Desmond Haynes

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	Tests	ODIs
Desmond Haynes West Indies (WI)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	leg break googly (LBG)
Matches	116	238
Runs scored	7487	8648
Batting average	42.29	41.37
100s/50s	18/39	17/57
Top score	184	152*
Overs bowled	3	10
Wickets	1	0
Bowling average	8.00	–
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	1/2	-
Catches/stumpings	65/0	59/0
As of 7 November 2005 Source: Cricinfo.com

Desmond Leo Haynes (born February 15, 1956 in Barbados) is a West Indian cricketer and cricket coach.

One of the greatest batsman to ever play for the West Indies, Haynes formed a formidable partnership with Gordon Greenidge in Test cricket which was integral to the success of the West Indies cricket team of the 1980s. Between them they managed 16 century stands, 4 in excess of 200. Haynes, in contrariety to Greenidge's belligerence with the bat, favoured a more measured approach to batting. However, he still managed a redoubtable 7487 runs in 116 matches at an average of 42.29 and until recently held a number of records in one-day cricket, including most runs and most centuries. His highest Test innings came against England in the 1980's, with a score of 184 off 395 balls.

Unlike the brooding, introverted Greenidge, Haynes was the archetypal West Indian cricketer - a carefree, happy-go-lucky soul always with a smile on his face. He wore his heart on his sleeve when representing his nation, occasionally letting his emotions get the better of him, notably against Australia in the bitter 1991 series, when he clashed verbally (and almost physically at times) with Ian Healy, Merv Hughes, Craig McDermott and David Boon.

Like most West Indian openers, Haynes was brilliant against pace and, after struggling against spin early in his career, developed into a deadly player of slow bowling, his double of 75 and 143 against Australia on an SCG dustbowl in 1989 was of rare quality.