At a one-day game at the MCG, 1992-93, Desmond Haynes is batting and I hit him right in the box and he went down. It was in 1978 that Desmond Haynes catapulted himself into the cricket annals of all time. They also managed 4,469 runs in Test action in a decade batting together, all the while proving there is more than one method to scoring runs at the highest level. I ran in the next ball. Straight in the box again. Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge, cricket’s most iconic opening partnership, on the good times and the bad. “A nyway, what do you want to talk about?” Desmond Haynes, I had been promised, would be the friendly one. Desmond Haynes Young Lions. The batting great has been engaged for … 336 likes. What Ambrose and Walsh were to bowling, Haynes and Greenidge were to batting – simply a sublime opening pair that savaged bowling attacks for a decade. Former West Indies opener Desmond Haynes has been appointed batting consultant for the West Indies cricket team. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1991. 1. Desmond Haynes was born in Holders Hill a small village in Barbados that has a rich cricket history, producing numerous players who have gone on to represent both Barbados and the West Indies. Haynes was a part of the World Cup winning 1979 squad and also played in the 1983, 87 and 91-92 WCs. Yeah man, yeah man. Haynes formed a formidable partnership with Gordon Greenidge for the West Indies cricket team in Test cricket during the 1980s. Mission Statement: To provide the environment and opportunity to enhance and develop cricket skills through sound, professional and fun coaching. Everybody laughs. But we seem to have got off on the wrong foot. Are you all right, Des? Since his retirement in 1994, Haynes has served as the chairman of the selection panel of Barbados and is currently the batting coach of the West Indies team. Desmond Haynes. Desmond Leo Haynes (born 15 February 1956) is a West Indian cricketer and cricket coach. Desmond Haynes … Haynes made his Test debut on March 3, 1978, against Australia at Port-of-Spain.