FAOUD BACCHUS Shiek Faoud Ahamul Fasiel
D.O.B:  January 31, 1954
Campbellville, Georgetown
Teams :   West Indies, Guyana, Border, Western Province
Faoud Bacchus was an attacking right-handed batsman who played 19 Tests and 29 One Day Internationals for the West Indies between 1978 and 1983 either as an opener or in the middle-order.
His class was evident even at the youth level and before long he was in the Guyana senior team contesting the Regional Shell Shield Tournament in the early 1970s.
His fielding was electric whether he was in the outfield or close in at forward short-leg where he took some incredible catches.
His ultra-attacking nature and his desire to please the crowd often brought about his downfall.
This was most evident during his first One Day International in Antigua against Australia in 1978 when the West Indian selectors were looking for an opener to replace the retired Roy Fredericks.
He pulled his second delivery for six only to tread on his stumps and was dismissed for a ‘duck’.
His chance at Test level came also in 1978 when he played in the final two Tests of the Australian series under Alvin Kallicharran at the height of the Kerry Packer and his World Series Cricket affair.
Bacchus was a member of the touring party to India in 1978-79 playing in all six Tests, ending with a magnificent 250 at Kanpur – the second highest score by a West Indian on the sub-continent. It was his only Test hundred.
He played his final Test under Clive Lloyd at Adelaide in 1982 and his last ODI at Lord’s against India in the 1983 World Cup Final when West Indies lost by 43 runs.
Not finding favour with the selectors, he became a member of the rebel team to South Africa in 1984.
RECORD
TESTS: 19 RUNS:  782 AVG: 26.06        HS: 250 vs. INDIA, Kanpur 1978/79
CENTURIES: 1     CATCHES: 17
ODI: 29 RUNS: 612 AVG: 26.60       HS: 80* CATCHES:  10
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