Sydney Walling
Sir Sydney Walling (born July 12, 1907 in Antigua , † October 8, 2009 ibid) was a cricketer from Antigua, who competed for Antigua and Barbuda in the 1930s and 1940s .
Walling played the position of opening batsman . In the 1933/1934 season he was the first colored captain of the Antigua team. He later also played as the captain of the Leeward Islands team . At the beginning of the 1950s he was a member of the first joint team from the Antilles Islands. Along with Frank Worrell , Clyde Walcott and Everton Weekes , he was the fourth major player in the archipelago whose last name began with W.
Despite the fact that he started with his national team, he never made the leap into the West Indies team . Some commentators blamed this on the fact that he lived on a smaller island that did not play first-class cricket at the time .
Walling was already working for the post at the age of 15 and, also due to his cricket career, made it to the postmaster of the island. In addition to sports, he played the horn in a music group. In 2004 he was knighted in recognition of his athletic achievement. In 2006, part of the main street on the way to the capital's Sir Vivian Richards Stadium was named the Sydney Walling Highway in his honor .
He died on October 8, 2009 at the age of 102. Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer paid tribute to him after his death.
Web links
- Sydney Walling at Cricinfo.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Antigua cricketer Sir Sydney Walling dies ( Memento from October 14, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), In: Jamacia Observer from October 10, 2009 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Walling, Sydney |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Antiguan cricketer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 12, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Antigua |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 8, 2009 |
| Place of death | Antigua |