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Utter dreck. RickK 05:27, Aug 13, 2004 (UTC)

 * Delete. It's simple vandalism. And let's try not to encourage similar efforts by preserving them forever on the bad joke page. - Nunh-huh 05:34, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * "Utter Dreck?" "Vandalism?" In whose eyes? What pompous statements! If it were left to you, we'd all be living in Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four.

 * No, if it was up to me and within the rules of conduct here, your entries would have been deleted the moment your comment appeared since it put them into the category of intentional vandalism. We have a policy around here called "don't bite the newbie," but comments like the one you just left aren't going to endear you to anyone soon.  You have a knack for writing, so why not take a closer look at other articles and try your hand at a real one yourself? - Lucky 6.9 06:12, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * "we'd all be living in Orwell's 1984" Well, unfortunately or not, it's 2004 and both articles are still completely unencyclopaedic hero-worshipping crap. Delete. Fire Star 06:26, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Orwell portrayed a department which wrote fiction as though it were history. I think that's the parallel here.

 * Can you provide any sources or references for this information? As a lover of underground film, I'd dearly love these to be true so that we could clean them up and keep them. Rlandmann 06:42, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Overlong and rambling. I can't see any sources for this information. Even if they are verified and cleaned up, I feel they'd still be a delete. Incidentally, there was a one-hit wonder called Jazzy Dee who had a hit in 1983 with a track called 'Get on up'. Now utterly forgotten, and not notable. But still more notable than these articles. Average Earthman 10:44, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * Delete: Also, btw, the prose is florid and vaccuous.  It reads like either a parody of a potboiler or as an excerpt from one.  Both articles sound like sketches for fiction.  I have to agree with Lucky:  this looks like a bad faith attempt. Geogre 13:31, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * NOT speedy deletion candidates, but delete if unverified. [[User:Meelar|Meelar (talk)]] 13:35, 2004 Aug 13 (UTC)
 * IMDB has never heard of Michael Todd or his movies. Delete these suspiciously similar biographies. DJ Clayworth 14:45, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete - I can't find information on either of these people to replace the current articles with more suitable stubs. - TB 14:53, Aug 13, 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete both: pranks. I have to say Jazzy Dee is a masterpiece of the "Behind the Music" school of journalism (... and despite massive success and every advantage, he/she fell into an inescapable spiral of drugs and alcohol). Only web hits for "Justin Ditton" are for some guy in Australia, from which these articles originate; probably someone's having a laugh at his expense. Wile E. Heresiarch 15:52, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Delete both. Probable pranks, possibly real people but unverifiable. My friends in Ballina, a NSW town referred to in one of the articles, have never heard of either of them. Andrewa 21:41, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * Delete Hayford Peirce 00:46, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * Did any of you catch the fact that, excepting only that Michal todd is from Melbourne and Jazzy Dee is from Ballina, these articles are otherwise IDENTICAL? Deletable pranks, and speedy deletes, at that. Bearcat 10:26, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * Ah, you got past the first two sentences, did you? Very brave. Fire Star 14:23, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * I had listed Jazzy Dee on Cleanup, the Michal todd came along and I added the VfD to it, which the user removed. When I re-aded it, I checked the user's contributions, which was when I found that he/she had created both articles.  When I went to check on Jazzy Dee that was when I saw they were identical, which was when I listed both of them here.  RickK 19:10, Aug 14, 2004 (UTC)

"Ah, you got past the first two sentences, did you? Very brave." I detect an air of elitism in the arena. I have placed this information on this forum because there is nothing on the web relating to this person. Heavens help us if we try to be pioneers.
 * Greetings 203.191.175.140. I was making a jest at the expense of the florid prose of your article, and I should apologise. In my defence, it was a jest in aid of pointing out that the style of the article is very overdone for an encyclopaedia, hence the "two sentences" remark. In a press release such a tone would be perfectly at home, but the VfD peer review process is designed to not only remove hopelessly inappropriate articles but give editors who may be interested in fixing them some insight into what changes will satisfy all of us busy little English majors out here, help the article become more suitable for Wikipedia and, thereby, hopefully survive the VfD process. Regards, Fire Star 04:26, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * Delete unless verifiable evidence of the existence of these movies is presented. Google search on ""Lounge Lovers" "Broadway Jungle" yields no hits, either searching on the Web or in Groups. [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith (talk)]] 00:58, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)


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COVID-19 Section
Would it be relevant to add a section describing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to the future trajectory of Walt Disney World? Dinarazek (talk) 00:50, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * No, I don’t think so. Wikipedia is not a place for speculation. GimliDotNet (talk) 07:08, 7 April 2021 (UTC)

Children
I sure hope what I’m hearing is wrong. Because it is soo wrong. You are considered the top children experience in all that is Disney  And now you are making the biggest mistake by listening to people that are trying to ruin our country. Please take it into consideration that the real people that count. The children and family values. Thank you Edna Spraggs 174.203.192.149 (talk) 18:14, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

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5th & 6th Theme Parks - Dark Kingdom and Princess Paradise
Walt Disney World will have a 5th theme park and a 6th theme park in the future. A 5th park called "Dark Kingdom" and a 6th park called "Princess Paradise". Walt Disney World is coming with Dark Kingdom and Princess Paradise. With Dark Kingdom and Princess Paradise, Walt Disney World Resort will expand from four to six theme parks.

68.194.138.254 (talk) 19:05, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Dark Kingdom: Disney historian Jim Hill told Thrillist back in late 2023 that. “The idea of the Dark Kingdom seems to have basically come from the internet, with no basis on anything concrete.” Well, well, well. The Dark Kingdom is coming to Walt Disney World Resort, meaning the long-awaited Disney Villains-centric theme park is going to be a reality. Not much is known about the Dark Kingdom, but two experiences have been confirmed. The Magic Kingdom may be eliminating Splash Mountain in favor of Tiana's Bayou Adventure (the new Frontierland attraction will open sometime this year), but the Dark Kingdom will bring a new mountain to the Disney World resort with Maleficent Mountain. Guests will board a dragon-themed vehicle to chase down King Stefan and Prince Philip in a thrilling adventure akin to Space Mountain. Joining Maleficent Mountain will be a boat ride called Journey to the Underworld. Here, guests will board boats and sail along the River Styx before meeting the god of the Underworld himself, Hades. This is described as a mix between Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean, two of Disney World's most popular rides. Concept art is to be shared soon by Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro. It is likely that the executive will use the four-day D23 Expo event in Anaheim, California, to reveal more.
 * Princess Paradise: As for the sixth Disney park, the House of Mouse will expand the Disney Princess offering by bringing guests an entire park dedicated to these popular Disney characters. Princess Paradise is being kept relatively under wraps, but it can be expected that many of the princesses from the last century will appear at the park. From Snow White to Cinderella, Tiana to Merida, and Belle to Ariel, only Disney knows how they will showcase each iconic princess, and fans will be waiting with bated breath for the next update.

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@Seasider53 @RyanAl6 @(Oinkers42)

Wanted to start a discussion about the header image. I'm not a fan of the current image. The portrait aspect causes it to take up too much of the page and the castle is repetitive to other Disney parks and resorts. In my opinion, the infobox image should attempt to reflect the totality of the resort, not just "the lead icon of the lead park." It should also be something unique to the resort, to avoid all the Disney resort pages being various castles. I'd actually be open to an aerial image of the resort, but didn't see anything good in Commons.

Anyways, I'd really like to see us suggest images and try to reach a consensus. I'll start with my Spaceship Earth & Monorail image, which I think achieves the stated goals. -- RickyCourtney (talk) 18:28, 16 April 2024 (UTC)

 * I agree with changing the image. One of the primary problems with having the castles as icons of Disney’s resorts is that it creates ambiguity when we use the same or almost the same image for the actual castle park. This is a problem with Disneyland Resort, Tokyo Disney, etc. At least with Disney World we have other icons that can represent the resort. Also, as was said, the other resorts have similar castle images in their leads.

 * The proposed image represents multiple icons unique to Disney World while clearly differentiating itself from the lead images in the EPCOT and WDW Monorail articles. Plus, castles are already well represented as icons in other Disney-related articles, so we should acknowledge these other WDW icons which are well represented in branding but not on Wikipedia.

 * From a more subjective standpoint, I also just think the proposed image is quite aesthetically pleasing. RyanAl6 (talk) 19:01, 16 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I don't see why we're trying to be contrary for seemingly no reason: we should be using an image of something that almost everyone would say is symbolic of Walt Disney World, which would be Cinderella Castle. Saying "it's included everywhere else" isn't a valid reason for not including it in this article. Neither is "its height is causing me to scroll too much." If it does become the Epcot one, I can guarantee people are going to be changing it on their own quite regularly. (And, just for clarification, when you say it's "[your] Spaceship Earth & Monorail image", do you mean it's your preference, or you took the photo?) Seasider53 (talk) 10:25, 17 April 2024 (UTC)
 * It's not about being "contrary for seemingly no reason"; it's about making the best encyclopedia possible. Part of that is questioning the status quo. To answer your other question, no, it's not my picture, just one I picked from Commons.

 * I'd like to suggest another option: a photo montage of all the icons. That way, all parks are equally represented, and this solution is easily implemented in other locations. -- RickyCourtney (talk) 18:26, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I'd be more open to that one. Seasider53 (talk) 19:10, 19 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I have a suggestion for you. If you want to use a castle image for the montage, i recommend you to use the more recent file regarding the castle, which the foto was taken after 50th anniversary. Then, you can crop the image in order to fit into montage. Here's the more recent image.

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Vyacheslav Tikhonov

Vyacheslav Vasilyevich Tikhonov (Вячеслав Васильевич Тихонов; 8 February 1928 – 4 December 2009) was a Soviet and Russian actor whose best known role was as Soviet spy Stierlitz in the television series Seventeen Moments of Spring. He was a recipient of numerous state awards, including the titles of People's Artist of the USSR (1974) and Hero of Socialist Labour (1982).

Biography
Tikhonov was born in Pavlovsky Posad near Moscow. His mother was a kindergarten teacher and his father an engineer in the local textile factory. Vyacheslav dreamed of acting but his parents envisioned a different career, and during the war he worked in a munitions factory. After employment as a metal worker, he began [training for an] acting career in 1945 by entering, not without difficulty, the Actors’ Faculty of VGIK. After graduating VGIK with honours in 1950, he began his acting career on stage of Theatre Studio of Film Actor, where he worked for six years.

In 1948, he married Nonna Mordyukova, a popular actress at the time. The couple had one son, Vladimir, also an actor, who died in 1990. The marriage was dissolved in 1963. Later, Tikhonov married a second time to Tamara Ivanovna Tikhonova and had one child with her, Anna Tikhonova, also an actor, in 1969.

He died on 4 December 2009 in Moscow, Russia. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed his condolences to Tikhonov's family.

Career
Tikhonov made his film debut in 1948. For the next few years, he appeared in relatively low-profile films and at the Film Actors' Studio Theatre in Smolensk.

Tikhonov became more well known with the release of the rural family drama It Happened in Penkovo (1958), which was followed by several wartime dramas: May Stars (1959), set in Prague, and On the Seven Winds (1962), on the Western front. In Yevgeny Tashkov's Thirst (1959), based on real events, Tikhonov, in the first of his spy roles, portrays a scout in an operation to free an Odessa water plant from the Nazis.

In Two Lives (1961) Tikhonov plays the less fortunate of two men who unwittingly meet in France, 40-odd years after fighting on opposite sides of the 1917 Revolution. Rostotsky's We'll Live Till Monday (1968), in which a history teacher plans to defend a student at a disciplinary meeting, earned Tikhonov a state prize. In 1979 Rostotsky made a documentary about his friend, called Profession: Film Actor."

Tikhonov also played Prince Andrei Bolkonski in the Oscar-winning adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace (1968) by Sergei Bondarchuk (who played Bezukhov). But Tikhonov reportedly got the role only at the suggestion of the Minister of Culture when Innokenty Smoktunovsky opted for Kozintsev's Hamlet and Oleg Strizhenov was also unavailable.

In 1973, Tikhonov starred in the role for which he is most known for in the former Soviet republics, when director Tatiana Lioznova chose him over Smoktunovsky to star in an adaptation of Yulian Semyonov's novel Seventeen Moments of Spring as Standartenführer Stierlitz. The 17 moments are 17 days in the spring of 1945 just before the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II and centers around attempts by some of the Soviet Union's men in Germany to thwart secret peace talks between the Nazis and the U.S. and Britain. The film enjoyed enormous popularity among Russian viewers of several generations. Prior to that, however, it had faced the risk of remaining unknown: Mikhail Suslov had opposed the film to go on general release. He had claimed that the film was not showing the feat of the Soviet people in the war. Fortunately, the decision to release the would-be classic film was supported by KGB Chairman Yuri Andropov. Although several of Semyonov's Stierlitz novels were adapted for the screen, Tikhonov did not return, perhaps feeling that the original series was definitive. The role won him the title People's Artist of the USSR, one of a number of awards.

In 1976, Tikhonov rejoined Bondarchuk in an adaptation of Mikhail Sholokhov's They Fought for Their Country. It suited Tikhonov by concentrating on character rather than histrionics and won him another state prize in the year that he finally joined the Communist Party. 1977 saw a change of pace with Rostotsky's Oscar-nominated White Bim the Black Ear, in which Tikhonov played a middle-aged writer who is "adopted" by a non-pedigree setter puppy.

Though he was often typecast as militiamen or spies, there were good roles among them, such as the KGB general in the cold-war thriller  TaSS is authorised to announce (1984), another television series based on a Semyonov novel. In later years he was able to display a wider range, including the bishop in Besy, a film version of Dostoyevsky's The Devils (1992) and Charlemagne, in the Ubit Drakona, (To Kill a Dragon, 1998) after Evgeny Shvarts's wartime satire. Shvarts was inspired by Hans Christian Andersen, and Tikhonov appeared in Eldar Ryazanov's fantasy-biography of the Danish fabulist, Andersen: Life Without Love (2006), playing God. On 8 February 2003, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, third degree, to Tikhonov.

Tikhonov appeared in Nikita Mikhalkov's Oscar-winning Burnt By the Sun (1994) and also appeared in the 2010 sequel, which finished shooting before his death.

Legacy

 * The name of Vyacheslav Tikhonov is given to the marine vessel of geophysical exploration of the shipping company Sovcomflot (launched in August 2011, the flag was raised on 16 September 2011).
 * In May 2013, a monument by sculptor Alexey Blagovestnov was installed on the actor's grave. The monument reflects the versatility of Tikhonov's talent. The bronze figure is located in front of the relief on the gospel story Adoration of the Magi, which depicts many biblical characters.
 * A Commemorative plaque is installed on the building of Lyceum No. 2 in Pavlovsky Posad (the former school No. 1, where the actor studied), now bearing his name.
 * Since 2017, the Vyacheslav Tikhonov International Film Festival, called "17 Moments", has been held. The initiator of the festival was the actor's daughter Anna.
 * On 25 August 2018, the V. Tikhonov House-museum was opened in Pavlovsky Posad in the house where the actor was born and grew up.
 * 2019 — Volodarsky Street in Pavlovsky Posad was renamed Tikhonov Street.
 * On 20 May 2022, a monument to Vyacheslav Tikhonov was unveiled in Pavlovsky Posad. The monument made of bronze and granite is installed at the intersection of Herzen and Kirov streets.

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Semi-protected edit request on 24 November 2023
Touchstone Pictures also produced non-Disney branded animated films such as live-action/animated film Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988) (co-produced with Steven Spielberg thru his Amblin Entertainment company) and the stop-motion animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993) (directed by Henry Selick and produced by Tim Burton) both films which were going to be released under the Walt Disney Pictures brand but were considered not suitable for the Walt Disney brand (Who Framed Roger Rabbit contained adult themes and some sexual innuendos while The Nightmare Before Christmas was feared to be too dark and scary for kids and thought to hurt the Disney name although it would later be reissued as a Walt Disney Pictures film) 120.21.182.70 (talk) 07:32, 24 November 2023 (UTC)
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USS Stevens (DD-86)

USS Stevens (DD–86) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I. She was the first ship named for Thomas Holdup Stevens.

She was laid down at Quincy, Massachusetts, on 20 September 1917 by the Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation. The ship was launched on 13 January 1918, sponsored by Miss Marie Christie Stevens. The destroyer was commissioned at Boston on 24 May 1918.

Service history
Stevens departed Boston on 3 June, and arrived in New York two days later. On 15 June, she sailed for Europe in the screen of a convoy and reached Brest, France, on 27 June. The following day, she headed for Queenstown in Ireland, arriving there on 6 July. Assigned to the United States Naval Forces, Europe, Stevens operated out of that port and protected convoys on the Queenstown-Liverpool circuit until mid-December. She put to sea on 16 December and, after stops at the Azores and Bermuda, entered Boston on 3 January 1919.

Upon her return to the United States, the destroyer was assigned to Destroyer Division 7, Squadron 3, Atlantic Fleet. In the spring of 1919, she cruised to Key West, Florida, and visited New York, before getting underway from Boston on 3 May to participate in the support operations for the first successful transatlantic flight. She put into Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 4 May and stood out again five days later to guard for the Navy seaplanes' flight to Newfoundland. After returning to Halifax on 11 May, she put to sea and, by 19 May, reached Ponta Delgada, in the Azores. Along the way, she assisted in the search for one of the two downed planes, NC-3.

She completed her mission at Boston on 8 June, and a month later, shifted to Newport, Rhode Island, for normal operations. She visited the southeastern coast of the United States during the fall and early winter of 1919 and was at Philadelphia from 17 December 1919 to 1 June 1920. Stevens operated off the New England coast until 3 November 1921, when she set course for Charleston, South Carolina. The destroyer returned to Philadelphia on 8 April 1922 for inactivation. She decommissioned there on 19 June and remained inactive until 7 January 1936 when her name was struck from the Navy list. On 8 September 1936, her hulk was sold to the Boston Iron and Metal Company, Incorporated, of Baltimore, Maryland, for scrapping.

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Tino Best

Tino la Bertram Best (born 26 August 1981) is a former West Indian cricketer. Since 2002, he has played domestic cricket for his native Barbados, with a season at English club Yorkshire in 2010. Best made his Test debut in May 2003 and played his first One Day International a year later. A back strain incurred in May 2004 prevented Best from playing cricket until March the following year. In 2008 Best signed to play in the Indian Cricket League because he had not played international cricket since 2006. He returned to the side when the West Indies fielded a side weakened by contract disputes between leading players and the West Indies Cricket Board but was dropped shortly after.

On his return to the Test side on 10 June 2012, he broke the record for highest score by a number 11 batsman, making 95 against England at Edgbaston. Later in 2013 his record was surpassed by Ashton Agar, who scored 98. The 143-run partnership with Denesh Ramdin in the same match was also notable; it is the third-highest Test stand with one wicket remaining.

Early career
Tino Best made his debut in first-class cricket on 25 January 2002, playing for Barbados against Guyana in the Busta Cup. He opened the bowling with Ian Bradshaw and in the first innings took four wickets for 50 runs (4/50), and Barbados won the match by 162 runs. Best finished his debut season with 17 wickets from 5 matches at an average of 24.29 with a single five-wicket haul.

International breakthrough
At the time of his Test call up for the Test series against Australia, Best was Barbados' leading wicket-taker in the Carib Beer Cup for the 2002/03 season with 39 dismissals. Though Best was originally drafted in as cover for fast bowler Jermaine Lawson who had chicken pox, when Best made his debut in the third Test he opened the bowling with Lawson. The West Indies lost and Best bowled twenty overs without taking a wicket.

After an ineffective first Test, Best was overlooked for the West Indies' overseas tours and drifted out of contention with the emergence of fellow fast bowlers Fidel Edwards and Jerome Taylor. Back at domestic level, he fell out of favour and struggled to be selected for Barbados' Red Stripe Bowl side. While he was infrequently chosen for the one-day team, he improved on his previous season's wicket tally in the first-class competition and finished with 49 wickets including three five-wicket hauls, and was rewarded with a call up to the West Indies side to face England in March 2004. Best's first international wickets came in his second Test, the first in a four-match series against England; his maiden dismissal was that of batsman Graham Thorpe. England won the series 3–0 and Best finished as the West Indies' leading wicket-taker in the series (and third overall) with 12 from four matches at a cost of 25.08 runs each.

Between June and August 2004 the West Indies embarked on a return tour of England. Best played in the Lord's Test and was stumped off Ashley Giles' bowling after some banter from Andrew Flintoff wound him up sufficiently to try to slog the ball into the windows at Lord's. During the match Best suffered a back strain and was unable to take part in the rest of the series. It was hoped that the fast bowler would recover within a month, however the injury was more serious than initially hoped and he did not play cricket again until March 2005. In the Second Test against Pakistan in June 2005, after a wicketless first innings – where he had Kamran Akmal caught off a no-ball – and a second innings spell of 5-0-30-0, Best took four wickets in 11 balls, as Pakistan faltered from 223 for 4 to 309 all out. However, it was not enough to give West Indies the win.

Best was fined half his match fee in July 2005 for bowling three beamers during a Test against Sri Lanka. He was dropped from the Test side after the July 2005 tour of Sri Lanka. Tino appeared in the cricket movie Hit for Six playing a Barbados cricket player.

International fringes
Despite successful performances for Barbados in domestic cricket by the time Best signed with the rebel Indian Cricket League in February 2008 he had not played international cricket since May 2006. Best played Twenty20 cricket for Mumbai Champs during his spell at ICL, he also played Twenty20 that season for Barbados.

In July 2009, there was a pay dispute between the West Indies players and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). As a result, an understrength squad was picked for the series against Bangladesh: of the 15 players named, which included Best, nine were uncapped. Sriram Veera of ESPNcricinfo noted of his performance on the second day of the first Test that "[Best] has, in the past, been guilty of trying to bowl faster than what he was capable of and being erratic as a result. Today, he repeatedly hit the short-of-length in the off-stump channel and slipped in the occasional bouncer." Those two wickets were his only scalps in the series and he ended up conceding 192 runs. The West Indies lost the series 2–0 as Bangladesh secured their first overseas series win. All the players who played for the West Indies during the contract dispute were given central contracts by the WICB, including Best.

Best signed a contract with Yorkshire County Cricket Club in April 2010 to represent them until the end of May. After some good performances, his contract was extended, but his form tailed off and he was demoted from opening the bowling, before being dropped from the team at the end of July. In nine first-class matches for the club, Best managed 18 wickets at a cost of 44.05 runs each. He was more successful in Yorkshire's one-day matches, taking ten wickets from five matches at an average of less than 20. In August 2010, Best's central contract was not renewed.

Best's domestic performance in the 2011/12 season, in which he took 17 first-class wickets at an average of 20.64, led to his recall to the international squad: in March 2012, Best was selected in the West Indies' ODI squad to face Australia at home. Though he did not play in the series, two months later when the West Indies toured England Best was drafted into the Test squad as cover for injured fast bowler Shannon Gabriel.

In July 2014, he played for the Rest of the World side in the Bicentenary Celebration match at Lord's.

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Fidel Edwards

Fidel Henderson Edwards (born 6 February 1982) is a Barbadian cricketer, who played all formats of the game. A pace bowler, his round-arm action is "not unlike" that of former fast bowler Jeff Thomson but similar to the bowling action of Lasith Malinga of Sri Lanka. He was spotted in the nets by Brian Lara and was called up for his Test debut against Sri Lanka after just one match for Barbados. Edwards was a member of the West Indies team that won the 2012 T20 World Cup.

Despite a promising start to his Test career, he has been injury prone and inconsistent. With an average of just under 40 in Test cricket, he has struggled to fulfil his early potential.

He is the half brother of Pedro Collins.

Domestic and T20 franchise career
The experienced campaigner who also plays in the Bangladesh Premier League was bought by Rajasthan Royals in players auction for IPL 2013 for US$210,000. On 6 February 2009 the IPL franchise of Deccan Chargers bought Edwards for $150,000. His club team in Barbados is YMPC.

Edwards was bought for $60,000 by Khulna Royal Bengals to play in the newly formed Bangladesh Premier League to be held in February 2012.

Edwards made his first-class debut on 1 February 2002, playing for Barbados against the Windward Islands. In the first innings he opened the bowling with Tino Best; he had to wait until the second to take his only wicket in the match, that of Junior Murray. The Barbados squad had plenty of fast bowlers, with the likes of Best, Pedro Collins, Corey Collymore, Vasbert Drakes, and Ian Bradshaw, who all had international experience by mid-2003.

On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Winnipeg Hawks in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament for the Winnipeg Hawks, with eleven dismissals in six matches. In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.

In April 2021, he was signed by Peshawar Zalmi to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.

Impressive debuts
Strong competition and injury meant Edwards struggled for selection. However, the selectors had monitored his development and in May that year Edwards impressed batsman Brian Lara while bowling in the nets. On the basis of the potential he showed, Edwards was included for the West Indies Test against Sri Lanka the following month. Edwards made his Test debut against Sri Lanka at Kingston, Jamaica, making 5 not out and returning with bowling figures of 5/36 and 1/54 in a winning West Indian effort. In his second first-class match, he produced the third-best bowling figures by a West Indies player on debut.

In One Day Internationals, his debut was against Zimbabwe on 29 November 2003 at Harare, taking career-best figures of 6/22 off 7 overs. As of January 2015, he is the only player to have taken 6 wickets on their ODI debut and he is only the second player after Tony Dodemaide to have taken 5 wicket hauls in both his test and ODI debuts.

Injuries
During the subsequent tour of South Africa he picked up an injury to his shins, which Edwards felt badly affected his bowling in South Africa. In four Tests against South Africa, he managed eight wickets while conceding 648 runs.

On 21 December 2008 Edwards picked up a career best 7 for 87 against New Zealand at the McLean Park in Napier. In so doing he claimed his 100th test wicket, a caught and bowled to dismiss top order batsman Tim McIntosh.

In the June 2009 ICC World Twenty20, Edwards suffered a back injury. He suffered a recurrence of the injury when he played for the Deccan Chargers in the Indian Premier League in October of that year. Consequently, his central contract was not renewed and Edwards later underwent back surgery.

Comeback
In the 2010–11 West Indian cricket season, Edwards made his comeback from injury, taking 22 wickets from 6 matches for Barbados at a cost of 23.77 runs. Having proved his fitness, Edwards was called into the West Indies squad for the first Test against Pakistan in May 2011, almost two years after he was sidelined with a back injury. Though included in the squad, he had to wait until India toured in June before returning to the side. Though he was apprehensive ahead of the first Test, he troubled the Indian batsmen and took four wickets.

During the Windies' 2011 tour of India, Edwards took his 150th test wicket, dismissing Sachin Tendulkar LBW for seven, in the first match of the test series held at Delhi.

In March 2012 the West Indies Cricket Board announced that while Edwards was considered whenever Test and T20I teams were selected, he was overlooked in ODIs to manage his workload; he has not played an ODI since 2009.

Edwards last played a One Day International in 2009, and the West Indies Cricket Board manages his workload to avoid further injuring him. A back injury incurred during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 prevented Edwards from playing international cricket until 2011.

In February 2021, Edwards made his comeback to West Indies national team after 8 years as he was named in the T20I squad for Sri Lanka series.

Playing style
Discussing his round-arm bowling action in 2004, Edwards remarked "I never copied anyone, its just natural. People feel it's a very difficult action but its like riding a bicycle. And the main advantage I get bowling in that fashion is I can swing the ball more, especially the old one. Yes, at times the swing is too wide and a few more extras are added, but I am coping with that." His bowling speed is around the late 80s and early 90s mph. His fastest was clocked at 157.7 km/h in 2003.

While his statistics attest to him being a genuine tailender, Edwards has helped save the West Indies in three Test matches during his career, forming frustrating last wicket partnerships. The first instance came against Zimbabwe at Harare in 2003, where he hung in for 33 balls to deny the African nation a rare victory. In 2006, Edwards remained at the crease for 36 balls at the Antigua Recreation Ground, with India unable to claim the final wicket, while in 2009 he prevented England from a win at the same ground by remaining unbeaten on five after 26 deliveries.

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Chris Gayle

Christopher Henry Gayle OD (born 21 September 1979) is a Jamaican cricketer who has played international cricket for the West Indies from 1999 to 2021. Nicknamed "The Universe Boss", Gayle is widely regarded as the greatest batsman ever to have played Twenty20 cricket. He played a crucial role in the West Indies teams that won the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, 2012 ICC World Twenty20 and 2016 ICC World Twenty20.

He has set numerous records across all three formats of the game. He is the most capped player for the West Indies in international cricket and is the only player to score a triplet of centuries – a triple hundred in Tests, double hundred in ODIs and a hundred in T20Is. Gayle is the only player to score more than 14,000 runs and hit more than 1000 sixes in T20 cricket He is also the leading run scorer for West Indies in both ODIs and T20Is and along with Brian Lara the only player to score more than 10,000 runs for West Indies in ODI Cricket. Gayle was the first West Indian batsman to score a double-century in ODI cricket and subsequently in the history of World Cup cricket, where he scored an innings of 215 against Zimbabwe. His innings of 215 is currently the highest individual score by a left-handed batsman in ODI cricket. Along with the ODI record, he has the highest individual score in the T20 World Cup as a West Indian with his 117 runs against South Africa. Moreover, in the ICC Champions Trophy, he has the highest score made by a West Indian with his innings of 133 not out against South Africa in the 2006 tournament. In addition to his batting, He has picked up over 200 International Wickets with his Right-arm off-break spin bowling. He was awarded the Most Valuable Player in the 2011 Indian Premier League and held the Orange Cap in 2012. On 23 April 2013, He broke the record for the fastest ever T20 hundred in his landmark knock of 175 runs from 66 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore against Pune Warriors India in the IPL, which is also the highest score ever by a batsman in T20 history. He also equaled the record for the fastest 50 in T20 cricket while playing for Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League.

Playing Tests, Gayle scored over 7,000 runs at an average of over 42 and captained the West Indian Test side from 2007 to 2010. He last played in a Test match in September 2014, against Bangladesh. After initially expressing his desire to retire from ODIs after the 2019 Cricket World Cup He nonetheless played in the ODI series against India after the World Cup playing his final and 301st ODI match wearing the special jersey number 301 in August 2019, against India. In December 2020, Gayle was included in the ICC T20I Team of the Decade.

In September 2021, he was included in the West Indies squad for 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Early career
Gayle started his cricket career with Lucas Cricket Club in Kingston, Jamaica. Gayle claimed: "If it was not for Lucas, I don't know where I would be today. Maybe on the streets." Lucas Cricket Club's nursery has been named in honour of Gayle.

He was made captain of the West Indies side in the ICC T20 World Cup 2009 after getting criticized for playing in the IPL 2008 and missing an international series a few months before. Gayle scored a quickfire 88 in the opening game of the tournament and helped the Windies beat the mighty Australians. They lost in the semi-final to Sri Lanka.

Debut years
Gayle first played at the international level as a youth where he topscored for the Windies at the 1998 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He eventually made his first-class debut in 1998, at age 19 for Jamaica. He played his first One Day International eleven months later in 1999, and his first Test match six months after that. Gayle went on to establish himself as a destructive batsman who's most effective whilst playing square of the wicket. In July 2001, Gayle recorded his maiden Test century by scoring 175 against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo. In partnership with Daren Ganga they added 214 to equal the record for opening stands against the host country.

Rise in ranks
Gayle had a slow start to his international career, but invigorated it in 2002, ending the year with three centuries against India in November and becoming the third West Indian to score over 1,000 runs in a calendar year, along with Vivian Richards and Brian Lara. He is one of only six players in One Day International history to have three or more scores of 150. In 2005, Gayle was dropped for the first Test against South Africa along with six other players following a dispute over sponsorship issues (see below). He returned for the second Test but had a poor series until the fourth Test, where he made a match-saving 317. It was the first-ever triple century against South Africa and up until Mahela Jayawardene made 374, it was the highest individual Test score against them. In another match of the series, Gayle had to leave the field after complaining of dizziness. During a subsequent series against Australia, Gayle again complained of dizziness and shortness of breath during his innings. He left the field for a time, and was after the match sent to hospital where he was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect causing a cardiac dysrhythmia. He underwent heart surgery following the series to correct the defect. Gayle was only the fourth West Indian to carry his bat in a Test innings. In August 2005, Gayle joined Worcestershire for the rest of the English season, playing eight matches. He made two half-centuries in three first-class matches and two half-centuries in five one-day matches, and won one Man of the Match award in the one-day National League. However, Worcestershire were relegated after Gayle made 1 in the final match against Lancashire.

Gayle was named Player of the 2006 Champions Trophy, where the West Indies nearly defended the title they won in 2004, being defeated in the final by Australia. Gayle scored three centuries and totalled 474 runs, 150 more than any other batsman, and also took eight wickets in as many matches. Gayle, in keeping with the rest of the West Indies team, had a poor World Cup in 2007. He recorded a series of low scores; the one exception being a blistering 79 off 58 balls against England in the West Indies' final match.

Gayle made the first century in international Twenty20 cricket, scoring 117 against South Africa in the first match of the 2007 World Twenty20. The innings made him the first batsman to score a century in each of international cricket's three formats. This stood alone as the record score in a T20I until 19 February 2012, when South Africa's Richard Levi scored 117n.o. against New Zealand, and was eventually exceeded by Brendon McCullum of New Zealand later that year.

In the semi-final match of the 2009 World Twenty20 against Sri Lanka, he became the first international player to carry his bat through the entire innings in this format of the game as well. In April 2008, Gayle was bought by the franchise Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League player auction, but missed the opening games due to a Sri Lankan tour to the Caribbean. When he finally joined the team, he missed out on the action due to a groin injury he picked up during that tour. Afterwards, he left to join the West Indies team for a home series against Australia, therefore not playing in the inaugural version of the IPL.

He played in the second IPL competition in early 2009, arriving for an away Test series against England very late, earning criticism about his commitment. His Test series went poorly, and the West Indies went on to lose both the Test and ODI series. Gayle, however, went to on score a match winning 88 in the first official match of the 2009 Twenty20, in a surprise victory over Australia.

On 17 December 2009 in the Australia v West Indies 3rd Test Chris Gayle scored the then fifth-fastest century in Test match history, taking just 70 balls to reach 100, including nine fours and six sixes. He was dismissed two balls later for 102 runs. On 16 November 2010, he became the fourth cricketer to score two triple centuries in Test cricket after Donald Bradman, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag.

On his return to Test cricket in July 2012, he scored 150 on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand.

Gayle scored 75 runs from 41 balls, fuelling West Indies' total of 205, against Australia in the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 semi-final, which was the highest total of the tournament.

In November 2012, during the First Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka, Gayle became the first player in the history of Test cricket to hit a six off the first ball of a match. In 2013, during the Third Test against Zimbabwe, Gayle surpassed Brian Lara's record of the most sixes in Test cricket by a West Indian cricketer.

Late career
In February 2015, Gayle became the fourth cricketer to score a double century in ODIs, and the first ever to do so in World Cup history, when he made 215 during a pool game against Zimbabwe in the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in Canberra. His partnership with Marlon Samuels was the most productive wicket in Cricket World Cup history, producing 372 runs before Gayle was caught for an out on the final ball of the innings. Coincidentally, he was almost adjudged out on the first ball he faced as an LBW appeal was raised by Zimbabwe bowler, Tinashe Panyangara, however, the umpire turned down the appeal. Despite a review which showed that the ball would have clipped the top of the bails, the original decision was upheld. Gayle thus became the only player in world cricket to hit a triple hundred in Tests, a double hundred in ODIs and a hundred in Twenty20 Internationals.

Chris Gayle ended his List-A career for Jamaica with a match-winning century against Barbados in a Super50 Cup 2018. On 18 February 2019, Gayle announced that he would retire from ODIs after the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He reversed this decision in June 2019.

In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup, which marked his fifth consecutive World Cup appearance (2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019). On 31 May 2019, in the West Indies' opening match of the World Cup, Gayle scored his 40th six in World Cup matches, the most by any batsman in World Cup history, surpassing AB de Villiers's record of 37. In the West Indies' match against Australia, Gayle scored his 1,000th run in the Cricket World Cup. On 1 July 2019, in the match against Sri Lanka, Gayle became the most capped player for the West Indies in international cricket, playing in his 455th match.

Three days later, in the West Indies' final match of the 2019 Cricket World Cup, against Afghanistan, Gayle became the most-capped player for the West Indies in the Cricket World Cup, playing in his 35th match. In the same match he also equalled Brian Lara's record of playing in 299 ODIs for the West Indies. In the next game against India, he played his 300th ODI match, the only West Indian player to achieve that feat. He also broke the record for the most runs for the West Indies in ODIs, surpassing Brian Lara. In the next match, he scored a breath-taking 72 of just 41 balls, in a knock having 5 maximums, as he led his team to a respectable total of 240 in 35 overs. Chasing a revised target of 255 in 35 overs via DLS, India looked in a spot of bother, but Indian skipper Virat Kohli's unbeaten 114 cost them the match as India won the series 2–0.

In November 2020, Gayle was nominated for the ICC Men's T20I Cricketer of the Decade award. In February 2021, Gayle was recalled to West Indies' T20I squad after two-year absence and named in the T20I squad against Sri Lanka. On 13 July 2021, against Australia in the third T20I, Gayle scored his first T20I half-century in the format since 2016, scoring 67 off 38 deliveries.

In September 2021, Gayle was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Retirement
On 6 November 2021, Gayle played his last T20I match against Australia in the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. However he has not announced his retirement from international cricket yet. He wanted to retire in front of his home crowd in Jamaica.

Twenty20 cricket
On 1 July 2009, Gayle signed with the Western Australia Warriors for the Australian Domestic Twenty20 tournament known as the Big Bash for the 2009–10 season. In 2011, after being left out of the initial part of the West Indies T20 and one-day home series against Pakistan, Gayle opted to join the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League. In his debut game against his previous team Kolkata Knight Riders in their home ground, he scored 102 off 55 balls, hitting 10 fours and 7 sixes. On 6 May 2011, he scored another century, 107 off 49 balls in Bangalore against the Kings XI Punjab, which included 10 fours and 9 sixes. In the next match against Kochi Tuskers Kerala, he scored 37 runs in one over, which included 3 sixes, 3 fours and a no ball that was hit for a six. Although many people cite him as having hit the over for 37, one run was awarded as an extra due to the no ball. He can therefore be said to have hit 36 off an over that went for 37. Gayle won the Orange Cap Award for scoring the most runs in the tournament amassing 608 runs in 12 matches. He was instrumental in many victories for the Royal Challengers Bangalore and received five Man of the Match awards and also the Player of the Tournament award for his performances. In the 2011 Champions League Twenty20, Chris Gayle was the second highest run-scorer in the competition, behind David Warner, with 257 runs from 6 matches at an average of 42.83 and a top score of 92, and was one of the star players.

Following his prolific performances, Gayle was signed by Zimbabwean franchise Matabeleland Tuskers, for the 2011-12 Stanbic Bank 20 Series. As Gayle later recalled it was valuable practice ahead of the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, where he had signed for the Sydney Thunder. Gayle hoped his first appearance in the tournament was a success, and he gave the spectators something to cheer about. Gayle was the second West Indian to be signed in the event, after the legendary Brian Lara had signed for Southern Rocks the previous season.

Gayle enjoyed great success in that tournament. He was the leading run-scorer in that series with 293 runs, a top score of 109, and an average over 50, the best of the tournament. The only century Gayle scored in the event ended in defeat as Mid West Rhinos's Brendan Taylor's outstanding 75* outlasted his team. The Tuskers could not win the tournament as they were overpowered by Mashonaland Eagles's Ryan ten Doeschate's brilliant 121* off 58 and despite Gayle scoring a half-century, it was not enough to see his home through.

Gayle also joined the Barisal Burners in the Bangladesh Premier League, and had scored two centuries at more than a run-a-ball.

In the 2012 IPL season, Gayle hit the most sixes (59) and was nominated for the orange cap for making 733 in 14 matches.

Gayle was selected for team Uva Next for the inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League in 2012, but did not play for the team due to injury.

Gayle started off his 2013 IPL season scoring 92 not out from 58 balls, hitting 11 fours and four sixes against the Mumbai Indians. His innings helped his side to victory, and he was awarded the man of the match. On 23 April 2013, during an IPL match against Pune Warriors India, Gayle broke multiple scoring records. With an individual score of 175 not out off 66 balls and a century reached in 30 balls, Gayle set records for the fastest century reached in any format of cricket, the highest individual score in a T20 match, and the most sixes scored in a single innings in the IPL. He also took two wickets in the match.

At the launch of the Caribbean Premier League, Gayle was announced as the first franchise player for the league.

During the 2015 T20 Blast season in England, Gayle represented Somerset and despite appearing in just 3 games for the county he contributed 328 runs including a score of 151 not out in a losing cause against Kent. The knock that came from 62 balls included 15 sixes and remains the highest T20 score at the County Ground Taunton.

On 18 January 2016, in a match with the Adelaide Strikers, Gayle set a new Big Bash League record for the fastest fifty and equaled the world record set by Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh against England in the 2007 ICC World Twenty20. He reached 51 in just 12 deliveries which included seven sixes and smashed the previous record of 18 deliveries set by Strikers batsman Tim Ludeman. He was dismissed shortly after for 56 off 17 balls by Travis Head.

Gayle was signed by Lahore Qalandars in 2016 for 200,000 dollars to play in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). Gayle had his worst T20 league, citing back problems. He only scored 103 runs from five matches and was also out twice for a golden duck, the most in his T20 career, by Junaid Khan. Gayle returned for a second season of PSL in 2017, this time picked by Karachi Kings. He played 9 matches for the side, and scored merely 160 runs. This would be prove to be last outing for Gayle in PSL, as he wasn't picked by any side in the 2018 and 2019 drafts of the league. In 2021, he was picked by Quetta Gladiators.

On 18 April 2017, Gayle reached the 10,000 runs milestone in T20 cricket after scoring 77 runs off 38 balls in a match against Gujarat Lions where Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 21 runs. He was also awarded the man of the match which was his first in IPL 2017.

On 16 September 2017, Gayle became the first ever player to hit 100 T20I sixes.

On 28 January 2018, Gayle was bought by Kings XI Punjab (Now Punjab Kings) in the 2018 IPL Auction for his base price of ₹20 million. On 19 April, Gayle scored 104* off 63 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad, and his team won the match by 15 runs. It was his 6th IPL century. Gayle was retained by the franchise for  IPL 2021. He however left the tournament in the second leg, citing 'bio-bubble fatigue'.

In May 2018, Gayle was named as one of the ten marquee players for the first edition of the Global T20 Canada cricket tournament. On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the tournament. In September 2018, he was named as the Icon Player for Balkh's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament. The following month, he was named in Jozi Stars' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Jozi Stars team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament. In October 2020, he was drafted by the Kandy Tuskers for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Colombo Stars following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.

On 17 May 2022, Gayle was inducted into the RCB Hall of Fame (along with AB de Villiers) for his contributions to the team between 2011 and 2017.

In 2022, Chris Gayle made his Legends League Cricket debut for Gujarat Giants.

Twenty20 centuries
Playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gayle scored a 30-ball century, that became the highest individual T20 score (175 not out). It eclipsed the previous mark set by Brendon McCullum of Kolkata Knight Riders.

Gayle holds the record for most centuries in T20 cricket (21), 15 more than his nearest rival Brendon McCullum. 15 out of his 21 T20 centuries have been not out.

Technique and attitude
Gayle is known for his characteristic hitting, imposing physique, and timing. He attributes the latter to being very thin when young, and having a heavy bat. He is known for appearing very calm as the bowler approaches. "Tall and imposing at the crease, he loves to carve through the covers off either foot, and has the ability to decimate the figures of even the thriftiest of opening bowlers" recorded Wisden and ESPNcricinfo. He holds numerous records that reflect his batting style, including record Twenty20 strike-rates and high scores.

"'It is instinct... We premeditate at times, but most of those things are instinct. When a fast bowler runs in to me, my breathing is controlled. So you keep a still head, slow down your breathing. Sometimes I actually hold my breath, so I can be as still and well-balanced as possible. If you get too excited, you overreact more, and with the adrenalin, you lose focus quickly.'"

Music
Chris Gayle launched a music career in November 2020 with a dancehall music video called "We Come Out To Party". Earlier in 2020, he had released a video about his partying lifestyle. In April 2021, Gayle released a music video titled "Jamaica to India" in collaboration with the Indian rapper Emiway Bantai. In September 2021, Gayle announced a song named 'Punjabi Daddy' and he will be seen in Sikh Turban look.

Personal life
Gayle's partner is Allysa Berridge. On 20 April 2016, Gayle announced the birth of his daughter on social media platform Instagram. On 9 September 2016, Gayle launched his autobiography Six Machine – I don't like cricket, I love it'. According to Forbes, Gayle has an estimated net worth of $15 million.

Controversies
Despite being regarded as a calm, cool cricketer, in 2005, Gayle was involved in the dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and a number of players over sponsorship issues. These players had personal sponsorship deals with Cable and Wireless, who used to sponsor West Indian cricket. However, since the West Indies had recently become sponsored by Cable and Wireless's rivals Digicel, the West Indies Cricket Board demanded the players dropped their Cable and Wireless deals. When the players refused to back down, the West Indies Cricket Board dropped them for the first Test against South Africa. Gayle later cut his deal with Cable and Wireless and rejoined the side for the second Test. He was charged with conduct contrary to the spirit of cricket during a Test against New Zealand in March 2006 but was subsequently found not guilty. Later that year, during October's Champions Trophy tournament in India, he was fined 30 percent of his match fee after repeated verbal exchanges with the Australian batsman Michael Clarke. He also publicly criticised the West Indies Cricket Board during the 2007 tour of England, which led to an official reprimand and warning.

Gayle also received criticism in early 2009 during West Indies' tour of England, where he commented that he did not want to captain the West Indies any more given the pressures involved, and that he "wouldn't be so sad" if Test cricket was superseded by Twenty20 cricket in the future. From the West Indies, both Viv Richards and Gary Sobers criticised Gayle's comments, as did opposite number Andrew Strauss. Gayle later commented that his statement had been quoted out of context, according to Julian Hunte, President of the West Indies Cricket Board. In an interview with Mike Atherton at the conclusion of a West Indies defeat in their tour of England, Gayle stated that he was not going to resign the captaincy.

In April 2011 Chris Gayle criticised the West Indies Cricket Board and coach Ottis Gibson and did not play for the team for more than a year. On 6 April 2012, Gayle and the WICB reached an understanding that paved the way for the former West Indies captain to return to the national team. On 25 June 2012, Gayle was chosen to be a part of the 2nd T20 and five-match one-day squad series starting on 30 June 2012, in the West Indies and Florida. They won the T20 series 2–0, in which Gayle was awarded man of the series, and the ODI series 4–1, in which Gayle made an aggressive century and half-century.

On 4 January 2016, while being interviewed by Network Ten commentator Mel McLaughlin during the 2015–16 Big Bash League season, Gayle said, "I just wanted to have an interview with you as well; that's why I batted so well," followed by, "Your eyes are beautiful; hopefully we can win this game and then we can have a drink after as well. Don't blush, baby". The comments were criticised by the Australian media,   with former Australian test captain Ian Chappell encouraging Cricket Australia to ban him from playing in Australia again. Fellow female sports journalist Neroli Meadows stated that Gayle had been acting in such a way for years, and that he did it to "humiliate" women. Gayle said the comments were intended to be a joke. Melbourne Renegades sanctioned Gayle with a A$10,000 fine for inappropriate conduct. On 30 October 2017, Chris Gayle won a defamation case against Fairfax Media after a jury found a series of articles published in 2016 which alleged he exposed himself to a masseuse were untrue and was awarded with $300k in damages for defamation.

The Chris Gayle Academy
In 2015, Gayle set up 'The Chris Gayle Academy' with the intent on helping disadvantaged children in both Jamaica and the United Kingdom better themselves and their communities through their involvement in sport. Since then the academy has expanded and now facilitates the advancement of young cricketers careers by providing access to quality coaches and playing opportunities abroad.

International centuries
Gayle has scored 42 international centuries, which includes 15 Tests, 25 ODIs and 2 T20I centuries as of 13 July 2021. He was the first cricketer to score centuries in all formats of the game.

International

 * 1) Highest run scorer for the West Indies in ODIs.
 * 2) Second West Indies player (after Brian Lara), and 14th overall, to pass 10,000 runs in ODIs.
 * 3) First (and so far only) batsman to score a triple century in Test cricket, double century in ODI cricket and a century in T20 internationals.
 * 4) In World Cup 2015, he hit the fastest ever ODI double century, against Zimbabwe, off 138 balls.
 * 5) Third batsman to score a century against eleven different countries in ODIs.
 * 6) Fastest ODI fifty by West Indies batsmen. (50 runs in 19 balls).
 * 7) Most runs in a single ICC Champions Trophy series (474 runs).
 * 8) Only player to hit the first ball of a Test match for six.
 * 9) Along with Marlon Samuels, he holds the record for the highest ever ODI stand for any wicket (372 runs for 2nd wicket).
 * 10) Along with Devon Smith, he set the record for the highest opening stand in ICC World T20 history (145).

Domestic T20

 * 1) Leading run scorer in all forms of T20s.
 * 2) First batsman to score 10,000 T20 runs.
 * 3) Fastest batsman to score 4000 runs in IPL.
 * 4) First and only batsman to hit 300 sixes in the IPL.
 * 5) Highest individual score in T20 with 175* (off 66 balls).
 * 6) Highest score by a player in T20 in a losing cause (151*).
 * 7) Joint record for fastest T20 half-century, in 12 balls.
 * 8) Most number of sixes in a T20 innings (18) during the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League.

T10
Joint Record, with Mohammad Shahzad and Waseem Muhammad for Fastest T10 Fifty in 12 Balls in the Abu Dhabi T10 in 2021.

Honours
West Indies

 * ICC Champions Trophy – 2004
 * ICC World Twenty20 – 2012, 2016

Jamaica Tallawahs

 * Caribbean Premier League – 2013, 2016

Rangpur Riders

 * Bangladesh Premier League – 2017

Vancouver Knights

 * Global T20 Canada – 2018

Balkh Legends

 * Afghanistan Premier League – 2018

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User talk:Sam Spade/ - archive August 2004 2

New Barnstar!
You are the second recipient of a new barnstar I made. Enjoy! Mike H 02:17, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)

Category
How can I add a new item to the category? Dana 08:28, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * Generally, Category should help. Specifically, you type something like Category:Norse mythology, but without the :, onto the article in question, towards the bottom. Hope that helps, Sam Spade 02:23, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the offer to be part of the project
...but I'm sorry to say that I don't know very much about norse mythology. I haven't even read Nordisk mytologi, but the structure seems to be pretty sane to me as a layman. Are you creating a new wikiProject? I would have to do a lot of research before being able contribute. My interest in norse mythology is mainly part of how it is connected to pride, patriotism, nationalism and neo-nazism in Sweden. Norse mythology is not very high on my list but I'm not uninterested, it will just take some time. The topics I want to concentrate on in the beginning are those that I have personal experiance with. I feel that it's easier to do primary or secondary research within these topics at the beginning(I have to be strict with npov though, hehe). I'm not spending that much time on wp atm but more time will be devoted when the autumn comes and weather gets worse. I might join the effort later but don't count on me. I'm grateful for your welcoming and you userpage gave me some ideas about being a wikipedian. I'm taking bits and pieces to customize them. --Honta 13:04, 2004 Aug 10 (UTC)

 * Oh, thats quite alright, I didn't actually expect that you'd be interested, but I thought to offer when I found out you were Swedish. I too am interested in "Nazi mysticism", you might like to see Mysticism in Nazi Germany sometime. Glad to meet you, and I hope we see more of you come the long winter, Sam Spade 17:43, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

The service here...
Boy, the service here is great! Odd that on a huge site you get greeted personally... User:Cap'n Refsmmat (sig added Sam Spade 17:47, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC))

 * Well, its a bit of a gamble if I run across you and all, but a big project includes alot of volunteers, and I happen to be one who likes greeting new users (amongst dozens of other things ;) Glad to have you here, Sam Spade 17:47, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

How do you see all of the new users? Is there a page with all of them? Cap'n Refsmmat 17:54, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)

 * No, I just go to my watchlist (or recent changes) and click on the ones w red talk page links. Prett simple really :) Sam Spade 17:56, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

What's funny is I keep getting the same message from you over and over... Cap'n Refsmmat 17:59, Aug 10, 2004 (UTC)

 * Thats just a note to tell you to come here to my talk page. That way our conversation is all in one place. Sam Spade 18:00, 10 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Adolf Hitler
Sam, there are two edits on Adolf Hitler that I want to discuss with you. I would like to remove the term Jewish from Holocaust in the first paragraph. I don't think it is necessary and it can be perceived as disparaging to the other victims (see, for instance, Porajmos, which I wrote). Furthermore, with the fall of the Soviet Union, we know that Hitler with certainty that Hitler died in the Fuehrerbunker. The term "his own hand" is a bit flowery for my taste in any event. "Committed suicide" is just as effective (regardless of whether we keep "reportedly" or not). I look forward to your comments. Danny 01:09, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I would agree to mediating between you. Thank you for agreeing to the changes. I want to work on that entire first paragraph, but I think it will be best if we do it step by step. There are some other problems that I see. For instance "The total embrace of war by all sides." How exactly did Poland embrace war so totally? Belgium? Denmark? Norway? I happen to own a German document justifying the invasion of Norway as a response to British hostility, but it certainly wasnt because of Norway's total embrace of war. Danny 01:28, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I would be happy to mediate that conflict if 172 agrees. There are some other issues in the first paragraph that need fixing too. For instance, the second sentence implies that Hitler was fuehrer even before 1933 ("he was also" implies that). Also, Poland, Belgium, and Norway did not embrace total war. Actually, neither did Britain and France at first, even though they declared war against Germany after the invasion of Poland. It was very low key for the first few months, until Hitler began taking over neighboring countries. Danny 01:32, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Of course, his suicide was also reported on German radio before Germany fell. For an easy source, read the last chapter of Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Danny 01:44, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

In recognition of that, I left the word "reportedly" in the text. Please let me know if you agree with the version I suggested in the Talk, or if you have any comments on it. Danny 01:53, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Thanks, now I can go to sleep. Danny 01:58, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Re: "arbitration/Rex071404"
Please take note, yesterday, I posted my version of the facts on this issue as per the page's instructions: "If you disagree with some evidence you see here, please provide counter-evidence, or an explanation of why the evidence is misleading. Please do this under a seperate header, to seperate your response from the original evidence."

However, tonight, Neutrality has twice deleted my statement from that page and instead moved it to the "discussion" page.

I am trying my best to defuse the tense dynamic between Neutrality an myself, but I am at a loss as to what to do.

For example, Neutrality is again jumping all over my edits on John Kerry and deleted/reversed me me multiple times tonight wihtout discussion. I have left copious notes on that talk page explaining my edits, but Neutrality dos not dialog with me.

I really would appreciate some guidedance on getting Neutrality to give me some breathing room.

Also, please take note, although I am feeling very pressed againg by Neutrality, I am not reverting to my intial method of snide commentary.

Since Snowspinner chastized me several days ago with a 24hr ban, I have reconsidered and am avoiding harsh statements. That being the case, when can I expect Neutrality to be advised to leave me be and not be so agressive to me? Rex071404 01:48, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

? I have no idea what this is about ? Sam Spade 02:01, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Several days ago, you commented on the entrenched editors efforts to push me off from being able to edit John Kerry. Again today, there seems to be a drive on there to silence me, the only odd-man-out. Just thought you'd like to now. Rex071404 02:35, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Conversation with 172
That's something to consider. I'm glad that Danny is coming up, actually. All this time, I wanted to reach the same kind of understanding that you'd reached with Danny, which allowed you to start working amicably with him. 172 05:07, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I've been ready to start things anew with you and start seeing you in a different light for a while. (I'd been have trouble, though, because I got the impression-- perhaps the wrong impression-- that you were more concerned with the past.) I don't think that mediation is really necessary, but if you still have your doubts, it's still something to consider. 172 05:33, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Do you want to take a look at Talk:John Kerry. Rex seems to be getting in trouble again. Maybe you'll be able to help him communicate with the other users. 172 06:32, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

That's an excellent point. This underlines just about all conflict in one way or another. And it definitely explains the past conflicts between the two of us, I think. (It's particularly easy to get into conflicts on Wiki, as it can be difficult to get an understanding of the people you're interacting with online as opposed to in person.) BTW, thanks for helping to stabilize the situation on the Kerry article. 172 06:49, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

LOL. Still, when you run for president, you're opening yourself up to this kind of scrutiny, so I don't know how empathetic Kerry looks. (This is by no means the nastiest campaign in U.S. history. Going back quite a long way, just consider the acid sparring involving Hamilton/Burr, Jefferson/Hamilton, or Jefferson/Adams. A generation later, John Quincy Adams was accused of being a spy for Russia. Andrew Jackson was accused of murder. The election of Lincoln in 1860 goes without mentioning. In 1884 the Cleveland/Blane contest was also particularly bitter-- the year of the "Ma! Ma! Where's My Pa?" epitaph referring to Cleveland's illegitimate child. The Democrats, in turn, came up with the story that Blaine had had premarital relations with his wife, but the Republicans hung themselves when they alienated Catholic voters in competitive Northern states after a prominent NY columnist called the Democrats the party of "Rum, Romanism and Rebellion." More recently, FDR was accused of Communism, and the Truman/Dewey race in '48 was also particularly nasty.) Kerry entered the race as no novice in the Washington game, so he must've known what he was opening himself up to. 172 08:09, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

It is counterproductive in principle. What goes around comes around, of course. But sometimes election-day comes before the candidate best apt at slinging mud has to come to terms with his own dirt, if you catch my drift. It's certainly unfortunate, but it's a part of the game of politics that's never going to go away. 172 08:17, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Well, I'll try to answer the question, but please don't take this the wrong way. I was under the impression that you weren't listening to me and you were probably under the impression that I wasn't listening to you. (Speaking from my vantage point, I thought that you were a bit too quick to run to the behavioral dispute pages and bring up charges of policy violations. This puts people on the defensive. Speaking of disputes in terms of charges of policy violations, as opposed to a mutual misunderstanding, can also possibly convey the impression that you're 'out to get' someone.) Regarding Spleeman, I've never interacted with this user, so I can't really speak for him/her. I wasn't even aware of the conflict between you and this user. 172 08:44, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I don't think that we need to go through mediation at the moment. In the event that we have trouble going through a dispute again, I'll consider it. (It is probably better worth your time to go to mediation with Spleeman any. We're speaking to each other, which is a good sign, whereas Spleeman is finding the need to 'dig up dirt' on you.) 172 19:28, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Stress-o-meter
Whilst browsing wikipedia missing people I noted your use of the term: stress-o-meter, this was most curious, at least to discover the device has made its way to wikipedia. I recall its first use at 'node 12', a squat I used to occupy opposite Leeds university with Dave Lee, and his friend Sam. I suspect this to be your good self?

Dave long ago went his own way, and I too have moved on from those memorable days, with Ray and the others, but if you are the SAM I once new it is gratifying to have found you at this great forum.

I am also informed by the evidence on your user page that animated gifs are usable at the wiki, which I had not realised, cheers!

Regardless of if you are the Sam from Sheffield that I remember, thanks for brightening up my stressful day with these points of interst...

All the best I am working on the projects listed at Faedra (Steve).

 * Actually that wasn't me, my real names Jack. Sam Spade is a Humphrey Bogart role, from the "maltese falcon". I'm glad to have brightened up your day tho, cheers, Sam Spade 19:34, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Thanks
Thanks, to tell you the truth, the whole experience kind of repulsed me from the article for a while. I might attempt to jump back on it again, we'll see. It's amazing how people act sometime, attacking you for no good reason... – マイケル   ₪  14:26, Aug 11, 2004 (UTC)

 * Alot of people have alot of issues, but it only takes a level head and a kind heart to make the best of things. I'm glad to see that you at least are not a trouble maker, but rather a problem solver. Glad to have you, Sam Spade 19:34, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Nagarjuna
Please see Nagarjuna, and Template:Buddhism to which i did "rv 203.166.96.239's vanity vandalism (lk to now deleted article) to last by Yacht", which fixes the most obvious defect in Nag. Let me know if something else needs fixing, but i urge you to look at the diffs on the template, and notice how the template is evoked, and learn from the result. (There's more than that to know abt templates, tho i'm not sure it's all working yet, but there's very little need to learn anything more complicated.) And ask me some questions if you like. --Jerzy (t) 04:06, 2004 Aug 13 (UTC)

 * I'm sorry, I don't understand. Are you refering to Template:Norse mythology in some way? Thats the only template I've recently had anything to do with... Sam Spade 04:19, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

No. Wikipedia talk:Template messages & Cleanup. --Jerzy (t) 04:39, 2004 Aug 13 (UTC)

 * ah, ok! Now I understand. That was in regards to User talk:Sam Spade/ - archive July 2004, a question I recieved. I didn't know enough to help directly, so I made those listings on cleanup and talk:Template messages to find the help that was needed. Thank you, I had forgotten about it completely :) Sam Spade 04:50, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * I put a link to here on User Talk:localizers user talk as well. Thanks again, Sam Spade 04:52, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * Good plan, especially since i, uh, looked for my keys under the street lamp. Looking now at the less obvious templates, whose locations are unorthodox even if their contents turn out to be conventional, as i expect at least in terms of template-specific facilities. More to come. --Jerzy (t) 05:07, 2004 Aug 13 (UTC)

Entries in hist of Nagarjuna & diffs on July 21 suggest that the problems have been dealt with by dispensing with the many uses of a template to provide a single special character. Described by that editor as a "bug", the problem is probably actually a security feature: IIRC, the same template will not be transcluded more than 5 times on a page. (This limits what vandals can accomplish using templates.) I.e., they were being used for something that is not their job. So i guess that is the kind of esoteric aspect of templates that i doubted would be involved! [shrug] --Jerzy (t) 05:30, 2004 Aug 13 (UTC)

Arbcom questions
/Arbcom questions

Thanks for participating in the ArbCom elections. Danny 00:50, 14 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * Should I take it that the vote is in and I lost, or... Sam Spade 17:46, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

antifa
Sorry, that wasn't meant to be an attack on homosexuals, just fascists. I'll try to do what you said next time. Cheers. User:TPermyakoff(sig added by Sam Spade 17:22, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC))

 * Ok, but be aware that the wiki isn't aplace to insult anyone, especially not based on politics, race, etc... fascists are people too. Thanks for your conscientiousness. Sam Spade 17:22, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Thanks from Headrattle
Hey, thanks. I joined a few Months ago, and I have only noticed a few things. I really do like Wiki, but I have been hesitant to actually change anything due to my horrible writing and spelling. I also have a habit of writingthings from my point of view that isn't easily discarded.

I must admit that the tilda thing was far beyond me. I wouldn't have even suspected really... Of course, the fact that I don't really like to read instructions wouldn't help me in this area.

Still, thanks for the information, I'll use it. Sometimes I just need to get sent in a direction. Headrattle 22:14, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * Good to hear, and don't forget to be bold! Mistakes can be corrected, but its much harder to make up for the improvements you don't make due to excess of hesitancy. Sam Spade 17:22, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Thanks again
I just wanted to thank you again for the moral support you provided with the whole John Kerry thing. I've jumped back in, and hope that my newest efforts will be successful. See Talk:John Kerry for more details on that. – マイケル   ₪  22:27, Aug 13, 2004 (UTC)

 * I hope so too, and I'll keep an eye out. Really, the best we can do is to set a good example, which is exactly what you've been doing. Thanks for being such a good influence, we need users like you to help moderate some of the hotheads and loose cannons out there ;) Cheers, Sam Spade 17:22, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Your vote needed at George W. Bush
Please go here, ASAP and vote.

Rex071404 07:11, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * I'm sorry, I don't know enough about that to vote on it. Sam Spade 17:22, 16 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Thank you
Hi Sam Thank you for the kind welcome. I am looking forward to being a part of this community. Sincerely, Aloysius Patacsil 21:41, Aug 16, 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome!
I'll be sure to check out the links, Mr. Spade... And don't worry about my boldness, it'll become apparent soon enough, I assure you. Better I focus on not being bold, knowing my MO. :) KuriosD 08:29, 17 Aug 2004 (UTC)

More Good Info for you
For the upcoming battles on the Fascism and especially the Nazism article, I plan to remove the word "reactionary" from the article. All my facts are placed here for your reading enjoyment--Talk:Nazism/Revolutionary not Reactionary WHEELER 16:32, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Thank you
Thanks for the welcome! I remember passing by Wikipedia a couple years ago, reading about its mission of multilingual openness, and thinking, "good luck." Now, my fascination with it has reached eminence. It has the sense of being one of humanity's most profound achievements, bold and unafraid of change. --Psients 16:46, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Thanks from PhilHibbs
Thanks for that info - I have been reading through the docs, but my unrestrainable enthusiasm got the better of me and I made a few minor newbie-type mistakes.

I have contributed to other community websites such as Everything2 and Perl Monks (must create an entry for that), so I'm not a total noob, but thanks for the pointers. I've been reading up on naming conventions, categories, and other useful tediousness.

PhilHibbs 17:48, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Parasexual/Homosexual
Hi Sam, I agree with your inclusion of a reference to "parasexual" in Age disparity in sexual relationships, and would like to thank you for pointing out the fact. However, I am concerned that a casual reader of that article wouldn't know what parasexual means. Naturally, they would click the link to see what parasexuality is all about, but the paraphilia article doesn't even mention homosexuality until nearly the end of the article Paraphilia – and it's controversial to boot. Many homosexuals would object strongly to being classified as "outside the societal norm". They consider the word "abnormal" a pejorative rather than the statement of fact that it is. Indeed, the majority of the population is primarily heterosexual, making homosexuality abnormal in a factual, stastical sense, and therefore arguably classifiable under parasexual. The jury's still out on that one, and to assert a position one way or the other would be POV on our part. As you said, it is POV to insinuate that homosexual is not included within parasexual. But it is also POV to insinuate that homosexual is included within parasexual. You see the dilemma. We need a better way of wording the sentence.

But please note that the Age disparity in sexual relationships has nothing to do with above debate! Additionally: the age disparity article discusses homosexual relationships, but not any broader parasexual relationships (e.g., older bondage queens who love younger men with foot fetishes). If you would like to research and add information about age disparities in the broader category of parasexuality, please do. But for the time being, what we have in the article covers only homosexual relationships. Therefore, I think it's important that we include "homosexual" in the article lead. I'm willing to compromise and add "parasexual" to the sentence, but to replace homosexual entirely is POV.

Anyway, I'm sorry for the long post, but I really don't want an edit war over something as silly as this. The homosexual/parasexual debate is certainly deserving of its own article, but the age disparity article is not the place for it. Thanks for your time, and happy editing. • Benc • 22:20, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * Thank you for the long post, I like long posts, and consider them thoughtful :)

 * I agree with you. I won't be adding much of any info, as you suggested I might like to, but I certainly won't be edit warring with you on this matter. The sentence needs rewording. I knew that when I put it there, but assumed it was a less than urgent matter due to the benefits of the group editing process.

 * I've spent reams of time discussing the subtleties of homosexuality on here, and suppose I'll end up being obligated to discuss it a ream or two more in the future, but for now I think I'd like to refrain from comment regarding the complexities of homosexuality’s inclusion into the clinical definition of paraphilia.

 * In conclusion, lets find a way to word the introduction that doesn't suggest that homosexuality is, or is not, a paraphilia. The best way to do that would be to place the links and mentions of each of them in separate sentences (perhaps even paragraphs) respectively.

 * Thank you for your time and interest, Sam Spade 22:30, 18 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Well, I've added more material to the article than I had planned – but that's probably a good thing. :-) Feel free to look it over for any rough edges where it needs more NPOVing.

Please note that I opted to devote a paragraph within the "psychology" section to the parasexual/homosexual issue. I don't feel that it's appropriate to have this in the article lead at all. As I said in my first comment, the parasexual/homosexual issue is well outside the scope of this article. Regards, • Benc • 03:36, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Rios Montt
Please offer some evidence or reasoning behind your claims in your edit summaries before you trigger a page protection. I would've been able to add the references had you not come along to start your heckling about the Rios Montt article. 172 04:38, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * You've been having an edit war. I felt the page needed a dispute header and protection. You reverted my dispute header, so I placed the article in a state I was not disputing. Work this out w User:Trey Stone and that anon on Talk:Efraín Ríos Montt. I'll keep an eye, and maybe occasionally comment, but given our history, I'd rather see you focus mainly on reaching compromise w them. I'll go w consensus, I'm sure. Sam Spade 04:49, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Your comments
If you notice I deleted my comment about repressed homosexuality shortly after I made it - I removed it because I thought it would just antagonise you. That you decided to dig it out and publicly display it is your action and your choice and it's interesting to speculate why you would have done that. However, I suggest you do look up homophobia, latent homosexuality and repressed homosexuality in your psychology texts and you'll see that my statement was not an ad hominem but a factual statement. Sorry if that upsets you - it shouldn't. AndyL 17:28, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Re:User talk:Spleeman
I have very little patience for this sort of white washing and codling of POV pushing, personal attacks and vandalism. You are either ill informed, or ill suited to the task of encouraging policy compliance in this situation. Please find yourself useful elsewhere. Sam Spade 00:58, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * Hi Sam. Sorry that I upset you, I made a bad choice of words and made an implication that hurt you. For that I am sorry. I certainly did not mean for you to have to come to my user page to tell me to find myself useful elsewhere. I merely wished to defend Spleeman from unecessary bad rap, since its quite easy for an already questionable user to be knocked further down a downward spiral. Anyways, I find myself informed enough on policy to be able to point it out to Spleeman and others when necessary. Also, I would not try to white wash or codle my POV into any article, as the main goal of Wikipedia articles is NPOV. One last idea, which of course you can take or leave, yet I've noticed you tend to edit somewhat controversial articles in what might be called controversial ways. I'd suggest that instead of reporting policy and such to everyone who confronts you, you attempt to talk it out (whcih you have at times, yes!). Overall, talking things out is the way we achieve the goals of Wikipedia, and one reason policy exists in the first place. Sometimes to keep focused on the important stuff you have to turn the other cheek to small wrongs done by others, especially when they really don't hurt anyone. If you don't respond to every little jab, they'll stop jabbing as well.
 * Anyways, Thanks for the message and sorry if I hurt you. — siro   χ   o  16:03, Aug 22, 2004 (UTC)

 * 1) I want to thank you for your polite response to my rather heated statement above and on spleemans talk. I understand that you are not ignorant of policy. I do think however that you might be misunderstanding the quality and intent of this user. Let me share w you a couple of links:, , User:Spleeman/Sam Spade. This user is not a confused newbie. He is an account with a clear purpose, and less than 500 edits, mind you ;) I apologize if I came across too strongly, but in truth I think I have been very restrained considering. I hope I have helped to clarify the situation, and I assure you that I am more than willing to communicate in a frank, polite, and intellectually honest manner whenever the opportunity presents itself. Sam Spade 17:39, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Semantics of God
I don't know why you changed my references to the word "god" to "God" : I obviously was referring to the common conception, not the Christian entity. "God" is pretty much always used to refer to Christian concepts only. User:Franc28(sig added after by Sam Spade 19:37, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC))

 * I don't know who you are, or what specific situation you are talking about, but you are wrong. Sam Spade 19:37, 19 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * To my knowledge, I've never seen "God" used as a general, non-Christian-specific term in the literature. Do you have any examples ? Franc28

 * Hinduism, pantheism, islam, etc... Sam Spade 01:10, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * "God" is a proper noun. It is generally used by people who are referring to a monotheistic deity. Rex071404 02:59, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * W the english word "God", your probably right. Maybe not tho, alot of Indians speak english. Brahma is pantheistic. But the word for "God" in other languages is harder top define. Sam Spade 03:30, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Why?
Because I said so. Mike H 01:01, Aug 20, 2004 (UTC)

MikeH said so. His word is law. ;) Neutrality 04:26, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Mental retard
Sam: Mental retard cannot be redirected to learning disability. Not all people with learning disabilities are retarded. Also, "retard" can be seen as somewhat derogatory. Danny 00:15, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * See Talk:Learning disability. There needs to be a new page written I agree, but until then I assume its better to have it link to learning disability, the broader catagory, no? Sam Spade 00:18, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I agree that it needs its own page, but I dont think the redirect you propose is the best solution. Maybe you can add Mental retardation to the Most wanted articles. I am sure if someone sees it at the top of the recent changes page, they will write something. Danny 00:20, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * How do I do that? I am unfamiliar with that page and its processes. Sam Spade 00:23, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Go to here and stick in Mental retardation under requests. You may want to wait till one of the articles already there is written, but I would support you if you would replace an article that has been there for over 2 weeks. Danny 01:08, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Subud not religious
Hello Sam,

What do you mean by "falsehood?" I'd like to clarify that Subud is not a religious association, because persons of various religions, who actively practise their religions, as well as atheists and agnostics, who maintain their non-belief, are all active members of Subud. This may sound like a logical contradiction, but it isn't. Subud has no dogma or beliefs or creed. This is why I added the word "spiritual" to the athism page. Does this make sense? Let me know. Mahalo, Aliman 22:03, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * I know basically nothing about sabud, and did not mean to make any claim regarding them. My point was that atheism is not Spiritual, and an atheist cannot be both Spiritual and atheist. They may be allowed to perform certain rituals or become members of certain organizations, but they are in no way spiritual in nature. Also Jainism is not athiest, and certainly does not require strong atheism, as the article has said. Thanks for your interest, Sam Spade 22:07, 21 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Atheism precludes spirituality
Sam Spade said a person cannot be both spiritual and atheist (i.e., atheism precludes spirituality). Dunc Harris said that words used to describe Spirituality are incomprehensible gobledegook. However, in order to be consistent with these views, shouldn’t the entire section on “atheist religious organizations” in the Atheist article be deleted? From your points of view such wording is unintelligible. I submit to you both that you argue that atheism precludes spirituality, and if you are successful then we can delete that section of the Atheist article that mentions “atheist religious organizations.” Aliman 12:22, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome pack
Thanks for the welcome pack, it's very ... er, ... comprehensive to say the least :o) I suppose I've had my toes in the water long enough, and it was finally time to take the plunge and register. The User Formerly Known As 82.6.10.139

 * Glad you like it. It took me awhile to find everything, so I like to give others a head start ;) Sam Spade 01:09, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

172
Sam, the tone of my posting on Jwrosenzweig's page was a reaction to your lack of standing when it comes to censuring me for not following neutrality policies although you yourself mostly concentrate on pushing many articles in your areas of interest in the direction of your own POV, which I find quite disingenuous. It was also a reaction to your habit of accusing users of bad behavior whenever they disagree with your edits; this has been noted not just by me but by a number of other users. This tendency turns comparatively easy-to-resolve disputes regarding content, sources, and the merit of edits into impossible-to-resolve personality feuds (hence my frustration). 172 04:31, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * You are both good users that happen to have differing political views. I trust you can work it out together … but if you can't, mediation might be a good step (I'm a mediator). Neutrality 04:37, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * I'd accept mediation gladly. I'm not sure who would be best at mediating, but that could be worked out if 172 accepted mediation as an option. Sam Spade 15:32, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)
 * I'll accept mediation this time regarding the Montt article, as it is currently locked. 172 10:23, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC)

I will go for mediation generally, but I hardly know anything about Montt, so that doesn't seem like a good focus. Also, at this point I think I'd be better off seeking mediation w AndyL or spleeman, or maybe even rickK. To be frank when were not edit warring and personally attacking one another we seem to get along just fine. Sam Spade 01:17, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Glad to hear. Does this mean that you'll be able to help get the Montt page unprotected and withdraw the WP:RFAr? Good luck getting things resolved with Speelman and AndyL. 172 01:57, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

 * I don't see any substantive communication on Montt in the last few days, which isn't promising. Trey seems to be saying something, but I'm not clear where its going. If there continues to be no communication for awhile longer, or if he also wants the page unprotected, I suppose I would hesitantly support unprotection, but I fully expect it would need protection again shortly thereafter unless we reach some sort of concensus 1st. As far as the RfAR, we both recently expressed ourselves on User talk:Jwrosenzweig. I stand by what I said, do you? Sam Spade 02:05, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)

If the case if withdrawn, I'll be able to adopt a more conciliatory posture, as neither of us will be in the position of defending the terms of dueling cases. Withdrawing the case would show me that you are more open-minded and less aggressive than for what I had once taken you. Thus, whether or not I'll stand by my comments depends on what you give me to work with. 172 17:39, 24 Aug 2004 (UTC)


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Vasbert Drakes

Vasbert Conniel Drakes (born 5 August 1969) is a former West Indian cricketer, who played Tests and ODIs. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and handy right-hand lower order batsman.

Drakes featured for Sussex, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Leicestershire and Border in his cricketing career. He also coached the UAE, Barbados and the West Indies women's cricket team.

International career
Drakes made his international debut in 1994–95, when he played 5 ODI games against Australia cricket team, followed by a tour of England. He did not return to the side until the age of 33, when in September 2002 he was named in the West Indies cricket team' squad for the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy.

He took the wicket of Jacques Kallis in his first international over for seven years. He went on to make his test debut, on 8 December 2002, against Bangladesh at Dhaka's Bangabandhu National Stadium. Drakes then took 5 wickets against Australia in the first test of the 2003 Frank Worrel Trophy series played at Bourda. This was his first and only five wicket haul in test match cricket. With the bat he scored a notable unbeaten 27 which helped the Windies to chase down a world-record target of 418, set by Australia cricket team in the fourth test of the series played at the Antigua Recreation Ground. He later made 67 in a test match played in and against South Africa. This was his first and only half century in international cricket.

Drakes also featured in the 2003 ICC World Cup where he took a spectacular diving catch in a game against Canada. He eventually picked up a sum of 51 wickets at an average of 25.35 with two five wicket hauls in his ODI career.

Domestic career
Drakes played county cricket for English sides Sussex, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire and Leicestershire. He scored two centuries for Sussex and picked up 80 wickets in his first and only season with Nottinghamshire. He also featured for South African club Border, with Drakes twice being named, in 1999 and 2000, as one of the South African Cricketers of the Year.

Drakes is also one of only six batsmen in the history of first-class cricket to be given out timed out. As he wasn't in the country at the time, his flight to South Africa, to attend a match played between Border and Free State, had been delayed by several hours.

Coaching career
After his cricketing career, Drakes was appointed coach of United Arab Emirates national cricket team for a three-month period that included the 2008 Asia Cup and 2008 ACC Trophy Elite. Then he took over coaching for Barbados cricket team. He was also briefly the coach of Queen's Park Cricket Club.

In April 2015, Drakes was named head coach of West Indies women's cricket team. He led the West Indies women's cricket team to their first major title by winning the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in India.

Personal life
Drakes's son, Dominic Drakes is also a cricketer who's a left arm seamer.

title: Vasbert Drakes