Anderson Cleophas Cummins (born 7 May 1966) is a Barbadian former international

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er who represented both the

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and

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. He was primarily a fast-medium bowler. He played 5 Tests and 63

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for the West Indies between 1991 and 1995, and 13 ODIs for Canada in 2007.

West Indies career

Having made his name playing for

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, it was expected Cummins would make his Test match debut for the West Indies in their first-ever match against

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at the

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in Barbados in 1992. However, the selectors eventually opted for Kenny Benjamin instead. As Cummins was the local favourite, many fans chose to boycott the match in protest. Cummins eventually made his Test debut for the West Indies against

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in 1993, but only appeared in four more Tests after that. His

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career was more successful and he appeared in 63 ODIs for the West Indies from 1991 to 1995 including 6 appearances in the

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. Cummins also picked up a sum of 12 wickets, being the most for the Windies at the said tournament.

English county cricket

In English

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he had a two-year spell as an overseas player for

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in 1993 and 1994.

Canada cricket

Cummins stopped playing high-level cricket in 1996, and later moved to Canada where he played for Cavaliers in the Toronto and District Cricket Association league. After a long absence from international cricket, Cummins, at the age of 40, was a surprise selection for the

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squad for an ODI tri-series against

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and

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in January 2007. He made his Canadian debut against Scotland on 18 January, claiming Fraser Watts as his first ODI victim for his new team. He was later included in the Canadian squad for the

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, and played the match against

to become the second man in history (after

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and

) to play World Cup cricket for two different teams. Cummins eventually picked up 91 wickets at an average of 31.81 in his ODI career. He announced his retirement after the tournament. However, Cummins remained involved with Cricket Canada as a coach for their Under-19 team in preparation for the 2012 U-19 World Cup.

Other work

Cummins successfully pursued a Bachelors of Science Degree at the

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' Cave Hill Campus. Whilst in Canada he later served as the lead webmaster at Canoe Inc., worked in a variety of managerial roles at Air Miles Canada and in 2009 started up his own company entitled Anderson Cummins Consultancy Inc.

Personal life

He is married to Shivanthi Cummins, who is related to former Sri Lanka medium pacer Rumesh Ratnayake. The pair has three sons being Isaiah, Denzel and Anderson Jnr.

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