Famous Cricketers No 94 - Alfred Lewis Valentine

100. WEST INDIES v INDIA, Kingston, April 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 (West Indies won by 123 runs) not out 7 253 12 4 32 1 B.K.Kunderam c E.D.A.St J.McMorris 178 lbw b R.G.Nadkarni 7 283 14 9 28 0 235 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 2 3 1 18 7* 9.00 - - 1 Other matches 2 3 1 8 4* 4.00 - - - Season 4 6 2 26 7* 6.50 - - 1 Career 100 118 38 352 23 4.40 - - 37 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 72 39 114 2 1-28 57.00 - - Other matches 99 19 297 4 2-51 74.25 - - Season (6-ball) 171 58 411 6 2-51 68.50 - - Career (6-ball) 3882.5 1429 } 10724 421 8-26 25.47 29 6 (8-ball) 914.2 177 1963 - West Indians in England Valentine was one of the surprise selections for the West Indian tour of England this summer. It was his third such expedition and differed from its predecessors in many ways. The 1950 squad had succeeded largely because of the positive contributions of Ramadhin and Valentine. The 1957 team lost the series conclusively mainly because Valentine had failed. But the 1963 side was no longer dependent on Ramadhin and Valentine for its triumphs. It profited from the abilities of such stars as Charlie Griffith, Wes Hall, Conrad Hunte, Lance Gibbs, Rohan Kanhai and Garry Sobers. Prospering under Frank Worrell’s leadership, the West Indies won 15 of their 30 first-class matches as against only two losses and defeated England 3-1 in the five-Test series. But Valentine’s own contributions were minimal. In 15 first-class matches, he recorded only 10 runs (ave 1.66) and 24 wickets (ave 34.25) and was consequently excluded from all the Tests. His finest effort came at Hove where he claimed 3/33 against Sussex in June. Noteworthy is the fact that he captained the side on four occasions when Worrell and Hunte (the regular vice-captain) were both resting. He led the West Indians to victory against Sussex at Hove and T.N. Pearce’s XI at Scarborough. He also helped them to stave off defeat against Hampshire at Southampton in late June by surviving a searching over from Derek Shackleton after nine wickets had fallen in their second innings. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 101. West Indians v Worcestershire, Worcester, May (1), 2, 3 (Match drawn) did not bat - 120-2d 21 4 57 3 T.W.Graveney c E.D.A.St J.McMorris 119 J.A.Ormrod c D.W.Allan L.J.Coldwell c D.W.Allan did not bat - 57-3 22 10 58 1 T.W.Graveney c D.W.Allan 162-4d 102. West Indians v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 8, 9 (West Indians won by an innings and 203 runs) lbw b R.C.White 3 512 8 2 21 2 I.G.Thwaites c L.R.Gibbs 104 1 A.J.G.Pearson c R.B.Kanhai 21.3 8 60 2 P.D.Briggs c C.C.Hunte 205 A.J.G.Pearson c B.F.Butcher 103. West Indians v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 11, 13, 14 (Match drawn) did not bat - 327-4d 8 3 28 1 K.Higgs b 171 did not bat - 59-1 8 2 46 0 304 104. West Indians v Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, May 15, 16, 17 (Yorkshire won by 111 runs) c D.B.Close b F.S.Trueman 0 109 8 1 50 1 W.B.Stott c R.B.Kanhai 226 absent hurt - 151 - - - - 145-6d 28