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| Full name | Joseph Stanislaus Solomon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 August 1930 Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 December 2023 (aged 93) Richmond Hill, Queens, New York City, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg-break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 12 December 1958 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 5 May 1965 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Stanislaus Solomon (26 August 1930 – 8 December 2023) was a Guyanese cricketer who played 27 Test matches for the West Indies from 1958 to 1965, scoring 1,326 runs, mainly from number six and seven in the batting line-up.[1] He also bowled occasional leg-breaks but was best known as a brilliant fieldsman. He was best remembered for his role in the famous Tied Test match between the West Indies and Australia in 1960 at the Gabba, where he was involved in two direct hit runout dismissals.[2][3]
- ^ "Joe Solomon". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Former West Indies batter Joe Solomon dies at 93". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Joe Solomon: the cricketer who tied a test". SuperSport. Retrieved 10 December 2023.