A profile of Desmond Chumney by Dave Liverman

Player:

Desmond Chumney, born in St Kitts but now resident in Toronto, is a hard-hitting upper order bat who is a long-standing member of the Canadian team. He played in the 1997 ICC Trophy with modest success, and has been a regular ever since. He has perhaps not realised his full potential playing for the national squad, with a single half century in ten ICC Trophy matches and a similar record in 12 matches in the Red Stripe Bowl. His potential was shown in the 2000 Red Stripe bowl when he made a spectacular 58 against Trinidad and Tobago, hitting five sixes against a strong attack. His 36 made under tremendous pressure in the victory over Scotland that took Canada to the World Cup at the 2001 ICC Trophy was another career highlight - "the powerfully built right-hander not so much eased into his shots as fairly threw his bat and weight behind them". He scored 113 againt Warwickshire in a practice match in Cape Town prior to the Six Nations Tournament last year. He plays for Victoria Park CC in the Toronto and District League.