Omari Banks

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Omari Banks

West Indies
Batting style	Right-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm offbreak
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	10	5
Runs scored	318	83
Batting average	26.50	16.60
100s/50s	-/1	-/-
Top score	50*	33

Balls bowled	2401	270
Wickets	28	7
Bowling average	48.82	27.00
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	4/87	2/24
Catches/stumpings	6/-	-/-
As of 25 January 2006 Source: [1]

Omari Ahmed Clemente Banks (born July 17, 1982 in Anguilla) is a West Indian cricketer.

The son of noted Anguillan musician Bankie Banx, he became the first Anguillan to play Test cricket in May 2003, and, during his first innings, despite picking up three wickets, he conceded 204 runs in 40 overs, the most number of runs conceded by a Test debutant. He had previously played at Leicester. His lower order batting is confident and assured, and he played a significant part in the highest successful fourth-innings chase in Test history, remaining 47 not out in West Indies 418 for 7 against Australia at St. Johnn's in 2003^[1]. He played for Carnforth Cricket Club, in the Summer of 2006 in Northern Premier League. He averaged 54.6 with the bat, whilst taking 27 wickets at a brief spell at the Lancashire club, before being called up to the West Indies 'A' team on the tour of England.

In October 2007 he was signed by Somerset; he will not count as an overseas player because of Anguilla's status as a British overseas territory.^[2]