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Steve Camacho

West Indies

Personal Information
Born
Oct 15, 1945 (55 years)
Birth Place
Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana
Height
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Role
Batsman
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm legbreak
ICC Rankings
 
Test
ODI
T20
Batting
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Bowling
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Career Information
Teams
West Indies
It was a tragic end to Steve Camacho's career when a bouncer from his teammate Andy Roberts smashed his cheeks in a County game. It was a severe injury and ended his Test career instantly. B...
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Batting Career Summary
M Inn Runs BF HS Avg SR NO 4s 6s 50 100 200
Test 11 22 640 664 87 29.09 96.39 0 74 1 4 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bowling Career Summary
M Inn B Runs Wkts Avg Econ SR BBI BBM 5w 10w
Test 11 1 18 12 0 0.0 4 0.0 0/12 0/12 0 0
ODI 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
T20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
IPL 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 -/- -/- 0 0
Career Information
Test debut
vs England, Jan 19 at 1968 at Queen's Park Oval
Last Test
vs India, Mar 06 at 1971 at Queen's Park Oval
Profile
It was a tragic end to Steve Camacho's career when a bouncer from his teammate Andy Roberts smashed his cheeks in a County game. It was a severe injury and ended his Test career instantly. Before that, he did have a fairly decent Test career, mostly as an opener where his subtle ways at the crease complemented the more attacking instincts of Roy Fredericks or Seymour Nurse. His style of play relied on patience and grit, often grinding the opposition while his partners flayed them around the park. Camacho belonged to a cricketing background with his grandfather having played First-class cricket for Trinidad and Tobago. After his playing days, Camacho joined administration and was the first full-time employee of the West Indies Cricket Board, doubling up as a selector and secretary at different points of his career. He also wrote a book on cricket later on.

Written by Hariprasad Sadanandan
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