Last Test23 November 1990 v  Pakistan
ODI debut(cap  48)4 March 1986 v  England
Last ODI16 January 1992 v  India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam