biography
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Worrell, Sir Frank (Mortimer Magilinne)
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| (1924–67)
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| biography:
| Cricketer, the first black West Indian Test captain, born in Bridgetown, SW Barbados. In 51 Test matches he made nine centuries, and was a useful pace bowler. He captained West Indies in Australia in 1960–1 in one of the greatest Test series ever, and matches between these countries today are played for the Worrell Trophy which commemorates him. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of the West Indies and a senator in the Jamaican parliament, and was knighted for services to cricket. |
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