Oscar Charles "Tommy" Scott (4 August 1892 –15 June 1961) was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' inaugural Test tour of England in 1928.
Scott was born in Franklyn Town,Kingston,Jamaica. A leg-spinner and lower-order batsman,he took 11 for 138 for Jamaica against the English team in 1910-11 on his first-class debut at the age of 18. [1] His best innings figures were 8 for 67 (12 for 132 in the match) in Jamaica's innings victory over L. H. Tennyson's XI in 1927–28. [2] He played in eight Tests for the West Indies,including all five in the tour of Australia in 1930–31,when he finished the Australian first innings in the First Test by taking four wickets in nine deliveries without cost. [3]
Scott holds the record for the most runs conceded by a bowler in a Test. His match figures of 9 for 374,against England at Kingston in 1929–30,included a first innings bowling analysis of 80.2 overs,13 maidens,266 runs for 5 wickets,as England amassed 849 in a timeless Test. The Australian bowler Jason Krejza conceded 358 in the Fourth Test between Australia and India in 2008–09. [4] [5]
Scott died in Kingston at the age of 68. His son Alfred,also a leg-spinner,played one Test in 1953.
Courtney Andrew Walsh OJ is a Jamaican former cricketer who represented the West Indies from 1984 to 2001,captaining the West Indies in 22 Test matches. He is a fast bowler and considered one of the all-time greats,best known for a remarkable opening bowling partnership along with fellow West Indian Curtly Ambrose for several years. Walsh played 132 Tests and 205 ODIs for the West Indies and took 519 and 227 wickets respectively. He shared 421 Test wickets with Ambrose in 49 matches. He held the record of most Test wickets from 2000,after he broke the record of Kapil Dev. This record was later broken in 2004 by Shane Warne. He was the first bowler to reach 500 wickets in Test cricket. His autobiography is entitled "Heart of the Lion". Walsh was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1987. In October 2010,he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. He was appointed as the Specialist Bowling Coach of Bangladesh Cricket Team in August 2016.
Anil Kumble is an Indian former cricket player,coach and commentator who played Test and One Day International cricket for his national team over an international career of 18 years. Widely regarded as one of the best leg spinners and one of the greatest bowlers in Test Cricket History,he took 619 wickets in Test cricket and was the third highest wicket taker of all time at the time of his retirement in 2008. In 1999 while playing against Pakistan,Kumble dismissed all ten batsmen in a Test match innings,joining England's Jim Laker as the second player to achieve the feat. Unlike his contemporaries,Kumble was not a big turner of the ball,but relied primarily on pace,bounce,and accuracy. He was nicknamed "Apple" and "Jumbo". Kumble was selected as the Cricketer of the Year in 1993 Indian Cricket,and one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year three years later. Kumble was a member of the Indian team that was one of the joint-winners of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy,which the title was also shared with Sri Lanka.
Greville Thomas Scott Stevens was an English amateur cricketer who played for Middlesex,the University of Oxford and England. A leg-spin and googly bowler and attacking batsman,he captained England in one Test match,in South Africa in 1927. He was widely regarded as one of the leading amateur cricketers of his generation who,because of his commitments outside cricket,was unable to fulfil his potential and left the game early.
Clifford Archibald Roach was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test match in 1928. Two years later,he scored the West Indies' first century in Test matches,followed two matches later by the team's first double century. Roach played for Trinidad,but before having any great success at first-class level,he was chosen to tour England with a West Indies team in 1928 and scored over 1,000 runs. When England played in the West Indies in 1930,he recorded his ground-breaking centuries but had intermittent success at Test level afterwards. He toured Australia in 1930–31 and returned to England in 1933,when he once more passed 1,000 runs,but was dropped from the team in 1935. Within three years,he lost his place in the Trinidad team. Roach was generally inconsistent,but batted in an attacking and attractive style. Outside of cricket,he worked as a solicitor. Later in his life,he suffered from diabetes which necessitated the amputation of both his legs.
Alfred Louis Valentine was a West Indian cricketer in the 1950s and 1960s. He is most famous for his performance in the West Indies' 1950 tour of England,which was immortalised in the Victory Calypso.
Leslie George Hylton was a Jamaican cricketer,a right-arm bowler and useful lower-order batsman who played in six Test matches for the West Indies between 1935 and 1939. In May 1955 he was hanged for the murder of his wife,whom he had shot in a jealous rage a year earlier.
Douglas Thomas Ring was an Australian cricketer who played for Victoria and for Australia in 13 Test matches between 1948 and 1953. In 129 first-class cricket matches,he took 426 wickets bowling leg spin,and he had a top score of 145 runs,which was the only century of his career.
Edward Ernest Hemmings is a former English cricketer,who played in 16 Test matches and 33 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team between 1982 and 1991. He made his England debut relatively late in his career,at the age of 33,having predominantly represented Nottinghamshire in the County Championship. His chance came when several England players announced their intention to go on a rebel cricket tour to South Africa. He was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
Sonny Ramadhin,CM was a West Indian cricketer,and was a dominant bowler of the 1950s. He was the first of many West Indian cricketers of Indian origin,and was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1951. He is most famous for his performance in the West Indies' 1950 tour of England,which was immortalised in the song "Victory Calypso". He was also well known for his ability to turn the ball both ways and he was also largely known for using three short-legs along with close in fielders on the off-side during his playing days in order to exert more pressure on the batsmen. He was referred to as "a small neat man whose shirt-sleeves were always buttoned at the wrist". He was the last surviving member of the 1950 West Indies team that secured the West Indies' first-ever Test series win in England.
George Nathaniel Francis was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England. He was a fast bowler of renowned pace and was notably successful on West Indies' non-Test playing tour of England in 1923,but he was probably past his peak by the time the West Indies were elevated to Test status. He was born in Trents,St. James,Barbados and died at Black Rock,Saint Michael,also in Barbados.
Edwin Lloyd St Hill was a Trinidadian cricketer who played two Test matches for the West Indies in 1930. His brothers,Wilton and Cyl,also played for Trinidad and Tobago;in addition,the former played Test matches for the West Indies.
Charles Clarence Passailaigue was a Jamaican cricketer who played one Test for West Indies in 1930.
Emmanuel Alfred Martindale was a West Indian cricketer who played in ten Test matches from 1933 to 1939. He was a right-arm fast bowler with a long run up;although not tall for a bowler of his type he bowled at a fast pace. With Learie Constantine,Martindale was one of the earliest in the long succession of Test-playing West Indian fast bowlers. During the time he played,the West Indies bowling attack depended largely on his success. Critics believe that his record and performances stand comparison with bowlers of greater reputation and longer careers.
Wilfred Ferguson was a West Indian cricketer who played in eight Tests from 1947–48 to 1953–54. He played first-class cricket for Trinidad from 1943 to 1956.
Hophnie Hobah Hines Johnson was a West Indian international cricketer. His first-class cricket career began with his debut for Jamaica in 1935 and lasted until 1951,interrupted by the Second World War. Making his international debut at the age of 37,his Test career lasted just three matches. All three were against England,and the last was in 1950. During his first Test Match,Johnson took five wickets in the first innings and five in the second. He was the first fast bowler to take ten wickets in a single Test for the West Indies,and held the record for best bowling figures by a West Indies player on debut until his 10/97 was bettered by spin bowler Alf Valentine. Johnson was 40 years old when he played his final Test.
Jason John Krejza is a former Australian cricketer. He played for the Tasmanian Tigers and Leicestershire. Krejza's father was an association football player from Czechoslovakia and his mother was born in Poland. His nickname is "Krazy".
Devendra Bishoo is a Guyanese cricketer,who plays all formats of the game for West Indies. He is a leg-spinner who made his international debut for the West Indies in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Yasir Shah SI is an international cricketer from Pakistan. He plays as a bowler,and is the joint-second fastest bowler in the history of Test cricket to take 100 wickets,as well as also being the fastest to pick up 200 wickets,having broken the previous record set by Australian bowler Clarrie Grimmett.
Joseph Kenneth"JK" Holt was a Jamaican cricketer who represented West Indies in matches before they attained Test match status. He first played for Jamaica in 1905. He played irregularly for the team until 1911,twice passing fifty runs in a first-class innings. In 1923,he was selected to tour England with the West Indies team.
George Alphonso Headley OD,MBE was a West Indian cricketer who played 22 Test matches,mostly before World War II. Considered one of the best batsmen to play for the West Indies and one of the greatest cricketers of all time,Headley also represented Jamaica and played professional club cricket in England. West Indies had a weak cricket team through most of Headley's playing career;as their one world-class player,he carried a heavy responsibility and the side depended on his batting. He batted at number three,scoring 2,190 runs in Tests at an average of 60.83,and 9,921 runs in all first-class matches at an average of 69.86. He was chosen as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1934.
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