Lancelot
Richard Gibbs C.C.H.
September 29, 1934, in Georgetown, Demerara, British
Guiana.
West Indies, British Guiana,
Guyana, Warwickshire, South Australia
Gibbs was 23 when he made
his debut for the West Indies against Pakistan
in the Port of Spain second test of 1957/58. Many
thought he would be under immense pressure, but
the lanky off-spinner made his mark immediately,
taking 17 wickets in the series with an average
of 23.05. By the time he played his final test,
Gibbs had claimed 309 wickets, a world record
at the time. In the 1960/61 tour of Australia,
Gibbs completed the first hat trick of the 20th
century.
Playing against India one year in a Barbados test,
Gibbs bowled 15.3 overs, 14 of which were maidens.
He was such a vicious spinner of the ball that
his fingers would bleed. Manager of the West Indies
in 1990, Lance Gibbs was named Wisden's Cricketer
of the Year in 1972.
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The
Stanford Cricket Ground adjacent to the
Sticky Wicket is a site to behold for
Lancelot Richard Gibbs |
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