Herman Griffith
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |
| Bowling type | Right-arm fast | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 13 | 79 |
| Runs scored | 91 | 1,204 |
| Batting average | 5.05 | 15.05 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/4 |
| Top score | 18 | 84 |
| Balls bowled | 2,663 | 14,658 |
| Wickets | 44 | 258 |
| Bowling average | 28.25 | 28.27 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 2 | 12 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 2 |
| Best bowling | 6/103 | 7/38 |
| Catches/stumpings | 4/0 | 36/0 |
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Test debut: 23 June 1928 |
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Herman Clarence Griffith (December 1, 1893-March 18, 1980) was a West Indian cricketer who played in West Indies' first Test in their inaugural Test tour of England and was one of the dominant bowlers on that tour.
Griffith was born in Arima, Trinidad. His first tour was to England in 1928. His bowling was simply dominant; he took 11 wickets in the three Tests. This was the most of any West Indian bowler and is more remarkable after the reflection that England only gave up 30 wickets in the three Tests, as they won each by an innings.
He was the first bowler to send The Don back to the pavilion with a duck. This occurred during the Fifth Test of West Indies' tour of Australia in 1931. This led to the Australians missing their target and the West Indies' first Test victory against Australia (and, in fact, their second overall).
He was part of the touring side in 1933 and took three Test wickets against England while just short of his fortieth birthday.
C. L. R. James was a great admirer and once said of him,
Griffith had had a secondary education, called nobody mister except the captain, and had the reputation of being ready to call anybody anything which seemed to him to apply.
He died in Bridgetown, Barbados at the age of 86.
[edit] External links
- Player Profile: Herman Griffith from Cricinfo
- BBC summary of 1928 series
- Scorecard for Windies first Test from Cricinfo
- Scorecard for Windies fifth Test in Australia in 1931 from Cricinfo
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