Gary Armstrong (cricketer)
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Garfield 'Gary' McCline Armstrong (born 17 April 1965) is a former Bahamian cricket
er. Armstrong is a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
. Armstrong had represented the Bahamas national cricket team in 27 matches.
Armstrong made his debut for the Bahamas in the 2002 ICC Americas Championship against the United States.
Armstrong made his only Twenty20
appearance for the Bahamas against the Cayman Islands in the 1st round of the 2006 Stanford 20/20. Armstrong scored 1 run and took 2/22 with the ball, as the Bahamas lost by 57 runs.
Armstrong also represented the Bahamas in the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 2, where his final appearance for the Bahamas came against Suriname.
has also played for and captained
the Bahamas.
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. Armstrong is a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. Armstrong had represented the Bahamas national cricket team in 27 matches.
Armstrong made his debut for the Bahamas in the 2002 ICC Americas Championship against the United States.
Armstrong made his only Twenty20
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
appearance for the Bahamas against the Cayman Islands in the 1st round of the 2006 Stanford 20/20. Armstrong scored 1 run and took 2/22 with the ball, as the Bahamas lost by 57 runs.
Armstrong also represented the Bahamas in the 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
The 2008 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is a cricket tournament that took place between 23 and 31 May 2008 in Jersey. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2011 Cricket World Cup.-Teams:...
the 2010 ICC Americas Championship Division 2, where his final appearance for the Bahamas came against Suriname.
Family
Armstrong's brother, Llewellyn ArmstrongLlewellyn Armstrong
Llewellyn Ivan Armstrong is a former Bahamian cricketer. Armstrong is a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow-medium. Armstrong had represented the Bahamas national cricket team and captained them in 5 matches....
has also played for and captained
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
the Bahamas.
External links
- Gary Armstrong at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Gary Armstrong at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...