Ian Bishop (cricketer) (Redirected from Ian Bishop (cricketer, born 1967))

Ian Bishop
Personal information
Full name
Ian Raphael Bishop
Born (1967-10-24) 24 October 1967 (age 56)
Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
NicknameBish
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 194)25 March 1989 v India
Last Test12 March 1998 v England
ODI debut (cap 54)21 May 1988 v England
Last ODI4 November 1997 v Pakistan
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1986–2000Trinidad and Tobago
1989–1993Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 43 84 159 156
Runs scored 632 405 2,639 1,047
Batting average 12.15 16.20 15.52 19.03
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 2/3 0/1
Top score 48 33* 111 53
Balls bowled 8,407 4,332 26,560 7,731
Wickets 161 118 549 196
Bowling average 24.27 26.50 23.06 27.92
5 wickets in innings 6 2 23 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 6/40 5/25 7/34 5/25
Catches/stumpings 8/– 12/– 50/– 23/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 20 October 2010

Ian Raphael Bishop (born 24 October 1967) is a Trinidadian cricket commentator and former cricketer who represented the West Indies cricket team between 1988 and 1998 in Tests and One Day Internationals. He played as a right arm fast bowler.

International career

He reached 100 test wickets in only 21 Test matches. A powerful fast bowler with a talent for outswing and was among the fastest bowlers in the world before severe back injuries cut him down in 1991. He rehabilitated and made adjustments to his bowling action, returning strongly late in 1992. However, in 1993, he was struck by injuries again, not returning until mid 1995. Thus, what had been at one stage a highly promising career was substantially curtailed.

International commentary

He now tours the world as a commentator. Like several other past players for the West Indies, he is quite vocal about the languishing state of his former team.

Bishop also commentated for Cricket on Five for the highlights of the 2007 England Tests and the One Day International series between the West Indies cricket team and the Indian cricket team.

He was one of the match commentators when the West Indies won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy Final, the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Final, and Bishop's commentary of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 Final was especially memorable when after Carlos Brathwaite won the match with 4 consecutive sixes, Bishop said "Carlos Brathwaite! Carlos Brathwaite! Remember the name!" This has been looked back on as a "classic call" and an "iconic piece of commentary"

Between stints commentating on cricket, Bishop completed an MBA.

Personal life

Bishop is a devout Christian. He's also a fan of English football team Manchester United and loves the NBA.


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