Famous Cricketers No 94 - Alfred Lewis Valentine

8/78 which remained his finest return in a first-class innings on West Indian soil. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 52. Jamaica v Trinidad, Kingston, February 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 (Trinidad won by 136 runs) c J.B.Stollmeyer b V.Marshall 23 295 26 7 70 0 299 c V.Marshall b N.E.Marshall 3 162 35.5 12 78 8 H.A.Furlonge c F.M.M.Worrell 294 N.S.Asgarali c A.P.Binns R.A.Legall st A.P.Binns R.P.Tang Choon lbw C.D.Furlonge c L.C.Mullings N.E.Marshall c J.K.C.Holt W.Ferguson b V.Marshall st A.P.Binns 53. Jamaica v Trinidad, Melbourne Park, Kingston, February 12, 14, 15, 16, 17 (Jamaica won by six wickets) lbw b K.Babb 2 163 35 13 52 2 R.P.Tang Choon lbw 234 N.E.Marshall lbw did not bat - 253-4 23 8 32 3 C.D.Furlonge c and b 181 1 K.Babb c K.Barclay V.Marshall b 54. WEST INDIES v AUSTRALIA, Kingston, March 26, 28, 29, 30, 31 (Australia won by nine wickets) b R.R.Lindwall 0 259 54 20 113 3 C.C.McDonald st A.P.Binns 515-9d A.R.Morris lbw L.V.Maddocks b not out 2 275 - - - - 20-1 55. WEST INDIES v AUSTRALIA, Port-of-Spain, April 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) not out 4 382 49 12 133 2 C.C.McDonald c C.L.Walcott 600-9d R.G.Archer c C.A.McWatt did not bat - 273-4 56. WEST INDIES v AUSTRALIA, Bridgetown, May 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) not out 2 510 31 9 87 0 668 1 did not bat - 234-6 6 1 16 0 249 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 3 4 3 8 4* 8.00 - - 2 Other matches 2 3 0 28 23 9.33 - - 1 Season 5 7 3 36 23 9.00 - - 3 Career 56 68 18 223 23 4.46 - - 22 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 140 42 349 5 3-113 69.80 - - Other matches 119.5 40 232 13 8-78 17.84 1 - Season (6-ball) 259.5 82 581 18 8-78 32.27 1 - Career (6-ball) 2532 963 } 6703 276 8-26 24.28 22 5 (8-ball) 537.3 101 1955/56 - West Indians in New Zealand Valentine took part in the first extended tour to New Zealand ever undertaken by the West Indies and made a valuable contribution to their 3-1 triumph in the Test series. In six first-class matches he captured 23 wickets at an average cost of 19.43 runs apiece. His bowling was so steady that almost half of his overs were maidens. He began the tour with 6/82 against Auckland from 71 overs of which 33 were maidens. At Christchurch, he and Ramadhin (among the bowlers) did most to ensure victory by more than an innings. The major West Indian stars of the tour were Ramadhin and Everton Weekes. The former captured 40 wickets (ave 16.40) in 8 matches while the latter scored 940 runs 20