Famous Cricketers No 94 - Alfred Lewis Valentine

105. West Indians v Oxford University, The Parks, May 22, 23, 24 (West Indians won by six wickets) c F.J.Davis b P.N.G.Mountford 0 107 119 did not bat - 232-4 219 106. West Indians v Sussex, Hove, June 15, 17, 18 (West Indians won by six wickets) * did not bat - 287-9d - - - - 59 did not bat - 113-4 17 4 33 3 K.G.Suttle c G.S.Sobers 340 E.R.Dexter c G.S.Sobers G.C.Cooper c L.A.King 107. West Indians v Hampshire, Southampton, June 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) * not out 0 182 25 5 66 1 H.Horton c D.W.Allan 329 not out 0 126-9 - - - - 64-8d 108. West Indians v Essex, Southend-on-Sea, June 29, July 1, 2 (Match drawn) not out 0 205 56 did not bat - 160-1d 92-4 109. West Indians v Leicestershire, Leicester, July 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) did not bat - 159-5d 9 3 23 0 158 did not bat - 78-2 16 5 67 2 S.Jayasinghe c and b 166-4d 1 G.F.Cross lbw 110. West Indians v Surrey, Kennington Oval, July 31, August 1, 2 (Match drawn) not out 6 183 24 12 57 1 J.H.Edrich c C.C.Hunte 311 1 did not bat - 253-8 17 10 28 2 M.J.Stewart c S.M.Nurse 196-4d 1 S.J.Storey c and b 111. West Indians v Glamorgan, Swansea, August 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) * not out 0 237 10 1 31 0 207 did not bat - 243-5d 8 3 11 1 E.W.Jones c sub 156-3 112. West Indians v Northamptonshire, Northampton, August 14, 15, (16) (Match drawn) lbw b B.S.Crump 0 107 40 10 76 3 B.L.Reynolds st D.L.Murray 223 D.Ramsamooj c W.V.Rodriguez M.K.Kettle st D.L.Murray 18 5 55 1 R.M.Prideaux c J.S.Solomon 234-4 113. West Indians v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, August 17, 19, 20 (Match drawn) lbw b B.D.Wells 0 314 3 1 8 0 143 did not bat - 93-3 1 1 0 0 306 1 114. West Indians v Kent, Canterbury, August 28, 29, 30 (Match drawn) absent ill - 232 22 8 47 0 321 did not bat - 162-5 - - - - 153-6d 115. West Indians v T.N.Pearce’s XI, Scarborough, September 7, 9, 10 (West Indians won by 32 runs) * b D.A.Allen 1 284 266-9d did not bat - 254-7d 240 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other matches 15 11 5 10 6* 1.66 - - 5 Career 115 129 43 362 23 4.20 - - 42 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Other matches (6-ball) 306.3 98 822 24 3-33 34.25 - - Career (6-ball) 4189.2 1527 } 11546 445 8-26 25.94 29 6 (8-ball) 914.2 177 1963/64 The West Indies immediately celebrated their capture of the first Wisden Trophy at England’s expense by staging the Machado Festival at Sabina Park, Kingston, involving two matches in September/October 1963. Valentine participated in both and took the opportunity to record his highest first-class score when he made 24 not out for the Rest against the West Indies. The batsmen generally made merry on the featherbed pitch and Valentine was the only bowler to escape severe punishment. He took 6/119 in the first match and did not bowl (or bat) in the second. He also appeared 29