HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Nehemiah Perry
OR:
Nehemiah Perry on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Nehemiah Odolphus Perry (born 16 June 1968) is a former
cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
er from Jamaica who played four
Tests Test(s), testing, or TEST may refer to: * Test (assessment), an educational assessment intended to measure the respondents' knowledge or other abilities Arts and entertainment * ''Test'' (2013 film), an American film * ''Test'' (2014 film), ...
and 21
One Day International A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, currently 50, with the game lasting up to 9 hours. The Cricket World C ...
s for the
West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A ...
between 1999 and 2000. He was a member of the West Indies squad at the
1999 Cricket World Cup The 1999 Cricket World Cup (officially known as ICC Cricket World Cup '99) was the seventh edition of the Cricket World Cup, organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC). It was hosted primarily by England, with Scotland, Ireland, Wales ...
, and also represented
Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
at the
1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...
. He has three sons, and his eldest is a professional footballer. He retired from all cricket due to his age and a consistent pain in his wrists in 2004. His best bowling performance of 5/70 came on debut against
Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
in a famous West Indian victory where
Brian Lara Brian Charles Lara, (born 2 May 1969) is a Trinidadian former international cricketer, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. He topped the Test batting rankings on several occasions and holds several cricketing reco ...
scored 213.


See also

*
List of West Indies cricketers who have taken five-wicket hauls on Test debut In cricket, a five-wicket haul (also known as a "five-for" or "fifer") refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings. This is regarded as a significant achievement. , 159 cricketers have taken a five-wicket haul on their ...


References

1968 births Living people Cricketers from Kingston, Jamaica Jamaican cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Test cricketers Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica Cricketers at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut Jamaica cricketers Cricketers at the 1999 Cricket World Cup {{Jamaica-cricket-bio-stub