Famous Cricketers No 71 - J.D.C.Goddard

Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 82. Barbados v MCC, February 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (MCC won by one wicket) b G.A.R.Lock 8 389 10 5 23 1 T.W.Graveney b 373 lbw J.C.Laker 5 179 27 13 43 5 W.Watson lbw 196-9 K.G.Suttle c C.L.Walcott P.B.H.May c C.C.Depeiaza T.W.Graveney lbw J.C.Laker c N.S.Lucas SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Season 1 2 0 13 8 6.50 - - - Career 82 108 22 3125 218* 36.33 5 15 67 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Season (6b) 37 18 66 6 5-43 11.00 1 - Career (6b) 1145 348 } 3507 131 5-31 26.77 3 - (8b) 255 40 1954/55 Goddard relinquished the Barbadian captaincy in 1955 to Denis Atkinson, whom the WICBC had just appointed vice-captain of the West Indies and who was pitch-forked into the role of leader when an injured Stollmeyer was unable to take part in three of the five Tests. Barbados defeated British Guiana in two matches at Bridgetown before losing a close encounter with the touring Australians. The fast bowler, Frank King (8/54), simply demolished the South American visitors in the opening game and Sobers registered his maiden first-class hundred (104 not out) in the second. Goddard did not perform very well with the bat, but his bowling was tight. He conceded only 38 runs in 24 overs against the Guyanese. Against Australia later in the year, Goddard played well enough to suggest that he could still make a contribution to Caribbean cricket. He scored 88 vital runs in two innings without losing his wicket and forced the visitors to struggle for victory on the last day when he conceded only 32 runs from 22 testing overs. The highlight of the match was a magnificent century (132) by Weekes who shared an important stand of 112 runs with Atkinson (78) when Barbados (at 102/4) found themselves on the ropes on the opening day. This was the closest the Australians came to defeat on this triumphant tour. They swept all before them, winning the Test series 3-0. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 83. Barbados v British Guiana, Bridgetown, January 29, 31, February 1 (Barbados won by an innings and 102 runs) c B.F.Butcher b C.H.Thomas12 364 7 2 13 0 127 1 5 4 5 0 135 2 84. Barbados v British Guiana, Bridgetown, February 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Barbados won by 144 runs) c and b G.L.Gibbs 17 326 2 1 4 0 228 not out 11 312-7d 10 4 16 3 B.F.Butcher b 266 R.Hector st C.C.Depeiza L.R.Gibbs lbw 85. Barbados v Australians, Bridgetown, May 7, 9, 10, 11 (Australia won by three wickets) not out 11 305 9 1 35 0 333 1 not out 77 230 22.2 10 32 2 A.R.Morris lbw 204-7 1 P.J.P.Burge b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Season 3 5 3 128 77* 64.00 - 1 5 Career 85 113 25 3253 218* 36.96 5 16 72 25