Early international career Darren Sammy
sammy training in february 2010 during west indies tour of australia
the wicb announced central contracts in november 2009, , sammy included in 33-man list. given grade b contract (the second-highest level) worth $80,000. career-best man of match figures of 4–26 in third odi in saint vincent & grenadines have been more flattering still had captain chris gayle been able hold on catch have given tall saint lucian distinction of becoming first west indian take five-fer in every form of game; had 5–26 off same opponents in twenty20 international earlier in series. west indies bowled zimbabwe 104, having made 245.
in fourth odi, sammy took 1–24 west indies won 4 wickets; in final match, had 3–33 west indies again won 4 wickets. sammy finished series west indies joint top wicket-taker, himself , kemar roach sharing 16 scalps equally.
playing @ home, west indies had high hopes 2010 version of twenty20 competition. tournament did not start off badly, sammy scoring 30 west indies made 138–9 against ireland, capturing 3–8 , holding on record 4 catches ireland routed 68, second-lowest total in twenty20s, , losing 70 runs. west indies knocked out of contention when drubbed australia @ beausejour cricket ground in saint lucia. had forgettable match in front of home crowd, overall, sammy had had series. ended 51 runs in 4 innings, fourth highest aggregate west indies, , 12.75 seventh best average. bowler, 6 wickets , average of 12.0 topped west indies, , economy rate of 5.26 runs per on second.
in second odi against south africa @ sir vivian richards stadium in antigua-barbuda, west indies appeared on way second consecutive loss. 200–6 in 41st over, short of winning target of 301, sammy joined dwayne bravo @ crease. 6 sixes , 2 fours later, looked though west indies might win. sammy had amassed 58 runs, fifty coming off twenty deliveries. fastest fifty ever west indies player, , more importantly, had brought west indies within reach of victory.
but successive run-outs – denesh ramdin, ravi rampaul , nikita miller went route – left sammy stranded , west indies 17 runs shy.
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