Famous Cricketers No 61 - Wes Hall

did not bat - 175-6 26 5 93 1 P.B.H.May b 305 39. WEST INDIES v ENGLAND, Georgetown, March 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 (Match drawn) not out 1 402-8d 30.2 8 90 6 G.Pullar c F.C.M.Alexander 295 M.C.Cowdrey c F.C.M. Alexander E.R.Dexter c C.C.Hunte M.J.K.Smith b D.A.Allen c F.C.M.Alexander F.S.Trueman b 18 1 79 0 334-8 1 40. WEST INDIES v ENGLAND, Port-of-Spain, March 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 (Match drawn) b F.S.Trueman 29 338-8d 24 3 83 1 R.Subba Row c C.C.Hunte 393 did not bat - 209-5 4 0 16 1 M.C.Cowdrey c F.M.M.Worrell 350-7d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 6 3 48 29 16.00 - - 1 Career 40 42 12 357 29 11.90 - - 15 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wi 10wm Test matches 236.2 49 679 22 7/69 30.86 2 - Career 1184.2 282 3375 148 7/54 22.80 7 2 1960/61 - West Indians in Australia Hall enhanced his reputation as one of the world’s greatest fast bowlers by bowling with consistent menace throughout this arduous and exciting tour. He captured 21 wickets in the five Tests and was one of the principal characters in the dramatic tie at Brisbane. He not only bowled unflaggingly to take 9/203 in very difficult conditions but contributed a valuable 68 runs with the bat. Apart from establishing a long-standing record of most wickets by a West Indian in a Test at Brisbane, he shared in two West Indian record partnerships: 86 for the ninth wicket with Alexander in the first innings and 31 for the tenth with Valentine in the second. His 50 in the first innings was his first half-century in first-class cricket. In his 12 first-class matches during the tour he claimed 40 wickets at just under 28 runs each. Hall was one of the most popular members of perhaps the most popular of all touring teams to Australia. The West Indies, brilliantly led by Worrell, made friends wherever they went and inspired a huge parade after the Melbourne Test, even though they had lost the series 2-1. Each Test provided no little excitement and even the one match that was left drawn ended in melodrama, with Australia’s last pair surviving heroically. So successful was this tour from a cricketing and public relations standpoint that it is often forgotten that the West Indies, in fact, won only 4 of their 14 first-class matches and lost 5. But the Australian Cricket Board promptly established the Frank Worrell Trophy to be awarded to the winner of all subsequent series between Australia and the West Indies. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 41. West Indians v Australian XI, Perth, November 4, 5, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c B.N.Jarman b F.M.Misson 11 289-9d 13 1 60 4 C.C.McDonald c c sub 194 N.C.O’Neill c F.C.M.Alexander J.H.Shaw c F.C.M.Alexander I.W.Quick b did not bat - 339-6d 22 2 80 2 J.H.Shaw b 384-8 G.Thomas lbw 42. West Indians v South Australia, Adelaide, November 11, 12, 14, 15 (Match drawn) b P.G.Trethewey 12 143 14 2 51 4 J.C.Lill c F.C.M.Alexander 279-9d N.J.N.Hawke c F.C.M.Alexander R.H.D.Sellers b M.G.F.Hodge c R.B.Kanhai did not bat - 149-3 4 0 24 1 L.E.Favell c F.C.M.Alexander 44-3 16