John Goddard (cricketer)

John Douglas Claude Goddard OBE (21 April 1919 – 26 August 1987) was a cricketer from Barbados who captained the West Indies in 22 of his 27 Tests between 1948 and 1957.

John Goddard
OBE
John Goddard in 1956
Personal information
Full name
John Douglas Claude Goddard
Born(1919-04-21)21 April 1919
St Michael, Barbados
Died26 August 1987(1987-08-26) (aged 68)
London, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Right-arm off-break
International information
National side
  • West Indies
Test debut (cap 56)21 January 1948 v England
Last Test24 August 1957 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1936/37 – 1957/58Barbados
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 27 111
Runs scored 859 3,769
Batting average 30.67 33.35
100s/50s 0/4 5/17
Top score 83* 218*
Balls bowled 2,931 10,295
Wickets 33 146
Bowling average 31.81 26.33
5 wickets in innings 1 4
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/31 5/20
Catches/stumpings 22/0 94/0
Source: CricInfo, 30 May 2019
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