Rajindra Dhanraj

Rajindra Dhanraj (born 6 February 1969) is a Trinidadian former cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team. He played four tests and six One Day Internationals. He was also successful playing for the Trinidad & Tobago team.

Rajindra Dhanraj

Personal information
Full name	Rajindra Dhanraj
Born	(1969-02-06) 6 February 1969 (age 56) Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg-break
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut	18 November 1994 v India
Last Test	27 April 1996 v New Zealand
ODI debut	26 October 1994 v New Zealand
Last ODI	28 January 1995 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1987–2001	Trinidad and Tobago
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA Matches 4 6 78 44 Runs scored 17 8 550 98 Batting average 4.25 8.00 8.46 7.53 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 9 8 47 17* Balls bowled 1,087 264 16,183 1,874 Wickets 8 10 295 79 Bowling average 74.37 17.00 27.10 15.83 5 wickets in innings 0 0 16 2 10 wickets in match 0 0 3 0 Best bowling 2/49 4/26 9/97 5/26 Catches/stumpings 1/– 1/– 29/– 9/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 21 October 2010

Career

Dhanraj was a prolific wicket taker at regional level throughout the 1990s, finishing with 295 first class wickets at an average of 27.10. His four Test appearances, spread out over four different series, yielded eight wickets at 74 apiece.

Dhanraj holds the world record for lowest bowling average in List A cricket among players with over 50 scalps, with his 79 victims costing just 15.83 apiece. Despite a good showing during his brief ODI career, he was limited to just six appearances in the format. He also boasts the lowest ODI bowling average (17.00) among West Indian players with at least 10 wickets.