| When one thinks of fast bowlers, one imagines a tall, | | | | India. In his debut series, he took 5 wickets from 2 |
| well-built cricketer-an imposing figure on the cricket | | | | matches. Up until 2001, Cuffy played only three |
| field. Cameron Eustace Cuffy fit the bill for the | | | | Tests, with his third coming in 1997 against Australia. |
| archetypal fast bowler. At 6 feet' 7 inches, he | | | | It was only after the retirement of Curtly Ambrose |
| appeared to be another one of the fast bowling | | | | and Courtney Walsh that he got a decent run in the |
| talents in the West Indies. However, through lack of | | | | regional team. |
| opportunities, he was unable to make a significant | | | | From 15 Tests, Cameron poached 43 wickets at a |
| impression on the international stage when he was in | | | | fair average of 33.83. However, with the bat, he was |
| his prime. Instead, Cuffy had to try to make his mark | | | | a genuine rabbit, with an abysmal batting average of |
| when he was already no more than a fast-medium | | | | 4.14 and never averaged in double-digits in any form |
| bowler. | | | | of the game. Cuffy also enjoyed a more successful |
| Born in St. Vincent on February 8 1970, Cameron | | | | run in the ODI format, having played 41 ODIs for the |
| made his debut in the 1990/91 domestic season for | | | | West Indies. From those 41 games, he took 41 |
| the Windward Islands. When he made his First Class | | | | wickets at 35.02. Notwithstanding that, his economy |
| debut, the West Indies were still a world force in | | | | rate in the short form of the game (4.00)was |
| world cricket with outstanding fast bowlers like | | | | amazing. Sometimes, his unerring line won matches |
| Bishop, Ambrose, Walsh and Patterson still around. He | | | | for the West Indies in ODIs-twice he bowled his |
| managed to get a look in on the West Indies' tour of | | | | allotted 10 overs for a mere 20 runs. |