Former West Indies fast bowler and self-described “man whore” Tino Best claims in his new autobiography that he had sex with more than 40 women on a single Australian tour.

In Mind the Windows: My Story, a tell-all that takes ungallantry to a whole new level, Best estimates he has had sex with between 500 and 650 women. Australian women are his favorite, he writes.

“The most beautiful girls are the Australians. I think they are amazing. They are really into their fitness and have amazing bodies,” Best wrote in an extract printed by The Daily Mail.

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The unseemly revelations don’t end there though. Best claims that during an Australian tour in 2005, in which Windies coach Bennett King preferred to use other fast-bowling options, he used all his spare time to chase women.

“We used to have competitions of who could shag the most girls on tour. I think my record, on an 11-week tour to Australia in 2005, was more than 40,” Best wrote.

“I was 24 and I didn’t play a Test on that tour. The coach, Bennett King, didn’t fancy me one bit. He must have been the only one who didn’t!

“I’d go out, pick up a couple of girls and take them back to our hotel. A plush hotel with a professional sportsman: the girls loved it.

“Sometimes I’d take back four girls on one night! If that happened, I’d have to call one of the other lads for back-up to help me out.

“I’ve had plenty of threesomes, or menages a trois, as I like to call them. One night I had three girls at once. That’s the most I’ve ever done stuff with.

“I wasn’t getting any play on the field in Australia – but I was at night.”

Best’s revelations come after his former teammate Chris Gayle’s highly publicised sexism scandal, which made headlines around the world in January.

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Best defends Gayle in his book, and declares another West Indies player to be a far better ‘wingman’ for a night on the town.

No girl intimidated me.

“Now, Chris is good fun but he doesn’t indulge in too much bad stuff. He’s a good man, Chris. The most fun on a night out is Dwayne Bravo,” Best wrote.

“We complemented each other very well when we played for the West Indies together. I’ll give him an award now: He’s the best wingman going!”

The 34-year-old Best estimates he must have slept with more than 500 women in total.

“I love girls – and girls love me. I reckon I’m the best-looking bald-headed guy in the world. I joke about being the black Brad Pitt!” he wrote.

“Everywhere I went as a cricketer, I’d talk to girls, date girls and sleep with girls. I reckon I’ve slept with anywhere between 500 and 650 girls, all around the world.

“I became a bit of a playboy. Put it this way: I was a man whore.

“If I liked a girl, I’d go and talk to them – whoever it was. If I’d seen Beyonce and she was single, I’d have gone and introduced myself: ‘Hello, my name’s Tino. What’s yours?’

“I’d pick and choose who I wanted to date. I used to go on five or six dates a week, all with different girls.

“So, yes, I was a man whore. I’d have to juggle them round. One on one day, another on another day. I was young and loving the lifestyle.”