Wilf Slack

Wilf Slack
Personal information
Full name
Wilfred Norris Slack
Born(1954-12-12)12 December 1954
Troumaca, St Vincent
Died15 January 1989(1989-01-15) (aged 34)
Banjul, The Gambia
NicknameWilf, Slacky
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 516)7 March 1986 v West Indies
Last Test19 June 1986 v India
ODI debut (cap 87)4 March 1986 v West Indies
Last ODI19 March 1986 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977–1988Middlesex
1981–1983Windward Islands
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 2 237 183
Runs scored 81 43 13,950 4,639
Batting average 13.50 21.50 38.96 30.32
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 25/75 3/31
Top score 52 34 248* 122*
Balls bowled 1,519 1,766
Wickets 21 45
Bowling average 32.76 30.04
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/17 5/32
Catches/stumpings 3/– 0/– 174/– 36/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 November 2008

Wilfred Norris Slack (12 December 1954 – 15 January 1989)[1] was an English cricketer, who played in three Test matches and two One Day Internationals for England in 1986.

A left-handed opening batsman, Slack was a victim of mysterious blackouts while playing, and he died, apparently of a heart attack,[2] while batting in The Gambia, aged 34.[1]

  1. ^ a b Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 148. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
  2. ^ "Middlesex County Cricket Club". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2012.