- Born
- Nickname
- Big Bird
- Height6′ 7¼″ (2.01 m)
- Joel Garner was born on December 16, 1952 in Christ Church, Barbados, British West Indies [now Barbados].
- Towering frame.
- Surprisingly for a bowler with over 250 test wickets at an outstanding average of less than 21 and an economy rate of less than 2 runs per over, Garner never picked a 10 wicket haul in a test match. In fact, Garner had only 6 five wicket hauls in tests altogether.
- Represented Somerset in English County Cricket alongside fellow West Indian Vivian Richards.
- Voted by Wisden as the 5th greatest ODI bowler of all-time, behind Wasim Akram, Allan Donald, Waqar Younis and Glenn McGrath.
- His average of 19.74 happens to be the best amongst all bowlers with 100 or more ODI wickets.
- Had match winning figures of 5-38 in the finals of the 1979 World Cup, including a devastating spell of 5 for 1 in a space of just 3 overs.
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