Corey Collymore

Corey Collymore

Personal information
Full name	Corey Dalanelo Collymore
Born	21 December 1977 (1977-12-21) (age 33) Boscobelle, Saint Peter, Barbados
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast-medium
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut	3 April 1999 v Australia
Last Test	15 June 2007 v England
ODI debut	11 September 1999 v India
Last ODI	21 April 2007 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1998–2009	Barbados
2003	Warwickshire
2008–2011	Sussex
present-	Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	30	84	134	131
Runs scored	197	104	819	151
Batting average	7.88	5.77	8.02	6.04
100s/50s	0/0	0/0	0/0	0/0
Top score	16*	13*	23	13*
Balls bowled	6,337	4,074	22,970	6,139
Wickets	93	83	406	139
Bowling average	32.30	35.22	26.39	31.46
5 wickets in innings	4	1	12	2
10 wickets in match	1	0	2	0
Best bowling	7/57	5/51	7/57	5/27
Catches/stumpings	6/–	12/–	45/–	20/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 25 October 2010

Corey Dalanelo Collymore (born 21 December 1977) is a Barbadian cricketer whose speciality is seam bowling. He has represented the West Indies team in both Tests and ODIs cricket. In a side that so often chopped and changed he became one of their most experienced bowlers. His knowledge of putting the ball in the right place and his high work rate are qualities that have been highly sought after in the current West Indian team. He often shares the new ball with youngsters like his childhood friend Fidel Edwards.

Since 1999 he has been in and out of the team due to both form and injury. His main injury complaint has been stress fractures. At the end of the West Indies' tour of England in 2000 many had written him off as he again broke down. A determined man, he came back strongly and was part of the West Indies' World Cup campaign in 2003. He was recalled to the Test team where they hosted the Sri Lankans. After five wickets in the first Test, his career defining innings would come in the second. He led the charge to a seven wicket victory with 7 for 57.

His matured approach and accuracy with the ball was shown during India's tour of the West Indies in 2006. Collymore would finish with an economy rate of 2.33, a class above the more erratic younger bowlers. Corey use to bowl around the 90mph mark but due to a back injury he had to remodel his bowling action to what it is.

He is currently in the West Indies test side only, mainly due to his pace (medium-fast), as he averages from 75-79mph - where as Fidel Edwards is a 'proper' fast bowler at 90mph with the new ball and even Daren Powell can reach the high eighties with the new ball - Collymore stays the same mostly throughout.

External links

• Cricinfo profile

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Name	Collymore, Corey
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Date of birth	21 December 1977
Place of birth	Boscobelle, Saint Peter
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