| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Runako Shakur Morton | |||
| Born | 22 July 1978 Gingerland, Nevis |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm off break | |||
| Role | Batsman | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | West Indies | |||
| Test debut (cap 262) | 13 July 2005 v Sri Lanka | |||
| Last Test | 30 May 2008 v Australia | |||
| ODI debut (cap 110) | 15 February 2002 v Pakistan | |||
| Last ODI | 5 July 2009 v India | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 37 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1996–2010 | Leeward Islands | |||
| 2010 - | Trinidad and Tobago | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Matches | 15 | 54 | 88 | 118 |
| Runs scored | 573 | 1,512 | 5,504 | 3,635 |
| Batting average | 22.03 | 35.16 | 39.59 | 38.67 |
| 100s/50s | 0/4 | 2/10 | 13/33 | 5/24 |
| Top score | 70* | 110* | 231 | 126 |
| Balls bowled | 66 | 6 | 473 | 210 |
| Wickets | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Bowling average | – | – | 36.25 | 31.75 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | 0 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 0/4 | 0/2 | 3/17 | 2/35 |
| Catches/stumpings | 20/– | 19/– | 99/– | 47/– |
| Source: CricketArchive, 7 November 2009 | ||||
Runako Shakur Morton (born 22 July 1978) is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-handed offbreak bowler.
A lively, often unpredictable character, Morton was expelled from the West Indian cricketing Academy in July 2001 for bad behaviour [1] but continued to play for the Leeward Islands in the Busta Cup. Upon his return in February 2002, he was called into the West Indian squad as a replacement for Marlon Samuels, but he was dropped once again when he lied about his non-appearance in the ICC Champions Trophy in September 2002.
Following a stabbing incident in January 2004, he was arrested [2] but was given a third chance in May 2005 when he was recalled for the South African Test.
He is famous for a bizarre run-out with Shivnarine Chanderpaul in the 3rd Test of New Zealand vs West Indies Test series of 2006. Morton drove the ball to mid-on where Daniel Vettori was fielding and ran to the non striker end. Chanderpaul, at the other end, initially took a few steps down the wicket but then turned and went back to the non-striker's end. Morton believed he was out, and furious at his captain, began to walk off. However, following a call to the third umpire it was decided that Morton had grounded his bat at the non-striker's end before Chanderpaul and hence was safe and that Chanderpaul was out. As a batsman Morton has a reputation for hitting the ball very hard, but has problems picking up singles in between boundaries.
Morton has the dubious record of the slowest ODI duck which lasted 31 balls in the final of the DFL Cup against Australia.[3]
Runako was arrested with Tonito Willet after first days play of Trinidad & Tobago vs Leeward Island match.[4]
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