Famous Cricketers No 73 - Sonny Ramadhin

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 261.3 78 547 14 7-49 39.07 1 - Otther matches 675.4 283 1117 105 7-29 10.63 11 6 Tour (6 ball) 937.1 361 1664 119 7-29 13.98 12 6 Career (6 ball) 4811.5 1770 } 10375 550 8-15 18.86 41 14 (8 ball) 324.3 76 1958/59 - West Indians in India and Pakistan The West Indians enjoyed a triumphant tour of India this winter, but Ramadhin’s form had deteriorated and he played only a minor role. The emergence of Roy Gilchrist and Wesley Hall, two of the world’s fastest bowlers, meant that the West Indies no longer had to depend on an attack based primarily on spin. With Basil Butcher, Rohan Kanhai, Gary Sobers and Joseph Solomon batting splendidly, the West Indies won the Test series 3-0. Ramadhin took part in only two of the five Tests against India, registering a mere 2/91 from his 44.5 overs. Against Pakistan, where the West Indies lost two Tests on the dreaded ‘mat’, Ramadhin performed somewhat better, claiming 9/121 in two of the three Tests. His additional 11 Test wickets lifted his total to 138, a new West Indian record. Altogether he played in 13 first-class matches during this tour of the sub-continent and took 41 wickets at an average cost of 15.53 runs each. Although his form in the Tests was spotty, he bowled with much greater success in other matches. The continuing improvement of his batting was reflected in a first-class average of 14.80 runs per innings during the tour. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 118. West Indians v Baroda Cricket Association XI, Baroda, November 10, 11, 12 (West Indians won by 185 runs) lbw b V.S.Hazare 8 239 9 6 7 3 D.H.Shodhan st J.L.Hendriks 133 C.G.Borde c W.V.Rodriguez J.M.Ghorpade b did not bat - 223-1d 12 3 27 4 J.W.Ghorpade lbw 144 2 D.H.Shodhan c and b J.M.Ghorpade c and b G.Kishenchand b 119. West Indians v Board President’s XI, Ahmedabad, November 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) did not bat - 316-5d 19 2 45 3 S.A.Durani st F.C.M.Alexander 124 R.F.Surti c E.St A.Atkinson W.Ghosh c G.St A.Sobers 12 6 10 0 227-9 120. West Indians v Cricket Club of India, Bombay, November 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) c M.L.Apte b S.P.Gupte 3 196 12 4 24 0 166 did not bat - 342-8d 13 1 31 2 G.S.Ramchand c L.R.Gibbs 175-6 S.J.Diwadkar lbw 121. WEST INDIES v INDIA, Bombay, November 28, 29, 30, December 2, 3 (Match drawn) c R.G.Nadkarni b S.P.Gupte 9 227 9 0 30 0 152 did not bat - 323-4d 11 4 20 0 289-5 122. West Indians v Central Zone, Jubalpur, December 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) not out 1 349 11 4 12 0 265 did not bat - 134-1 123. West Indians v Combined Universities, Nagpur, December 20, 21, 22 (West Indians won by an innings and 152 runs) did not bat - 368-4d 2 1 1 0 49 9 3 16 1 A.G.Milka b 167 124. WEST INDIES v INDIA, Calcutta, December 31, January 1, 2, 3, 4 (West Indies won by an innings and 336 runs) did not bat - 614-5d 16.5 8 27 2 N.J.Contractor lbw 124 S.P.Gupte b 8 3 14 0 154 125. West Indians v East Zone, Jorhat, January 9, 10, 11 (West Indians won by an innings and 17 runs) b S.K.Girdhari 4 162 6 4 9 1 P.K.Chatterjee b 106 - - - - 39 30