Floyd Reifer
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Floyd Lamonte Reifer is a Barbadian
cricket
er. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.
Reifer has played six Tests
and eight One Day Internationals for the West Indies cricket team, spread over a home tour against Sri Lanka
in 1997 and the 2009 edition of the ICC Champions trophy.
Ten years after playing his fourth Test match, Reifer was recalled to play for the West Indies on 9 July 2009. He captained an understrength team fielded by the West Indies against Bangladesh; the 15-man squad included nine uncapped players and seven West Indies players made their Test debut in the 1st Test which was played at Kingston on 9–13 July 2009. The first XI had made themselves unavailable due to a pay dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board
. The West Indies went on to lose the two Test series 2–0 and the three match One Day International series 3–0.
In 2002 Reifer played as an overseas professional for Scottish club side Ferguslie.
He also played three matches for the Scottish Saltires as an overseas player in 2004
. However, 77 of his 97 first class matches have been for Barbados, with whom he has won six Carib Beer Cup
titles.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a left-handed middle-order batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.
Reifer has played six Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and eight One Day Internationals for the West Indies cricket team, spread over a home tour against Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
in 1997 and the 2009 edition of the ICC Champions trophy.
Ten years after playing his fourth Test match, Reifer was recalled to play for the West Indies on 9 July 2009. He captained an understrength team fielded by the West Indies against Bangladesh; the 15-man squad included nine uncapped players and seven West Indies players made their Test debut in the 1st Test which was played at Kingston on 9–13 July 2009. The first XI had made themselves unavailable due to a pay dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board
West Indies Cricket Board
The West Indies Cricket Board is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in the West Indies...
. The West Indies went on to lose the two Test series 2–0 and the three match One Day International series 3–0.
In 2002 Reifer played as an overseas professional for Scottish club side Ferguslie.
He also played three matches for the Scottish Saltires as an overseas player in 2004
2004 English cricket season
The 2004 English cricket season saw the English cricket team record a 4-0 Test series whitewash over the West Indies. Their one-day form was poor, however. In the Natwest Trophy, they failed to make the final, which saw New Zealand defeat the West Indies by 107 runs. And in the Natwest Challenge,...
. However, 77 of his 97 first class matches have been for Barbados, with whom he has won six Carib Beer Cup
Carib Beer Cup
The Regional Four Day Competition, formerly known as Shell Shield and Carib Beer Cup, is the first class cricket competition in the West Indies, it is administered by the West Indies Cricket Board...
titles.