George
Alphonso Headley M.B.E., O.J.('Mass George' or
'Atlas')
May 30, 1909, in Colon, Panama
West Indies, Jamaica
George Headly is described
simply as the greatest West Indian batsman ever
and one of the best in the world. Headly was 10
years old when he moved to Jamaica and first played
for the West Indies against England during the
first test of the 1929/30 series, the first to
be played in the West Indies. He scored 703 runs
at an average of 87.87 in his debut season. He
became the first and youngest West Indian to score
a test century, the first to score two centuries
in the same test match, and the first to score
three and four centuries before his 21st birthday.
Headly, who became known as 'Atlas' for the way
he carried the team, played 22 tests and scored
10 centuries with a top score of 270. His average
of 60.834 is the best in West Indies cricket.
George Headly was Wisden's Cricketer of the Year
in 1934.
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