14 Facts About Wavell Hinds

Wavell Wayne Hinds was born on 7 September 1976 and is a Jamaican politician and former West Indian international cricketer.

Wavell Hinds was a left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Wavell Hinds played five Twenty20 Internationals between 2006 and 2010.

Wavell Hinds was a member of the West Indies team that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy.

Wavell Hinds was appointed president of the West Indies Players' Association in 2012.

On 17 March 2000 Wavell Hinds made his Test debut in the second test against Zimbabwe at the Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Wavell Hinds later picked up figures of 2 for 24 against Pakistan, with his medium pace, in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy semi final and career best figures of 3 for 24 from 10 overs against England, in the final, which was eventually won by the Windies.

Wavell Hinds put on 284 for the 4th wicket with Shivnarine Chanderpaul who made a double hundred making it one of the few occasions where two players have passed 200 in the same innings.

Wavell Hinds however struggled soon after and again found himself on the sidelines.

Wavell Hinds played in the Indian Cricket League for the Ahmedabad Rockets in the first half of 2008, although he did not return in season 2.

Wavell Hinds is a member of the People's National Party.

Wavell Hinds withdrew from the contest in June 2023 after placing second in an internal selection poll.

In July 2023, Wavell Hinds was appointed as a deputy general secretary of the PNP with responsibility for outreach and recruitment.

Wavell Hinds was named as the party's spokesman on labour and sports issues in January 2024.