Darren Sammy

Quick Facts

Full Name	Darren Sammy
Occupation	Cricket Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 20, 1983(1983-12-20)
Age	41
Country	Saint Lucia
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Darren Sammy Biography

Darren Sammy is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on December 20, 1983 in Saint Lucia. Saint Lucian all- rounder who captained West Indies to its first major trophy in the span of eight years when it won at the 2012 ICC World Twenty20. He was appointed the captain for Hyderabad as part of the Indian Premiere League.

He was the winner of his first title in the year 2012 at the ICC World Twenty20 for West Indies together with the batsman He won the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 for West Indies alongside batsman Lendl Simmons..

On 2 October 2001 Daren Sammy made his List A debut at the age of 17. Playing in the Red Stripe Bowl for the Northern Windward Islands against Jamaica he bowled nine overs without taking a wicket and scored 25 runs before he was run out as his team slid to defeat. Playing three matches Sammy was his team’s second-highest run-scorer with 90 runs, and took one wicket. Sammy was a member of the West Indies team to the 2002 Under-19 World Cup, which was held that year in New Zealand; he made 22 runs and took three wickets. Other members of that team, which lost to Australia in the semi-final, included Dwayne Bravo, Narsingh Deonarine, Ravi Rampaul, Shane Shillingford, Lendl Simmons, and Gavin Tonge all of whom went on to play for the West Indies senior team.

Upon his return from New Zealand, Sammy was picked to attend the Shell Cricket Academy at St. George’s University in Grenada in 2002. The scheme aimed to help what were considered the Caribbean’s “brightest cricketing prospects” develop skills to help them professionally, including areas such as money management to complement their cricketing ability. Other notable players in that class – just a handful would go on to play senior cricket for West Indies – included Dwayne Smith, Narsingh Deonarine, Carlton Baugh, Daren Powell, and Omari Banks.

He was married to Cathy Daniel in 2010.

Darren Sammy Net Worth

Darren Sammy is one of the richest Cricket Player from Saint Lucia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Darren Sammy 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his debut with List A cricket with Northern Windward in 2001, at 17. He played for West Indies at the Under-19 World Cup in the following year.

As he made his ODI debut against Bangladesh in 2004 he became the first player of St. Lucia ever to take on the game at the international level.

Daren Julius Garvey Sammy (born 20 December 1983) is a Saint Lucian cricketer who played international cricket for the West Indies. He is also an honorary Pakistani citizen. He is a two time T20 World Cup winning captain. On making his One-Day International (ODI) debut against Bangladesh in 2004, Sammy became the first person from the island of St Lucia to play international cricket. Three years later he made his Test debut against England, taking 7/66 which were the best bowling figures for a West Indian in his first Test since Alf Valentine in 1950. Sammy was appointed West Indies captain in October 2010. He scored his maiden Test century in May 2012 during a match against England.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Darren Sammy height 6 ft 4 in Darren weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Darren Sammy Dating?

According to our records, Darren Sammy married to Cathy Daniel. As of December 1, 2023, Darren Sammy’s is not dating anyone.

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The WICB announced its central contracts in November 2009, and Sammy was included in the 33-man list. He was given a Grade B contract (the second- highest level) worth $80,000. His career-best Man of the Match figures of 4–26 in the third ODI in Saint Vincent & the Grenadines would have been more flattering still had captain Chris Gayle been able to hold on to a catch that would have given the tall Saint Lucian the distinction of becoming the first West Indian to take a five-fer in every form of the game; he had 5–26 off the same opponents in a Twenty20 International earlier in the series. West Indies bowled Zimbabwe for 104, having made 245.

Facts & Trivia

Darren Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Saint Lucia. Darren Sammy celebrates birthday on December 20 of every year.

On 17 October 2010 Sammy was named captain of the West Indies Test team for its tour to Sri Lanka and until the end of the 2011 season, replacing Chris Gayle. At the time Sammy had played 8 Tests and 41 ODIs. The previous captain and vice, Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo respectively, had chosen not to sign central contracts with the West Indies Cricket Board and were replaced. Between January 2004 and the start of the tour to Sri Lanka in November, the West Indies had won just five of their previous 62 Tests and were expected to lose the three match series against a team with a good home record. In a series shortened by poor weather Sammy scored 10 runs and took two wickets at an average of 75.50, and while he said he wanted to improve his own performance Sammy stated that he was pleased with the 0–0 result of the series. In the 2–0 defeat to Sri Lanka in the subsequent ODI series, Sammy scored 28 runs and sent down 19 wicketless overs.

Is Daren Sammy retired?

Personal information
Years| Team
2002/03–2016/17| Windward Islands
2013–2014| Sunrisers Hyderabad
2013–2020| St Lucia Zouks

Who is Darren Sammy wife?

Cathy Daniel

How old is Darren Sammy?

38 years (December 20, 1983)

How tall is Darren Sammy?

6′ 4″

Which cricketer holds the record of highest runs in one day international

cricket?

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in ODIs with a total of 18,426.