Born 1 August 1924 at Bank Hall, St Michael, Barbados
Died 13 March 1967 at Mona, Kingston, Jamaica
Frank Worrell was one of the great leaders in cricket as well as being a truly great player. He was a stylish batsman who played with wonderful timing. He could bowl effective left-arm seam or spin. Primarily a middle-order batsman, he carried his bat on one of the rare occasions that he opened in Test cricket when he made 191* out of 372 against England at Nottingham in 1957.
He made his highest Test score, a brilliant 261, on the same ground in 1950. He led with calm, sure authority and captained West Indies to 9 wins in 15 Tests as well as the famous tie against Australia at Brisbane in 1960. He twice shared world record partnerships of over 500 for the 4th wicket in first-class cricket, once with John Goddard and once with Clyde Walcott. He was knighted in 1964, and died of leukemia at the tragically young age of 42.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 51 3860 261 49.48 9 43 69 38.72 7-70 2
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