| In the era of Sir Garry Sobers, the West Indies had | | | | 30.92, with two centuries and three half-centuries. |
| another dapper all rounder, who played in the first | | | | With the ball, Bernard proved to be a handful, picking |
| official One-day international match for the regional | | | | up 50 wickets at an average of 37.36. Bernard's best |
| side. Trinidadian all rounder, Bernard Julien, was a very | | | | bowling effort-5/57 against England at |
| capable performer at international level during the 70s. | | | | Bridgetown-only resulted in a draw, however. In the |
| The brevity of his career owed much to the rise of | | | | 12 ODIs he played, the versatile all rounder had 18 |
| genuine pace bowlers and batsman in the | | | | dismissals and an economy rate of 3.57 runs per |
| world-beating West Indies of the late 70s and 80s. | | | | over. |
| Born in Trinidad on March 13, 1950, Julien made his | | | | Julien's talent earned him a stint on the English County |
| debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1968/1969 | | | | circuit with Kent. For the West Indies, Kent, and |
| domestic season. He was a handy cricketer from the | | | | Trinidad and Tobago, he played 195 First Class |
| outset-a flashy stroke player, medium pacer, spinner | | | | matches. 5,790 represents Julien's run total at First |
| and lively fielder. It was not long before Julien made | | | | Class level-as he averaged 24.53 runs per innings. |
| his Test debut as a 23 year old against England in | | | | With the ball, he took 483 wickets at an average of |
| London. In that match, he scalped two wickets and | | | | 28.71 with 15 five-wicket hauls. Julien's productive First |
| scored 34 runs as the West Indies beat the hosts by | | | | Class career ended in the 1982/1983 cricket season, |
| 158 runs. Julien's ODI debut came on the 1973 tour of | | | | when he received a ban for touring South Africa with |
| England as well. He scored a duck but plucked two | | | | the rebel West Indies team. |
| wickets, although the Caribbean team went down by | | | | Although the ban tarnished his reputation somewhat, |
| a slender margin of one wicket. | | | | cricket fans and pundits still regard Julien as one of |
| The Trinidadian all rounder had his fair share of | | | | the better all rounders between 1970 and 2010. |
| moments on the international stage. Julien played 24 | | | | Although his compatriot, Dwayne Bravo, surpassed |
| Tests and 12 ODIs between 1973 and 1977. His 24 | | | | Julien's status, B. J. would likely be one of the most |
| Tests brought him 866 runs at a good average of | | | | versatile all rounders to have played cricket. |