Frank Worrell
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| Player information | ||||
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| Surname | Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell | |||
| Born | August 1, 1924 Saint Michael , Barbados |
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| Died | March 13, 1967, aged 42, Kingston , Jamaica |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style |
Slow left arm orthodox Left arm medium |
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| Relationships | Larry Worrell (cousin) | |||
| International games | ||||
| National team | West Indies | |||
| Test debut (cap 61) | 11 February 1948 v England | |||
| Last test | 26 August 1963 v England | |||
| National teams | ||||
| Years | team | |||
| 1941-1947 | Barbados | |||
| 1947-1964 | Jamaica | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Game form | test | First-class | ||
| Games | 51 | 208 | ||
| Runs (total) | 3,860 | 15,025 | ||
| Batting average | 49.48 | 54.24 | ||
| 100s / 50s | 9/22 | 39/80 | ||
| Highscore | 261 | 308 * | ||
| Balls | 7.141 | 26,979 | ||
| Wickets | 69 | 349 | ||
| Bowling Average | 38.72 | 28.98 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 2 | 13 | ||
| 10 wickets in play | 0 | 0 | ||
| Best bowling performance | 7/70 | 7/70 | ||
| Catches / stumpings | 43 / - | 139 / - | ||
| Source: CricketArchive , 8 January 2009 | ||||
Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell (born August 1, 1924 in St Michael , Barbados , † March 13, 1967 in Kingston , Jamaica ) was a West Indian cricketer who was voted one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1951.
Life
Between 1948 and 1963, Frank Worrell had 51 encounters in Test Cricket for the West Indies team and scored a total of 3,860 runs (49.48 runs per wicket). He was the first Afro-Caribbean captain of the West Indies cricket team. He was captain in 15 tests. Worrell had his first test run in February 1948 against England in Port of Spain . The last use in a test had Worrell against England in London in August 1963. After he had ended his active career, Frank Worrell was senator in Jamaica, where he emigrated in 1947. In 1964, Frank Worrell was knighted for his services to cricket . On March 13, 1967, at the age of 42, he died of leukemia .
literature
- Ralph Gonsalves : Leadership and our cricketing culture. Frank Worrell and the contemporary Caribbean . In: ders .: Our Caribbean Civilization and Its Political Prospects . SFI Books, Kingstown 2014, ISBN 978-1-5032-3599-1 , pp. 47-119.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Legend behind the Worrell Trophy ( English ) BBC. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ^ Frank Worrell - Hall of Famers ( English ) ICC Cricket. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
- ↑ Sir Frank Worrell ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Worrell, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Worrell, Frank Mortimer Maglinne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Barbadian cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St Michael |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1967 |
| Place of death | Kingston |