Standing 200cm tall and hailing from the renowned fast bowling breeding ground of Barbados, Sulieman Benn reckons he was born to bowl – spin.

Benn’s choice of craft, while seemingly unusual for a West Indian, paid handsome dividends for the West Indies on day three of the second Test against Australia in Adelaide.

The lanky left-armer comes from an island which has produced an upper class of pacemen such as Wes Hall, Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall.

But not Benn, who is certain of one thing: “I never thought about bowling fast, I never had a passion for it”.

Benn once remarked he was born to be a spinner, but can’t say why he elected to pursue slow bowling.

“I can’t say anything attracted me to it (spin bowling),” he said.

“It is just something I started doing from very young, eight, nine-years-old.

“When I started to bowl spin, I liked it, and I continued.”

The 28-year-old constantly challenged Australia’s batsmen in claiming his first five-wicket haul in Tests.

His 5-155 from 53 nagging overs prompted evergreen opponent Mike Hussey to describe Benn as “probably the most unique spinner I’ve faced in my career”.

Hussey said Benn’s height – six feet seven inches in the old school – presented difficulties for batsmen.

“He stuck to his task very well, bowled with a lot of discipline and patience, and certainly he used bounce, which is obviously going to be a big asset for him, to his favour,” Hussey said.

“He does use bounce very, very well with his height, and I think he’s pretty wily with his changes of length and changes of pace as well.”

For Benn, who said since his height shot up when aged 14 he can extract remarkable bounce on any pitch, his five wicket feat made him feel like a genuine Test cricketer.

“It gives a sense of belonging, sometimes you kind of doubt yourself if you’re doing a good enough job,” he said.

“Obviously performing at this level against close to the best team in the world, it gives you a sense of belonging, a sense of confidence.”

© AAP 2012

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