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Sir Frank Worrell
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(born
1 August 1924 , Bank Hall, St Michael Barbados, died
13 March 1967 ,
Kingston, Jamaica )
He is sometimes referred to by his nickname of and was a
West Indies cricketer and Jamaican senator. He became famous in the 1950s as one of the three Ws along with Sir
Clyde Walcott and Sir
Everton Weekes .
By 1947 his mother had moved to New York and his father was away at sea most of the time so he moved to
Jamaica .
As a player for
West Indies , Worrell made his debut in 1947–48 versus the
England Team of
Gubby Allen . Worrell was a fine
Batsman and
Bowler , and was a
Wisden Cricketer Of The Year for
1951 .
Following a successful campaign led by . Both Worrell and his opposing captain,
Richie Benaud , encouraged their teams to play attacking cricket. The first Test of the series ended in a dramatic
Tie . Though West Indies lost the series 2-1, with one draw in addition to the tie, they took much credit for contributing to such a fine series. In 1963, West Indies toured England. They were again very popular, and this time they also won the series, 3-1.
''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 1962 edition, "West Indies in Australia, 1960–61" ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', 1964 edition, "West Indies in England, 1963"
Worrell retired after the West Indies versus England series. When he left professional cricket, he became Warden of Irvine Hall at the
University Of The West Indies , and was appointed to the Jamaican Senate by Sir
Alexander Bustamante . He strongly supported a closer political union between the nations of the Caribbean. He was knighted for his services to cricket in 1964.
Worrell managed the West Indies during the 1964-65 visit by Australia, and accompanied the team to India in the winter of 1966-67. It was while in India that the was diagnosed with leukaemia. He died at the age of 42, a month after returning to Jamaica. A memorial service was held in his honour in
Westminster Abbey , the first time such an honour was granted to a sportsman.
As of the 1964-65 series the
Frank Worrell Trophy has been awarded to the winner of the West Indies–Australia series, although the winning of the trophy has been applied retroactively to the 1960-61 series.
Caribbean journalist
Ernest Eytle (born Guyana 1918) wrote a biography of Worrell entitled ''Frank Worrell : The Career of a Great Cricketer'' in 1963.
Worrell is the only batsman to have been involved in two 500-run
Partnerships in
First-class Cricket .
{Link without Title} 500 run partnerships
