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

Bridge when the situation seemed so bleak. Sobers batted consistently without quite doing justice to his enormous talents, and while Kanhai showed considerable promise in the county games, he was a major disappointment in the Tests. Goddard, too, had quite clearly declined from the standards he had set in 1950. Less mobile in the field, he was also less reliable at the crease, and he bowled fewer than 100 overs despite participating in 18 first-class matches. An ominous indication of what Goddard might accomplish during this fateful summer was provided in his first match of the season when he was invited, at the end of April, to represent MCC against Yorkshire at Lord’s. He managed a meagre total of 9 (av: 4.50) with the bat and took 0 for 15 with the ball. His one great moment in the Tests came at Nottingham when he scored a courageous 61, in 220 minutes of stolid batting, to help the young Smith save the match for his side. He also enjoyed one remarkable afternoon at Ilford when, in 15 overs, he captured five good Essex wickets for 20 runs. This proved to be the best bowling analysis of his entire career. He fell ill with influenza during the fifth Test at the Oval and took no further part in the tour. His last victim, in that match, was Rev.David Sheppard. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 93. MCC v Yorkshire, Lord’s, April 27, 29, 30 (MCC won by 2 runs) b F.S.Trueman 5 109 5 1 15 0 179-9d 1 b M.J.Cowan 4 216 - - - - 144 94. West Indians v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 1, 2 (West Indians won by an innings and 77 runs) c R.Booth b J.A.Flavell 27 290-9d 80 133 95. West Indians v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 4, 6, 7 (West Indians won by four wickets) c J.P.Fellows-Smith b V.Broderick 2 328-7d 91 not out 11 96-6 332 2 96. West Indians v Essex, Ilford, May 11, 13, 14 (West Indians won by four wickets) not out 8 115 - - - - 197 c I.M.King b T.E.Bailey 7 204-6 15 5 20 5 D.J.Insole lbw 121 1 T.E. Bailey c C.L.Walcott M.J.Bear c and b G.J.Smith c C.L.Walcott B.R.Knight c F.C.M.Alexander 97. West Indians v MCC, Lord’s, May 18, 20, 21 (Match drawn) did not bat - 337-6d 284 did not bat - 193-3 98. West Indians v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, May 22, 23, 24 (Match drawn) c J.G.Binks b J.H.Wardle 13 190 162 did not bat - 272-6d 141-8 99. West Indians v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) did not bat - 489-3d 5 3 5 0 420 did not bat - 298-3 100. WEST INDIES v ENGLAND, Edgbaston, May 30, 31, June 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c G.A.R.Lock b J.C.Laker 24 474 - - - - 186 not out 0 72-7 6 2 12 0 583-4d 101. West Indians v Glamorgan, Cardiff, June 8, 10 (West Indians won by five wickets) b D.J.Shepherd 0 119 138 not out 15 100-5 77 102. West Indians v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 12, 13, 14 (Match drawn) b P.J.Loader 4 220 210 1 lbw b P.J.Loader 0 178-8 270-6d 103. West Indians v Sussex, Hove, June 15, 17, 18 (West Indians won by 235 runs) c D.J.Foreman b D.L.Bates 37 353-8d 7 3 11 0 256 did not bat - 284-3d 2 0 6 0 146 4 104. WEST INDIES v ENGLAND, Lord’s, June 20, 21, 22 (England won by an innings and 36 runs) c M.C.Cowdrey b T.E.Bailey 1 127 13 1 45 1 D.B.Close c R.B.Kanhai 424 c T.G.Evans b F.S.Trueman 21 261 105. WEST INDIES v ENGLAND, Trent Bridge, July 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c P.B.H.May b F.S.Trueman 0 372 15 5 26 0 619-6d c T.G.Evans b J.B.Statham 61 367 1 0 2 0 64-1 28