Name:

Worrell, Frank M M Sir

Nickname:

Tae

Date of Birth:

01 Aug 1924

Gender:

Men

Place of Birth:

Bridgetown, Saint Michael, Colony of Barbados

Date Died:

13 Mar 1967

Career:

Test: 1948 - 1963
First Class: 1941 - 1964

Teams:

West Indies (Country)
Barbados (Regional)

The Tied test: Nailbiting last over

Sir Frank Worrell: Statesman who united the West Indies team

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.

Along with fellow batsman Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott, he formed what was known as “The Three Ws” of the West Indian cricket.

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.

Worrell was the first black West Indian to captain the team on a regular basis. 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.

After retirement, Worrell was elected as a Senator in the Jamaican parliament. He was knighted in 1964, and died of leukemia at the tragically young age of 42. A memorial service was held at Westminster Abbey, the first ever athlete to receive such an honour.

The Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground is named in his honour at the University of West Indies in Saint Augustine, Trinidad, and Tobago. His enduring legacy is that the Australia-West Indies series is fought for the Sir Frank Worrell Trophy.

Source: CricketCrowd Staff Reporter