John Goddard (cricketer)
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John Douglas Claude Goddard OBE was a cricketer from Barbados who captained the West Indies in 22 of his 27 Tests between 1948 and 1957.
John Goddard in 1956
West Indies cricket team
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The West Indies cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a men's cricket team representing the West Indies—a group of mainly English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region—and admin
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. Goddard was born in Fontabelle, Saint Michael, Barbados, into a family that controlled one of the leading…
Learie Constantine, who played Test cricket in the 1920s and 1930s, was one of the first great West Indian players.
Daren Sammy. The West Indies have won three major tournament titles: the Cricket World Cup twice, the Champions Trophy once, and the World Twenty20 twice. Both World T20s were won with Sammy as captain, making him and Clive Lloyd the only West Indian captains with multiple ICC tournament victories.
Queen's Park Oval, Trinidad
Brian Lara holds the world record for highest score in Test cricket (400 v. England in 2003–04)