Name:

Gibbs, Lancelot R

Nickname:

Lance

Date of Birth:

29 Sep 1934

Gender:

Male

Place of Birth:

Georgetown, Guyana

Career:

Test: 1958 - 1976
ODI: 1973 - 1975

Teams:

West Indies (Country)
Guyana (Regional)

1966: Sobers introduces Windies team to Queen (Lords)

Lance Gibbs: Held record for most Test wickets

Born : 29 September 1934 at Queenstown, Georgetown, Demerara, Guyana

Lance Gibbs was a tall off-spinner who became Test cricket's leading wicket-taker when he passed Fred Trueman in 1976. He was the first spinner to hold this record.

He had an unorthodox action but could get the ball to drift away from the right-hander and used spin and bounce to great effect. He could bowl very long spells and was extremely economical conceding less than two runs per over in his Test career.

His best Test bowling figures were 8-38 against India at Bridgetown in 1962 which included a remarkable spell of 8-6 in 15.3 overs with 14 maidens. He played county cricket for Warwickshire between 1968 and 1973, taking 131 wickets at an average of 18.89 in 1971. He was a cousin of West Indies great Clive Lloyd.