Name:

Goddard, Trevor Leslie

Date of Birth:

01 Aug 1931

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Durban, Natal, Union of South Africa

Date Died:

25 Nov 2016

Career:

Test: 1955 - 1970

Teams:

South Africa (Country)

Changing guard: Australia triumph in South Africa (1957/58)

Trevor Goddard: Skipper who got the best out of his team

Trevor Goddard was born in Durban on 1 Aug 1931 and died aged 85 on 26 Nov 2016. He was an allrounder who batted left-handed and bowled left-arm medium-pace.

He played as an opening batsman making 2 516 runs in 41 Tests, including one century. He also took 123 wickets, include five five-wicket hauls.

Goddard first led South Africa on their tour to Australia in 1963-64 which they drew 1-1 after being written off. Donald Bradman described Goddard as “a completely reliable and honest player who could be depended upon before any season started to put up a sterling performance over a whole series”.

He was unavailable for the 1965 tour of England but returned to play for South Africa under the captaincy of Peter van der Merwe and Ali Bacher in the victorious home series against Australia prior to isolation. He retired at the end of the 1970 home series against Australia.

Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter