Garvey, Daren Julius Saint Lucian cricketer Sammy OBE has represented the West Indies on the international stage since his birth on December 20, 1983.[1] Currently, he is leading the West Indies limited overs cricket squad as their head coach. Sammy became the first St. Lucian to play international cricket when he made his One-Day International (ODI) debut in 2004 against Bangladesh.
He didn’t make his Test debut against England for another three years, but his 7/66 was the greatest bowling statistic by a West Indian in a first-class debut since Alf Valentine’s 50. The West Indies have won the ICC World Twenty20 twice under his leadership, in 2012 and 2016. No skipper has ever won the Twenty20 World Cup twice till him. Not only that, but he helped the West Indies win the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004.
Sammy has won the World T20 twice, making him the first skipper to do so. He led the West Indies to their first major title in eight years in 2012 when they defeated Sri Lanka in the ICC World Twenty20. Before that, in 2004, they had won the ICC Champions trophy against England. In 2016, Sammy led the West Indies to win against England in the ICC World Twenty20. In the Pakistan Super League, Sammy led Peshawar Zalmi from 2017 to 2020, when he resigned because of health concerns.
He subsequently signed a two-year deal to coach Peshawar Zalmi. The news that Sammy will no longer lead the West Indies Twenty20 Internationals reached him on August 5, 2016. Sammy received the prestigious title of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his contributions to the sporting world in the 2017 Birthday Honours. On 23 March 2020, Sammy was presented with the Nishan-e-Pakistan, Pakistan’s highest civilian decoration, for his contributions to the revival of Pakistani cricket at the international level.
Daren Sammy Biography
| Name | Daren Sammy |
| Full Name | Darren Julius Garvey Sammy |
| Date of Birth | December 20, 1983 |
| Place of Birth | Micoud, St Lucia |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | St. Lucian |
| Father’s Name | Wilson Sammy |
| Mother’s Name | Clara Sammy |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | Cathy Daniel |
| Marriage Date | September 2010 |
| Children | Darren Sammy Jr., Skai Sammy |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right arm Medium |
| ODI Debut | July 08, 2004 vs. New Zealand |
| Test Debut | June 07, 2007 vs. England |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | 5 August 2016 |
Additionally, President Arif Alvi of Pakistan bestowed upon him the honorary citizenship of Pakistan.Cricket West Indies (CWI) named Sammy as an independent non-member director to its board of directors in June 2021. Daren Sammy, at 17 years old, debuted on the List A on October 2, 2001. His Northern Windward Islands side lost the Red Stripe Bowl against Jamaica, although he contributed 25 runs and bowled nine overs wicket-free.
In three games, Sammy scored 90 runs, enough for second place on his team, and took one wicket. Sammy participated in the 2002 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand as a member of the West Indies side; he scored 22 runs and got three wickets throughout the tournament. Players like Dwayne Bravo, Narsingh Deonarine, Ravi Rampaul, Shane Shillingford, Lendl Simmons, and Gavin Tonge all made it into the West Indies senior team after playing for that squad, which lost in the semi-finals to Australia.
Shell Cricket Academy at St. George’s University, Grenada, was Sammy’s destination after his 2002 return from New Zealand. The goal of the program was to provide the “brightest cricketing prospects” from the Caribbean with the tools they needed to succeed in the professional world, including knowledge on how to handle their money wisely, in addition to their cricketing talents.
Dwayne Smith, Narsingh Deonarine, Carlton Baugh, Daren Powell, and Omari Banks were among the other prominent players in that class. Only a small number of them would go on to play senior cricket for the West Indies. Sammy debuted for the Windward Islands in a first-class match against Barbados in the 2002–03 Carib Beer Cup on January 31, 2003. His performance improved in the second innings when he scored 25 runs before being bowled out by spin bowler Sulieman Benn. In the first innings, he batted at number seven and made 0 runs.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 22 | 5 | 295 | 60 | 19.67 | 241 | 122.41 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6.50 | 18 | 72.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2 | 108 | 29 | 15.42 | 91 | 118.68 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 3 | 174 | 60 | 29.00 | 132 | 131.81 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 22 | 236 | 350 | 11 | 4/22 | 31.82 | 8.90 | 21.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 18 | 25 | 0 | 0/7 | – | 8.33 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 84 | 157 | 3 | 1/20 | 52.33 | 11.21 | 28.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 10 | 134 | 168 | 8 | 4/22 | 21.00 | 7.52 | 16.75 | 1 | 0 |
During the contest, Sammy bowled six overs without claiming a wicket. He continued playing in the season’s cup for one more match, losing for another duck in the first innings without picking up a wicket. Spin bowler Mahendra Nagamootoo sent him out in the second innings after he scored 53 runs off 70 balls, his first half-century in first-class cricket. Sammy became a member of the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Young Cricketers during the 2003 English season.
When Sammy was still a part of the Young Cricketers, he got an invitation to play in a warm-up match against England for the University of the West Indies Vice Chancellor’s XI in the West Indies. Before the NatWest Triangular One Day International Series with England and New Zealand in June 2004, Sammy had a successful domestic season, finishing as the Windward Islands’ second-highest wicket-taker in the Regional Four Day Competition with 22 scalps and 261 runs. He was one of only three uncapped players selected for the fifteen-man West Indies squad.
