Gerry Alexander
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| Surname | Franz Copeland Murray Alexander | |||
| Born | Kingston , Jamaica November 2, 1928 |
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| Died | April 16, 2011 at the age of 82 at Orange Grove , Jamaica |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||
| Bowling style | - | |||
| Player role | Wicket keeper | |||
| International games | ||||
| National team |
 West Indies
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| Test debut (cap 96) | 25th July 1957 v England
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| Last test | February 15, 1961 v Australia
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| Career statistics | ||||
| Game form | Testing | First class | ||
| Games | 25th | 92 | ||
| Runs (total) | 961 | 3239 | ||
| Batting average | 30.03 | 29.18 | ||
| 100s / 50s | 1/7 | 1/21 | ||
| Highscore | 108 | 108 | ||
| Balls | - | 12 | ||
| Wickets | - | 0 | ||
| Bowling Average | - | - | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | - | 0 | ||
| 10 wickets in play | - | 0 | ||
| Best bowling performance | - / - | |||
| Catches / stumpings | 85/5 | 217/39 | ||
| Source: Cricinfo , April 18, 2011 | ||||
Franz Copeland Murray "Gerry" Alexander (born November 2, 1928 in Kingston , † April 16, 2011 in Orange Grove , Jamaica) was a West Indian national cricket player from Jamaica .
Life
He was a so-called wicket-keeper-batsman , although he only scored one first-class century in his career.
Alexander was the last white captain of the West Indies cricket team , which he led at home against Pakistan in 1958 and in India and Pakistan in the 1958–59 season. On this tour, he sent the almost bowler Roy Gilchrist home for repeated indiscipline. In the meantime he was replaced as captain by Frank Worrell , who thus became the first black captain. In 1960 against England, Alexander was again the team captain, only to be replaced by Worrell afterwards.
Alexander also played for the English national football team of amateurs and won an award in the English FA Amateur Cup . For Cambridge University he played in both cricket and football. After his cricket career he became a veterinarian in his homeland .
Honors
- 1982: Order of Distinction
Web links
- Former West Indies captain Gerry Alexander dies
- Obituary by Richie Benaud
- Obituary by Brydon Coverdale
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Alexander, Gerry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Alexander, Franz Copeland Murray |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jamaican cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 2, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kingston , Jamaica |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 2011 |
| Place of death | Orange Grove (Jamaica) |