Sherwin Campbell finished third among the averages that year behind Brian Lara and Richie Richardson.
15 Facts About Sherwin Campbell
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Sherwin Campbell notched, in February 2004, his highest first class score of 211 not out, against the Leeward Islands.
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Sherwin Campbell made his final appearance for Barbados during the following regional season.
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Sherwin Campbell began his Test career with innings of 51 and 88 on the 1995 tour of New Zealand though he struggled against Australia the following home season and was dropped in favor of Stuart Williams.
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Sherwin Campbell established himself while touring England that summer, finishing second among run scorers with 454 runs in six Tests at 45.40.
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Sherwin Campbell averaged 52.76 in his first 13 Tests and reached a peak of 13th in the ICC Test Batting Rankings in late 1996.
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Sherwin Campbell was the sixth fastest West Indian to reach 1000 Test runs, taking 20 innings, though his final 39 Tests saw him average 26.08.
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Sherwin Campbell hit 29 not out in the second innings as the West Indies won by ten wickets.
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Sherwin Campbell batted nearly seven hours to bring West Indies within sight of a draw before falling in the third session of the final day.
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Sherwin Campbell played a major role in the famous Bridgetown Test against Australia in 1999 with his first innings 105 helping West Indies recover from 98 for six to 329 all out in reply to Australia's 490.
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Sherwin Campbell made six and 20 and was dropped for the final time at age 32.
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Sherwin Campbell has since been overtaken by Chris Gayle and Kraigg Brathwaite.
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Sherwin Campbell was signed by Durham for the 1996 County season following his success on the England tour the year before.
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Sherwin Campbell was appointed coach of the West Indies women's cricket team in 2008.
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Sherwin Campbell went on to steer the side to the final of the 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup where they emerged as runners up to Australia.