biography
pronunciation:
[wolkot]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1926– )
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| biography:
| Cricketer, born in Bridgetown, SW Barbados. He was one of the leading West Indian batsmen of the 1950s. Although very tall, he started off as a Test wicket-keeper, but later concentrated on his batting, notable for its sheer force. He played 44 times for West Indies, scoring 3798 runs, averaging 56·88, and 15 of his 40 centuries were obtained in Tests. Against Australia in 1954–5 he twice scored two centuries in the same Test match, amassing five - still a record - in the series. He later became chairman of the International Cricket Council. |
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