Any doubts about whether Shane Shillingford would join the two family members who already have their names on stands at Dominica’s Windsor Park may have been dispelled on Monday.

The fifth Dominican and third Shillingford to play Test cricket for the West Indies, Shillingford claimed 4-77 from 34 overs on day one of the third Test against Australia to send his home crowd into raptures.

In the shadows of the stand that bears the names of his former Test playing cousins – Grayson and Irving Shillingford – the tall off-spinner ran through Australia’s top order in front of his family and a significant portion of the village he grew up in.

The wickets of David Warner, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey all fell to Shillingford – scalps sure to make him even more of a hero to the island’s 70,000 cricket-mad citizens.

It capped a hugely emotional day which begun with Shillingford – the first Dominican-born player to feature in a Test on the island – leading the Windies out onto the field.

“I honestly think this was one of my best days,” said Shillingford, who has only just found his way back into the Test team after having his action deemed illegal by the ICC in 2010.

“I started off walking the guys onto the field. The skipper told me to keep my cool, play my normal game and from there I started feeling better and all the excitement came.”

Curiously enough, one stand at Windsor Park remains unnamed – and don’t think Shillingford hasn’t given any thought to one day seeing his name plastered there.

“I don’t know how they go about naming places,” he said.

“I guess it comes after playing Test cricket for a while and performing for your country and representing them.

“It’s something that’s at the back of my mind but we’ll wait and see what happens.”