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| name = Alvin Kallicharran, BEM
| name = Alvin Kallicharran
| honorific-suffix = [[British Empire Medal|BEM]]
| image = Former West Indian Test Captain Alvin Kallicharran with Napa Valley CC member Jack Evanko (Kallicharran cropped).JPG
| image = Former West Indian Test Captain Alvin Kallicharran with Napa Valley CC member Jack Evanko (Kallicharran cropped).JPG
| caption = Kallicharran in 2013
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| nickname = Kalli
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| batting = Left-handed
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role = Batsman
| role = Batsman
| family = [[Derek Kallicharran]] (brother)<br />[[Mahendra Nagamootoo]] (nephew)
| family = [[Derek Kallicharran]] (brother)<br />[[Mahendra Nagamootoo]] (nephew)
| website = https://alvinkallicharran.com/
| international = true
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| testdebutdate = 6 April
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|height=5 ft 4 in<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rising to great heights|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/cricket/sport/story/88596.html|date=3 May 2011|website=[[ESPN]]|quote= The bare-headed Kalli, little more than 5ft 4in tall}}</ref>}}
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'''Alvin Isaac Kallicharran''' {{post-nominals|BEM}} (born 21 March 1949) is a former [[Indo-Guyanese]] [[cricket]]er of [[Tamil people|Tamil]] origin who played [[Test cricket]] for the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies between]] 1972 and 1981 as a left-handed batsman and right-arm off spinner. He was a member of the squads which won the [[1975 Cricket World Cup]] and the [[1979 Cricket World Cup]].

Kallicharran was born in [[Port Mourant]], [[British Guiana]] (now [[Guyana]]), where he started playing street cricket until his professional debut as captain of the under-16 Guyana team in 1966 and his first class debut in 1967.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2016-05-27|title=Cricket and Independence|url=https://guyanatimesgy.com/cricket-and-independence/|access-date=2021-02-09|website=Guyana Times|language=en-US}}</ref>

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He was a ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year|Cricketer of the Year]] for 1983. He was part of the 1975 and 1979 teams that won the Cricket World Cup. His highest score is 187 against India in the 1978–79 tour. He also found success with [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] in [[County Championship|English County cricket]]. While playing against [[Minor counties of English cricket|minor county]] [[Oxfordshire County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire]] in the 1984 [[Limited overs cricket|one day]] [[ECB Trophy|Natwest Trophy]] he scored 206 and took 6 for 32.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1984/ENG_LOCAL/NWT/WARWICKS_OXON_NWT_04JUL1984.html |title=Warwickshire v Oxfordshire at Birmingham, 4 Jul 1984 |publisher=Uk.cricinfo.com |access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref>

One of his most noted international innings, a knock of 158 against England, was [[Tony Greig#Controversy and triumph in the Caribbean|shrouded in controversy]] when he was run out by [[Tony Greig]] on the final ball of the second day. After the ball had been defended and Kallicharran had started to walk off, Greig threw down the stumps at the non-striker's end, running him out. After negotiations off the pitch, England withdrew their appeal, allowing Kallicharran to continue the next morning.<ref>{{Cite web|title=It ain't over until it's over|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/it-ain-t-over-until-it-s-over-144678|access-date=2021-02-01|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>


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He attempted to join [[World Series Cricket]], but failed, and was appointed captain of the West Indies in 1977–1978 when [[Clive Lloyd]] resigned over the [[Kerry Packer]] issue.
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'''Alvin Isaac Kallicharran''' {{post-nominals|BEM}} (born 21 March 1949) is a former [[cricket]]er of [[Indo-Guyanese]] ethnicity who played [[Test cricket]] for the [[West Indies cricket team|West Indies between]] 1972 and 1981.


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Kallicharan was later involved in further controversy when he led an unofficial [[rebel tour]] to South Africa in defiance of the [[Gleneagles Agreement]] and anti-[[apartheid]] protesters in that country who asserted that official sporting structures were discriminatory. He saw out the rest of his career playing for [[Orange Free State cricket team|Orange Free State]] and [[Transvaal cricket team|Transvaal]] in South African domestic cricket.
Kallicharran was born in [[Georgetown, Guyana|Georgetown]], [[British Guiana]] (now [[Guyana]]). His brother [[Derek Kallicharran|Derek]] played first class cricket for Guyana and later the United States of America.


He is an avowed devotee of [[Sathya Sai Baba]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-03-18 |title=Kallicharan bowled over! |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/kallicharan-bowled-over/articleshow/40663360.cms |access-date=2024-10-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
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A left-handed batsman and right-arm off spinner, Kallicharran was known for his elegant, watchful batting style.{{citation needed|date=January 2012}} He was a ''[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|Wisden]]'' [[Wisden Cricketers of the Year|Cricketer of the Year]] for 1983. He was part of the 1975 and 1979 teams that won the Cricket World Cup. His highest score is 187 against India in the 1978–79 tour. He also found success with [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] in [[County Championship|English County cricket]]. While playing against [[Minor counties of English cricket|minor county]] [[Oxfordshire County Cricket Club|Oxfordshire]] in the 1984 [[Limited overs cricket|one day]] [[ECB Trophy|Natwest Trophy]] he scored 206 and took 6 for 32.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1984/ENG_LOCAL/NWT/WARWICKS_OXON_NWT_04JUL1984.html |title=Warwickshire v Oxfordshire at Birmingham, 4 Jul 1984 |publisher=Uk.cricinfo.com |date= |accessdate=19 January 2012}}</ref>


== Family ==
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One of his most noted international innings, a knock of 158 against England, was shrouded in [[Tony Greig#Controversy and triumph in the Caribbean|controversy]] when he was run out by [[Tony Greig]] on the final ball of the first day. He attempted to join [[World Series Cricket]], but failed, and was appointed captain of the West Indies in 1977–1978 when [[Clive Lloyd]] resigned over the [[Kerry Packer|Packer]] issue.
His brother [[Derek Kallicharran|Derek]] played first class cricket for Guyana and later the United States of America. His nephews, [[Mahendra Nagamootoo]] and [[Vishal Nagamootoo]], are also cricketers.<ref name=":0" />


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Presently, Kallicharran lives with his wife, Patsy,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-10-28|title=Alvin Kallicharran signs up to join the 'London Ambassadors' at|url=http://ww.standard.co.uk/news/alvin-kallicharran-signs-up-to-join-the-london-ambassadors-at-olympics-6529662.html|access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref> and is involved in coaching cricket among youth at Triangle Cricket League in [[Morrisville, NC|Morrisville]], [[North Carolina]]. He was awarded the [[British Empire Medal]] in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for services to cricket and charity.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-12-31|title=GCB extends warmest felicitations to batting Maestro, Alvin Kallicharran|url=https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2018/12/31/gcb-extends-warmest-felicitations-to-batting-maestro-alvin-kallicharran/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Kaieteur News|language=en-US}}</ref>
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Kallicharan was later involved in further controversy when he led an unofficial [[rebel tour]] to South Africa in defiance of the [[Gleneagles Agreement]] and anti-[[apartheid]] protesters in that country who asserted that official sporting structures were discriminatory. He saw out the rest of his career playing for [[Orange Free State cricket team|Orange Free State]] and [[Transvaal cricket team|Transvaal]] in South African domestic cricket.


In 2019, he was a mentor for [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] men's and women's cricket teams.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 21, 2019|title=Kallicharran to be mentor of Puducherry team|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/kallicharan-to-be-mentor-of-puducherry-team/articleshow/70770386.cms|access-date=2020-12-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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Presently, Kallicharran lives with his wife, Patsy,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2010-10-28|title=Alvin Kallicharran signs up to join the 'London Ambassadors' at|url=http://ww.standard.co.uk/news/alvin-kallicharran-signs-up-to-join-the-london-ambassadors-at-olympics-6529662.html|access-date=17 July 2020}}</ref> and is involved in coaching cricket among youth. He was awarded the [[British Empire Medal]] in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for services to cricket and charity.


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|https://alvinkallicharran.com/}}
* {{Cricinfo|id=52285}}
* {{Cricinfo|id=52285}}


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Latest revision as of 08:31, 16 October 2024

Alvin Kallicharran

BEM
Kallicharran in 2013
Personal information
Full name
Alvin Isaac Kallicharran
Born (1949-03-21) 21 March 1949 (age 75)
Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana
NicknameKalli
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)[1]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
RelationsDerek Kallicharran (brother)
Mahendra Nagamootoo (nephew)
Websitehttps://alvinkallicharran.com/
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 144)6 April 1972 v New Zealand
Last Test4 January 1981 v Pakistan
ODI debut (cap 7)5 September 1973 v England
Last ODI4 February 1981 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1966/67–1980/81Guyana
1971–1990Warwickshire
1972/73–1973/74Berbice
1977/78Queensland
1981/82–1983/84Transvaal
1984/85–1987/88Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 66 31 505 383
Runs scored 4,399 826 32,650 11,336
Batting average 44.43 34.41 43.64 34.66
100s/50s 12/21 0/6 87/160 15/71
Top score 187 78 243* 206
Balls bowled 406 105 7,133 2,294
Wickets 4 3 84 42
Bowling average 39.50 21.33 47.97 43.40
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/16 2/10 5/45 6/32
Catches/stumpings 51/– 8/– 323/– 86/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  West Indies
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1975 England
Winner 1979 England
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 July 2013

Alvin Isaac Kallicharran BEM (born 21 March 1949) is a former Indo-Guyanese cricketer of Tamil origin who played Test cricket for the West Indies between 1972 and 1981 as a left-handed batsman and right-arm off spinner. He was a member of the squads which won the 1975 Cricket World Cup and the 1979 Cricket World Cup.

Kallicharran was born in Port Mourant, British Guiana (now Guyana), where he started playing street cricket until his professional debut as captain of the under-16 Guyana team in 1966 and his first class debut in 1967.[2]

He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1983. He was part of the 1975 and 1979 teams that won the Cricket World Cup. His highest score is 187 against India in the 1978–79 tour. He also found success with Warwickshire in English County cricket. While playing against minor county Oxfordshire in the 1984 one day Natwest Trophy he scored 206 and took 6 for 32.[3]

One of his most noted international innings, a knock of 158 against England, was shrouded in controversy when he was run out by Tony Greig on the final ball of the second day. After the ball had been defended and Kallicharran had started to walk off, Greig threw down the stumps at the non-striker's end, running him out. After negotiations off the pitch, England withdrew their appeal, allowing Kallicharran to continue the next morning.[4]

He attempted to join World Series Cricket, but failed, and was appointed captain of the West Indies in 1977–1978 when Clive Lloyd resigned over the Kerry Packer issue.

Kallicharan was later involved in further controversy when he led an unofficial rebel tour to South Africa in defiance of the Gleneagles Agreement and anti-apartheid protesters in that country who asserted that official sporting structures were discriminatory. He saw out the rest of his career playing for Orange Free State and Transvaal in South African domestic cricket.

He is an avowed devotee of Sathya Sai Baba.[5]

Family

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His brother Derek played first class cricket for Guyana and later the United States of America. His nephews, Mahendra Nagamootoo and Vishal Nagamootoo, are also cricketers.[2]

Presently, Kallicharran lives with his wife, Patsy,[6] and is involved in coaching cricket among youth at Triangle Cricket League in Morrisville, North Carolina. He was awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for services to cricket and charity.[7]

In 2019, he was a mentor for Puducherry men's and women's cricket teams.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Rising to great heights". ESPN. 3 May 2011. The bare-headed Kalli, little more than 5ft 4in tall
  2. ^ a b "Cricket and Independence". Guyana Times. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Warwickshire v Oxfordshire at Birmingham, 4 Jul 1984". Uk.cricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
  4. ^ "It ain't over until it's over". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Kallicharan bowled over!". The Times of India. 18 March 2003. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Alvin Kallicharran signs up to join the 'London Ambassadors' at". 28 October 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
  7. ^ "GCB extends warmest felicitations to batting Maestro, Alvin Kallicharran". Kaieteur News. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Kallicharran to be mentor of Puducherry team". The Times of India. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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