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Lance Gibbs
 Lance Gibbs made his
Test debut for the West Indies in the 1958 home series against Pakistan
at Port of Spain. Tall and lanky with unusually long fingers and
prodigious turn Gibbs embodied some unique qualities as a right arm
offspinner. Gibbs was an aggressive bowler so aggressive that the
spinning finger on his right hand would often bleed, so savage was the
spin which he imparted to the ball. Lance Gibbs was the second bowler
in the history of Test cricket to take 300 wickets and the first
spinner to do so.
The 1960,s was Lane Gibbs most dominant period as a bowler during this
period he form one of the most interesting partnerships with Sir
Garfield Sobers. This Partnership saw Sobers fielding close under the
bat where he took some magnificant catches as Gibbs extracted
exaggerated bounce and turn from most surfaces.
Gibbs best bowling performance
came in the 1961-62 home series against India. In five Tests matches he
claimed 24 wickets at 20.41 runs apiece, including one of the
game's greatest spells of bowling at Kensington Oval Barbados, where he
single-handedly reduced the Indians from 149/2 to 187 all out with
eight wickets in 15.3 overs at a total cost of just six runs; Gibbs'
final innings return of 8-38 was his best in a Test match
Lance Gibbs retired from
international cricket after the 1975-76 tour of Australia, having taken
309 Test wickets with a staggering 18 five wicket hauls at an average
of 29.09. After retiring from Test cricket Gibbs emigrated to
the United States, in 1991 he managed the West Indies' tour
to England, he is currently a Stanford 20/20 Legend with responsibility
for team Bermuda.
Lance Gibbs Test Cricket
Statistics
| Full Name |
Lancelot Richard Gibbs |
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Number
of Test
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79 |
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Test Run Aggregate
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488 |
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Test
Batting Average
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6.97
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Total Test Wickets
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309 |
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Test Bowling Average
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29.09 |
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Test
Centuries
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0 |
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Date of Birth
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September
29, 1934, Queenstown, Georgetown, Demerara, British Guiana
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Test Debut
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West
Indies v Pakistan at Port of Spain - Feb 5-11, 1958 |
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Last Test Match
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Australia
v West Indies at Melbourne - Jan 31-Feb 5, 1976
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Batting
Style
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Right hand bat |
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Bowling
Style
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Right-arm offbreak |
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Description |
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Cricket
Legends These players are the 50 greatest cricketers of
the century, as voted by a blue-ribbon panel of judges assembled by
ESPN. The panelists were asked to list in order, their top 50 players.
Cricketing legends from Australia, England, India, New Zealand,
Pakistan, South Africa and the West Indies all made it to the final 50.
Among them are some famous West Indies fast bowlers, great Aussie
legends, and modern heros of the game. Disc 4 features Keith
Miller WG Grace Graeme Pollock Malcolm Marshall |
| Format |
Pages |
Cost |
| NTSC - DVD |
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£124.99 |
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