Anthony Martin (cricketer)

Anthony Martin (born 18 November 1982, Bethesda, Antigua and Barbuda on the island of Antigua) is a West Indian cricketer. He has been an impressive first-class cricketer, and has represented the West Indies national cricket team in One Day International matches. He had been a fast bowler in his Under-15 days, but he injured his back in an accident and he could not bowl fast any more. He reverted to offspin but his Under-19 coach said he had to change his style due to their already having two established offspinners. He therefore changed to legspin.

Anthony Martin, a legspin bowler, made his domestic debut for the Leeward Islands in 2008 and had a solid, if not spectacular record over four seasons. He first came to prominence in the 2010-11 WICB Cup where his hat-trick in the semi-final put Leeward Islands into the final. He also had the best economy rate of 2.82 in the competition. As a result of his performances, he was selected in West Indies's preliminary 30-man squad for the 2011 Cricket World Cup, but eventually did not make it to the final squad.

The decision to axe both Sulieman Benn and Nikita Miller after the World Cup finally brought about his One Day International debut against the Pakistan national cricket team. He made his debut on 25 April 2011 in the second match of the five-match ODI series, at the Beausejour Cricket Grounds at Gros Islet Quarter, Saint Lucia. Pakistan won the match by 7 wickets.

The next series against India went very well for Martin. In the 4th ODI, the West Indies defeated the Indians by 103 runs. Anthony Martin was the man of the match for his spectacular performance when he took bowling figures of 4/36 in 10 overs. By the process, Martin's bowling figures became the fourth best bowling performance by a West Indian bowler against India in ODIs since 2005.