Desmond Haynes, born February 15, 1956, was one of the finest openers during the ’80s and the first-half of the ’90s. Alongside Gordon Greenidge, he massacred bowling line-ups and was involved ...

2. Desmond Haynes (West Indies) – 148 v Australia, St John’s, 1978 Four decades ago, 148 in ODI cricket was considered a really big individual score – never mind the fact that it was done on ...

asked Jason Seymour from South Africa South Africa's Matthew Breetzke hit 150 in his first one-day international, against New ...

150 Matthew Breetzke's score against New Zealand in Lahore is the highest by a batter on ODI debut, breaking Desmond Haynes' 47-year ... ducks to his name in ODI cricket. He is also the first ...

Desmond Haynes! It's surely a shining day when you ... get the win because it would have been more special. But that's how cricket goes. So we move on and hopefully we can win the next game." ...

apart from having served as a Barbados cricket selector and a coach. It was another former Barbados and West Indies legend, Desmond Haynes, who broke the news of his passing via a Facebook post.

Only three other players - Dennis Amiss, Desmond Haynes and Andy Flower - had scored a century in their first limited-overs international. And, astonishingly, Elahi had never even appeared in a ...