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

106. West Indians v Somerset, Taunton, July 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) b W.E.Alley 0 78 114 2 did not bat - 254-6d 107. WEST INDIES v ENGLAND, Headingley, July 25, 26, 27 (England won by an innings and 5 runs) b P.J.Loader 1 142 279 c P.J.Loader b G.A.R.Lock 4 132 108. West Indians v Glamorgan, Swansea, August 3, 5, 6 (West Indians won by six wickets) run out 7 254 141 did not bat - 66-4 178 109. West Indians v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August 10, 12, 13 (West Indians won by nine wickets) did not bat - 317-5d 79 1 did not bat - 91-1 4 2 3 1 J.T.Ikin c G.St A.Sobers 327 110. WEST INDIES v ENGLAND, Kennington Oval, August 22, 23, 24 (England won by an innings and 237 runs) absent ill - 89 23 10 43 1 D.S.Sheppard c and b 412 1 absent ill - 86 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 8 1 112 61 16.00 - 1 1 Other tour matches 12 13 3 131 37 13.10 - - 11 Other match 1 2 0 9 5 4.50 - - 1 Season 18 23 4 252 61 13.26 - 1 13 Career 110 144 32 3722 218* 33.23 5 18 95 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 58 18 128 2 1-43 64.00 - - Other tour matches 38 14 60 6 5-20 10.00 1 - Season (6b) 96 32 188 8 5-20 23.50 1 - Career (6b) 1318.2 412 } 3828 146 5-20 26.21 4 - (8b) 255 40 1957/58 Goddard’s final first-class game was played for Barbados against Pakistan when the latter undertook their first tour of the West Indies. He had announced his retirement from international cricket and was replaced by Franz Alexander as captain of the West Indies. For Barbados he struck an aggressive 47 in his final innings and bowled ten overs without result. On an easy pitch, the batsmen on both sides enjoyed themselves, registering almost 1,200 runs for the loss of 27 wickets. Sobers (183 not out) and Wazir Mohammad (134) scored centuries for their respective sides, while Hanif Mohammad, Hunte, Imtiaz Ahmed and Saeed Ahmed also registered good half-centuries. The only bowler who distinguished himself was the great Fazal Mahmood who, almost incredibly, took 8 wickets for 114 runs in 60.5 overs. The match thus ended in a predictable draw. Entering the fray at 367/7 in the Barbados first innings, Goddard had the satisfaction of sharing an eighth wicket partnership of 124 runs with the brilliant Sobers who, at 21, was then establishing himself as one of the world’s leading batsmen. By a curious coincidence, Goddard had also been Sobers’s first batting partner when the latter made his début against India at Bridgetown in 1952/53. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 111. Barbados v Pakistanis, Bridgetown, January 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) c Imtiaz Ahmed b Fazal Mahmood 47 506 9 4 12 0 413 did not bat - 114-7d 1 0 6 0 136-0 29