George Headley
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| Surname | George Alphonso Headley | |||
| Born | May 30, 1909 Colón , Panama |
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| Died | November 30, 1983, aged 74, Kingston , Jamaica |
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| Nickname | Atlas, the Black Bradman | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm leg break | |||
| International games | ||||
| National team | West Indies | |||
| Test debut (cap 17) | 11th January 1930 v England
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| Last test | 21st January 1954 v England
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| National teams | ||||
| Years | team | |||
| 1927-1954 | Jamaica | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Game form | test | First-class | ||
| Games | 22nd | 103 | ||
| Runs (total) | 2,190 | 9,921 | ||
| Batting average | 60.83 | 69.86 | ||
| 100s / 50s | 10/5 | 33/44 | ||
| Highscore | 270 * | 344 * | ||
| Balls | 398 | 4,201 | ||
| Wickets | 0 | 51 | ||
| Bowling Average | - | 36.11 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | 1 | ||
| 10 wickets in play | - | 0 | ||
| Best bowling performance | - | 5/33 | ||
| Catches / stumpings | 14 / - | 76 / - | ||
| Source: CricketArchive , April 12, 2015 | ||||
George Alphonso Headley (born May 30, 1909 in Colon , Panama , † November 30, 1983 in Kingston , Jamaica ) was a West Indian cricketer . In 1934 he was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year .
Career
George Headley made his test debut for the West Indies team in January 1930 against England in Bridgetown, Barbados. He took part in a total of 22 encounters in test cricket for the West Indies team, scoring 2,190 runs (60.83 runs per wicket ). No other West Indian player has scored more runs per wicket. Globally, only the Australian Donald Bradman (99.94 runs per wicket) and the South African Graeme Pollock (60.97 runs per wicket) achieved more runs per wicket. Headley's last test was in January 1954 against England in Kingston, Jamaica.
family
The Hadley family were the first to appear in Test cricket for three generations . In addition to George Headley, who was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2009, his son Ron and grandson Dean played test cricket. His son also played for the West Indian team and his grandson played for England.
His son Lynn was successful as a sprinter.
Footnotes
- ↑ a b George Headley - Hall of Famers . ICC cricket. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ↑ Records / Test matches / Batting records / Highest career batting average . Cricinfo. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Headley, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Headley, George Alphonso (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 30, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Colon (Panama) |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 30, 1983 |
| Place of death | Kingston (Jamaica) |