Frank Worrell
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{{Infobox Historic Cricketer |
flag = West Indies Cricket Board Flag.svg |
nationality = West Indian |
country = West Indies |
country abbrev = WI |
name = Sir Frank Worrell |
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png |
batting style = Right hand bat |
bowling style = Left arm [[fast bowling|fast medium]] |
tests = 51 |
test runs = 3860 |
test bat avg = 49.48 |
test 100s/50s = 9/22 |
test top score = 261 |
test balls = 7141 |
test wickets = 69 |
test bowl avg = 38.72 |
test 5s = 2 |
test 10s = 0 |
test best bowling = 7/70 |
test catches/stumpings = 43/0 |
FCs = 208 |
FC runs = 15025 |
FC bat avg = 54.24 |
FC 100s/50s = 39/80 |
FC top score = 308* |
FC balls = 26740 |
FC wickets = 349 |
FC bowl avg = 28.98 |
FC 5s = 13 |
FC 10s = 0 |
FC best bowling = 7/70 |
FC catches/stumpings = 139/0 |
debut date = 11 February |
debut year = 1948 |
last date = 22 August |
last year = 1963 |
source = http://content.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/53238.html
}}
'''Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell''' (born [[1 August]] [[1924]], Bank Hall, St Michael Barbados, died [[13 March]] [[1967]], [[Kingston, Jamaica]])
He is sometimes referred to by his nickname of '''Tae''' and was a [[West Indies]] cricketer and Jamaican senator. He became famous in the 1950s as one of the three Ws along with Sir [[Clyde Walcott]] and Sir [[Everton Weekes]].
By 1947 his mother had moved to New York and his father was away at sea most of the time so he moved to [[Jamaica]].
As a player for [[West Indian cricket team|West Indies]], Worrell made his debut in 1947–48 versus the [[English cricket team|England team]] of [[Gubby Allen]]. Worrell was a fine [[batsman]] and [[Bowler (cricket)|bowler]], and was a [[Wisden Cricketer of the Year]] for [[1951]].
Following a successful campaign led by [[CLR James]], then editor of ''The Nation'' in Trinidad, he became the first black cricketer to captain the [[West Indies cricket team]] for an entire series, thus breaking the colour barriers then found in West Indian cricket.<ref>[http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.4574 Potted biography of James, including his part in getting Worrell made captain]</ref> He led the side on two particularly notable tours. The first was to [[West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1960-61|Australia in 1960-1]]. Both Worrell and his opposing captain, [[Richie Benaud]], encouraged their teams to play attacking cricket. The first Test of the series ended in a dramatic [[Tied test#The Tied Test, 1960|tie]]. Though West Indies lost the series 2-1, with one draw in addition to the tie, they took much credit for contributing to such a fine series. In 1963, West Indies toured England. They were again very popular, and this time they also won the series, 3-1.<ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155246.html ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 1962 edition, "West Indies in Australia, 1960–61"]</ref><ref>[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152799.html ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 1964 edition, "West Indies in England, 1963"]</ref>
Worrell retired after the West Indies versus England series. When he left professional cricket, he became Warden of Irvine Hall at the [[University of the West Indies]], and was appointed to the Jamaican Senate by Sir [[Alexander Bustamante]]. He strongly supported a closer political union between the nations of the Caribbean. He was knighted for his services to cricket in 1964.
Worrell managed the West Indies during the 1964-65 visit by Australia, and accompanied the team to India in the winter of 1966-67. It was while in India that the was diagnosed with leukaemia. He died at the age of 42, a month after returning to Jamaica. A memorial service was held in his honour in [[Westminster Abbey]], the first time such an honour was granted to a sportsman.
As of the 1964-65 series the [[Frank Worrell Trophy]] has been awarded to the winner of the West Indies–Australia series, although the winning of the trophy has been applied retroactively to the 1960-61 series.
Caribbean journalist [[Ernest Eytle]] (born Guyana 1918) wrote a biography of Worrell entitled ''Frank Worrell : The Career of a Great Cricketer'' in 1963.
== Trivia ==
Worrell is the only batsman to have been involved in two 500-run [[partnership (cricket)|partnerships]] in [[first-class cricket]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sports_talk/stump_bearders/4816384.stm] 500 run partnerships</ref>
One of the two Halls of Residence at at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in Barbados is named after him.
[[Image:Frank Worrell Graph.png|left|thumb|350px|Frank Worrell's career performance graph.]]
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before=[[Gerry Alexander]] |
title=[[West Indian national cricket captains#Test match captains|West Indies Test cricket captains]] |
years=[[1960]]/[[1961|1]] - [[1963]] |
after=[[Garfield Sobers]] |
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==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cricinfo.com/db/PLAYERS/WI/W/WORRELL_FMM_04000821/ Cricinfo page on Sir Frank Worrell]
*[http://www.cricketnext.com/features/legends/legends011.htm Article on Worrell]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/wi_v_aus_2003/2784085.stm Another article on Worrell]
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