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All-Time West Indies XIs - A re-run

capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
Now please vote for:
A) The captain of West Indies G
B) Three middle order batsmen for West Indies H
C) Two opening bowlers
 
ataraxia

ataraxia

International Coach
Didn't someone claim Goddard to be an atrocious captain?

Martin
Christiani
Foster

K Benjamin
V Holder
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
ataraxia said:
Didn't someone claim Goddard to be an atrocious captain?

Martin
Christiani
Foster

K Benjamin
V Holder
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Very nuanced actually:

Here see:
Wikipedia said:
After the Third Test, Wisden announced that West Indies had "discovered a really efficient captain";[6] after the Fourth Test it spoke of his "inspiring leadership" and called him "a great captain".[7]
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Then:
Wikipedia said:
He led the West Indies in 1948–49 on their first tour of India, winning the five match series 1–0. Wisden noted: "The West Indian team found great inspiration in the leadership of Goddard, whose sound judgment and circumspection were attributes that counted so much for the success of the tour. A talented player and expert tactician, he commanded the respect of his men and so got the best out of them."[8]
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But atlast:
"Wikipedia" said:
By this time his captaincy was beginning to arouse dissent. As Australia inched towards a one-wicket victory in the Fourth Test in Melbourne, Goddard argued on the field with Stollmeyer and Gerry Gomez about who should bowl, and Sonny Ramadhin, who had bowled 39 overs and taken 3 wickets, got fed up and walked off the field.[12] After the tour, Stollmeyer, who had been Goddard's vice-captain in India, England, Australia and New Zealand, said that Goddard had received too much credit for the success of the 1950 tour, and that the other senior players of the side had received too little. His comments led to long-standing animosities and divisions in the West Indian camp.[13] Later, when Goddard was picked to captain the team in the tour of England in 1957, Stollmeyer quit first-class cricket for good.
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Seems mostly a Great captain who ran into some trouble for an incident with other seniors, especially Stollmeyer
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
John Goddard - 4

Nkrumah Bonner - 4
Robert Christiani - 4
Maurice Foster - 4
Freddie Martin - 2
Kirk Edwards - 1

Kenny Benjamin - 5
Vanburn Holder - 4
Mervyn Dillon - 1
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
West Indies XIWest Indies AWest Indies BWest Indies C
1. CG Greenidge1. RC Fredericks1. CH Gayle1. JB Stollmeyer ⬇
2. CC Hunte2. DL Haynes2. LG Rowe ⬆2. AE Rae
3. GA Headley3. RB Kanhai3. AI Kallicharran3. BF Butcher
4. BC Lara4. ED Weekes4. RB Richardson* ⬆4. SM Nurse
5. IVA Richards*5. FMM Worrell5. S Chanderpaul5. HA Gomes ⬆⬆
6. GS Sobers6. CH Lloyd* ⬆6. CL Hooper ⬆⬆6. OG Smith ⬇
7. CL Walcott+ ⬆7. PJ Dujon+ ⬇7. DL Murray+ ⬇7. JO Holder ✴
8. MD Marshall8. AME Roberts8. WW Hall8. LN Constantine* ⬇
9. J Garner9. MA Holding9. IR Bishop9. JL Hendriks+ ⬇
10. CEL Ambrose10. S Ramadhin10. CEH Croft10. ST Clarke
11. LR Gibbs11. CA Walsh11. AL Valentine ⬆11. KAJ Roach ⬆⬆
West Indies DWest Indies EWest Indies FWest Indies G
1. KC Brathwaite1. JKC Holt1. CA Roach ⬇1. MC Carew
2. G Challenor ⬆⬆⬆2. SL Campbell ⬇2. WW Hinds2. AB Williams ✴
3. CA Davis3. DM Bravo3. MN Samuels ⬇3. SD Hope ⬇
4. RR Sarwan4. RE Marshall ✴4. JS Solomon4. KLT Arthurton
5. JC Adams5. AL Logie5. J Blackwood ⬆5. BP Nash ⬇
6. GE Gomez ⬇6. KR Mayers ✴6. DSE Atkinson*6. JDC Goddard* ⬆
7. FCM Alexander+* ⬇7. RD Jacobs+* ⬇7. D Ramdin+ ⬇7. SO Dowrich+ ✴
8. RA Harper ⬆8. DM Bishoo ⬆8. G Motie ✴8. KD Boyce ⬇
9. CC Griffith ⬇9. JNT Seales ✴9. WKM Benjamin ⬇⬇9. JA Warrican ✴
10. WW Daniel ⬇10. GN Francis10. ST Gabriel ✴10. AH Gray
11. ER Martindale11. BP Patterson ⬇11. R Gilchrist ⬇⬇11. HC Griffith ⬇
West Indies H
1.
2.
3. NE Bonner ✴
4. RJ Christiani ⬆
5. MLC Foster
6.
7.
8.
9. VA Holder
10. KCG Benjamin ⬇
11.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
West Indies XIWest Indies AWest Indies BWest Indies C
1. CG Greenidge1. RC Fredericks1. CH Gayle1. JB Stollmeyer ⬇
2. CC Hunte2. DL Haynes2. LG Rowe ⬆2. AE Rae
3. GA Headley3. RB Kanhai3. AI Kallicharran3. BF Butcher
4. BC Lara4. ED Weekes4. RB Richardson* ⬆4. SM Nurse
5. IVA Richards*5. FMM Worrell5. S Chanderpaul5. HA Gomes ⬆⬆
6. GS Sobers6. CH Lloyd* ⬆6. CL Hooper ⬆⬆6. OG Smith ⬇
7. CL Walcott+ ⬆7. PJ Dujon+ ⬇7. DL Murray+ ⬇7. JO Holder ✴
8. MD Marshall8. AME Roberts8. WW Hall8. LN Constantine* ⬇
9. J Garner9. MA Holding9. IR Bishop9. JL Hendriks+ ⬇
10. CEL Ambrose10. S Ramadhin10. CEH Croft10. ST Clarke
11. LR Gibbs11. CA Walsh11. AL Valentine ⬆11. KAJ Roach ⬆⬆
West Indies DWest Indies EWest Indies FWest Indies G
1. KC Brathwaite1. JKC Holt1. CA Roach ⬇1. MC Carew
2. G Challenor ⬆⬆⬆2. SL Campbell ⬇2. WW Hinds2. AB Williams ✴
3. CA Davis3. DM Bravo3. MN Samuels ⬇3. SD Hope ⬇
4. RR Sarwan4. RE Marshall ✴4. JS Solomon4. KLT Arthurton
5. JC Adams5. AL Logie5. J Blackwood ⬆5. BP Nash ⬇
6. GE Gomez ⬇6. KR Mayers ✴6. DSE Atkinson*6. JDC Goddard* ⬆
7. FCM Alexander+* ⬇7. RD Jacobs+* ⬇7. D Ramdin+ ⬇7. SO Dowrich+ ✴
8. RA Harper ⬆8. DM Bishoo ⬆8. G Motie ✴8. KD Boyce ⬇
9. CC Griffith ⬇9. JNT Seales ✴9. WKM Benjamin ⬇⬇9. JA Warrican ✴
10. WW Daniel ⬇10. GN Francis10. ST Gabriel ✴10. AH Gray
11. ER Martindale11. BP Patterson ⬇11. R Gilchrist ⬇⬇11. HC Griffith ⬇
West Indies H
1.
2. FR Martin ⬆
3. NE Bonner ✴
4. RJ Christiani ⬆
5. RK Nunes+ ✴
6. MLC Foster
7.
8.
9. VA Holder
10. KCG Benjamin ⬇
11.
 
capt_Luffy

capt_Luffy

International Coach
Now please vote for:
A) One of Camacho or Powell if you haven't. Can change your previous vote.
B) The no 7
C) The no 8
D) Another bowler
 
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