Lance Gibbs

Lance Gibbs
Personal information
Full name
Lancelot Richard Gibbs
Born (1934-09-29) 29 September 1934 (age 90)
Georgetown, British Guiana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RelationsClive Lloyd (cousin)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 99)5 February 1958 v Pakistan
Last Test5 February 1976 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 4)5 September 1973 v England
Last ODI7 June 1975 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1953–1975Guyana
1967–1973Warwickshire
1969–1970South Australia
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 79 3 330 54
Runs scored 488 0 1,729 53
Batting average 6.97 8.55 4.07
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 25 0* 43 8*
Balls bowled 27,115 156 78,103 2,891
Wickets 309 2 1,024 64
Bowling average 29.09 29.50 27.22 25.26
5 wickets in innings 18 0 50 1
10 wickets in match 2 0 10 0
Best bowling 8/38 1/12 8/37 5/38
Catches/stumpings 52/– 0/– 203/– 20/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  West Indies
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 1975 England
Source: CricketArchive, 7 January 2009

Lancelot Richard Gibbs (born 29 September 1934) is a former West Indies cricketer, one of the most successful spin bowlers in Test cricket history. He took 309 Test wickets, only the second player (after Fred Trueman) to pass 300, the first spinner to pass that milestone, and had an exceptional economy rate of under two runs per over. He was a member of the squad which won the 1975 Cricket World Cup.

In 2009, Gibbs was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.[1]

  1. ^ "ICC and FICA launch Cricket Hall of Fame". ESPNcricinfo. 2 January 2009. Retrieved 19 July 2019.