John Maynard (cricketer)

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There was this bloke playing for Antigua called Zorah Barthley, [6] who was the West Indies youth team captain... First thing in the morning he nicks one but the umps didn't send him on his way, and that wound me up a bit. And so the next ball was four yards quicker than anything I've ever bowled. He shaped to hook, and his teeth went flying all over the place, and it was a funny old sight. But he was the man who made the Dentist really. I couldn't have done it without him. [1]

Maynard himself went on the record about his attitude:

"If you can't get them out, you gotta hurt them till they get out," he once said. "I think I've pretty much broken every part of the body so far, from the teeth to the jaw, to the nose, to the ribs, to the arms and the toes. I never worry about hurting them at the time." [1]

In 2006, Maynard returned to cricket and made a real impression in the inaugural Stanford 20/20 tournament in the West Indies. Playing for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, he took four wickets for just nine runs in his allotted four overs against rivals St Lucia. He was awarded the Man of the Match award, receiving $25,000. [1] [7]

After his professional career ended, Maynard played club cricket in England for several years [8] [9] [10] and also coached, most recently at Newmarket Cricket Club. [11] [12]

Reputation and legacy

For a cricketer who played 33 first-class matches and never played in an international, [1] Maynard achieved quite a reputation. An editor wrote in 2007: "One might even go so far as to suggest he is the most famous West Indian fast bowler never to have played a Test, although very close on many occasions to be selected due to his raw pace and aggression. Those who were not hooked on the coverage of England's tour of the Caribbean in 1993–94 will probably have no idea who he is. Others, like myself, could give chapter and verse on his marmalisation of England's middle-order during their build-up to that winter's Test series." [4]

Maynard himself was to say that he was always very close to receiving a Test call-up, but was pipped by Ottis Gibson, Vasbert Drakes and Nixon McLean. [4]

In 2007, Maynard was a guest summariser on Test Match Special . [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Williamson, Martin. Cricinfo player profile, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 29 January 2009.
  2. ↑ Leeward Islands v Trinidad and Tobago, 20 February 1992, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 29 January 2009.
  3. ↑ St Kitts and Nevis v England, 29 January 1994, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 29 January 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Miller, Andrew, The Dentist from Nevis , 25 March 2007, Cricinfo. Retrieved on 30 January 2009.
  5. ↑ Atherton, Michael (29 January 2009). "Shadow of the hangman looms over tour". The Times: 75.
  6. ↑ Sic. See Zorol Barthley
  7. ↑ Nevis v St Kitts, 14 July 2006, CricketArchive. Retrieved on 29 January 2009.
  8. ↑ "Teams John Maynard played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "2008 First Team Results". Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  10. ↑ "March get no pain from The Dentist". Peterborough Telegraph. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2024– via Newsbank.
  11. ↑ "Coaching". Newmarket CC. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  12. ↑ Apicella, Liam (4 April 2022). "Newmarket Cricket Club relaunches junior programme for the summer". Suffolk News. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
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John Maynard
Personal information
Full name
John Carl Maynard
Born (1969-05-08) 8 May 1969 (age 54)
Gingerland, Nevis
NicknameThe Dentist
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam