Raymond O'Brien Denny (born 21 January 1963) is a former international

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er who represented the American national side between 1991 and 2000. He played as a

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. Denny was born in

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, in Saint James Parish. Having represented Barbados at under-19 level, he toured England with the West Indies under-19s in 1982, playing several internationals against the England under-19s. After emigrating to the United States, Denny made his debut for the U.S. national team in 1991, against

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. At the

1994 ICC Trophy The 1994 ICC Trophy (formally the ABN AMRO ICC Trophy) was a cricket tournament that took place in Kenya between 12 February and 6 March 1994. It was the fifth ICC Trophy tournament to be staged, and acted as the Cricket World Cup qualification to ...

in Kenya, he played in five of his team's seven matches, sharing the wicket-keeping duties with Garfield Wildman. As a batsman, he scored 142 runs four innings, which was behind only Paul Singh and Edward Lewis for his team. Denny's highest score was 61, made against the

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. At the

1997 ICC Trophy The Carlsberg Group, Carlsberg 1997 ICC Trophy was a cricket tournament played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia between 24 March and 13 April 1997. It was the Cricket World Cup qualification tournament for the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Bangladesh national ...

in Malaysia, he played in all but one match, with only

Faoud Bacchus Sheik Faoud Ahamul Fasiel Bacchus (born 31 January 1954) is a former cricketer who played for the West Indies and the United States. Early career A right handed batsman, he made his Test match debut for the West Indies at 24 years old in the 1 ...

scoring more runs for the United States. Denny's final matches for the U.S. came in 2000, at the

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and the

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(the latter being the West Indian domestic one-day competition). He served as captain for both tournaments.List A matches played by Raymond Denny
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Denny, Raymond 1963 births Living people American cricketers Barbadian cricketers Barbadian emigrants to the United States People from Saint James, Barbados Wicket-keepers