Clyde Walcott
| Player information | ||||
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| Surname | Clyde Leopold Walcott | |||
| Born | January 17, 1926 Saint Michael , Barbados |
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| Died | August 26, 2006 at the age of 80 in Bridgetown , Barbados |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm fast-medium | |||
| Player role | Wicket keeper | |||
| International games | ||||
| National team | West Indies | |||
| Test debut (cap 58) | 21st January 1948 v England | |||
| Last test | March 31, 1960 v England | |||
| National teams | ||||
| Years | team | |||
| 1954-1964 | Guyana | |||
| 1941-1956 | Barbados | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Game form | test | First-class | ||
| Games | 44 | 146 | ||
| Runs (total) | 3,798 | 11,820 | ||
| Batting average | 56.68 | 56.55 | ||
| 100s / 50s | 15/14 | 40/54 | ||
| Highscore | 220 | 314 * | ||
| Balls | 1,194 | 3,487 | ||
| Wickets | 11 | 35 | ||
| Bowling Average | 37.09 | 36.25 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 1 | ||
| 10 wickets in play | 0 | 0 | ||
| Best bowling performance | 3/50 | 5/41 | ||
| Catches / stumpings | 53/11 | 174/33 | ||
| Source: CricketArchive , April 18, 2015 | ||||
Sir Clyde Leopold Walcott (born January 17, 1926 in New Orleans , St Michael , Barbados , † August 26, 2006 in Bridgetown Barbados) was a West Indian cricketer .
Career
Clyde Walcott made his test debut in January 1948 against England in Bridgetown, Barbados. Walcott played 44 test matches for the West Indies team during his career, scoring a total of 3,798 runs (56.68 runs per wicket ). This makes him one of only seven West Indian cricketers who achieved an average of more than 50 runs per wicket in their testing career. He was also the first player ever to achieve five Centuries (at least 100 runs) in a test series. He succeeded in doing this against Australia in 1955 . He ended his international career after a test against England in March 1960 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago .
Others
After his playing career, Clyde Walcott remained connected to cricket. From 1988 to 1993 he was President of the West Indies Cricket Board. In 1993, Clyde Walcott was elected chairman of the ICC . He was the first non-English chairman of the ICC. Clyde Walcott was knighted in 1994 for his services to the sport of cricket. In 2009 he was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Sir Clyde Walcott (English) . In: Cricinfo . Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ↑ a b c Clyde Walcott - Hall of Famers (English) . In: ICC Cricket . Retrieved April 18, 2011.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Walcott, Clyde |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Walcott, Clyde Leopold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Barbadian cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Orleans (Barbados) |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 2006 |
| Place of death | Bridgetown (Barbados) |