Joseph joins Windies legends with 50 wickets

Despite the horror of his side’s collapse in the third Test against Australia at Sabina Park on Monday, Guyanese pacer Shamar Joseph continued his dream start to Test cricket.

He dismissed Australia’s Cameron Green with the very first ball of the day to reach 50 Test wickets in his 11th match, becoming the joint sixth-fastest West Indian to reach the landmark.

The 25-year-old made his Test debut against the same opposition in Australia last January and has gone from strength to strength ever since, cementing himself as part of both the present and future of the West Indian pace attack.

Alfred Valentine is the fastest West Indian to 50 Test wickets as he brought up the milestone in his eighth match against Australia in 1951.

Sir Andy Roberts and Colin Croft were next fastest, each reaching 50 wickets in their ninth match while Wes Hall and Joel Garner both took 10.

Joseph now finds himself sixth on that list alongside Sonny Ramadhin, Ian Bishop and Shane Shillingford. (Sportsmax/BT)