Clyde Walcott

Sir Clyde Walcott

OBE DA

Personal information
Full name	Clyde Leopold Walcott
Born	(1926-01-17)17 January 1926 Saint Michael, Barbados
Died	26 August 2006(2006-08-26) (aged 80) Barbados
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 58)	21 January 1948 v England
Last Test	31 March 1960 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1941–1956	Barbados
1954–1964	British Guiana
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 44 146 Runs scored 3,798 11,820 Batting average 56.68 56.55 100s/50s 15/14 40/54 Top score 220 314* Balls bowled 1,194 3,487 Wickets 11 35 Bowling average 37.09 36.25 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 3/50 5/41 Catches/stumpings 53/11 174/33
Medal record Men's Cricket Representing  West Indies as Manager ICC Cricket World Cup Winner 1975 England Winner 1979 England
Source: CricketArchive, 8 January 2009

Sir Clyde Leopold Walcott KA, GCM, OBE (17 January 1926 – 26 August 2006) was a West Indian cricketer. Walcott was a member of the "three W's", the other two being Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell: all were very successful batsmen from Barbados, born within a short distance of each other in Bridgetown, Barbados in a period of 18 months from August 1924 to January 1926; all made their Test cricket debut against England in 1948. In the mid-1950s, Walcott was arguably the best batsman in the world.^[1][2] He was the manager of the West Indian squads which won the 1975 Cricket World Cup and the 1979 Cricket World Cup. In later life, he had an active career as a cricket administrator, and was the first non-English and non-white chairman of the International Cricket Council.