John Goddard (cricketer)

John Goddard
OBE
John Goddard in 1956
Personal information
Full name
John Douglas Claude Goddard
Born(1919-04-21)21 April 1919
St Michael, Barbados
Died26 August 1987(1987-08-26) (aged 68)
London, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Right-arm off-break
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 56)21 January 1948 v England
Last Test24 August 1957 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1936/37 – 1957/58Barbados
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 27 111
Runs scored 859 3,769
Batting average 30.67 33.35
100s/50s 0/4 5/17
Top score 83* 218*
Balls bowled 2,931 10,295
Wickets 33 146
Bowling average 31.81 26.33
5 wickets in innings 1 4
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/31 5/20
Catches/stumpings 22/0 94/0
Source: CricInfo, 30 May 2019

John Douglas Claude Goddard OBE (21 April 1919 – 26 August 1987) was a cricketer from Barbados who captained the West Indies in 22 of his 27 Tests between 1948 and 1957.