West Indies Players - Charlie Griffith5283330

Born in Pie Nook, Barbados on December 14th, 1938, Charles (Charlie) Christopher Griffith was no pie thrower, however the lesser partner within the Hall-and-Griffith new-ball partnership. In accordance with Cricinfo's Martin Williamson, "Charlie Griffith struck worry into opposition batsmen within the 1960s. Whereas Hall was an out-and-out quick, Griffith was slower, but he possessed a lethal sooner ball which many were unhappy with." Certainly one of Griffith's lethal deliveries fractured the skull of Indian batsman, Nari Contractor, in 1963.

Whereas Charlie Griffith was not as successful as his compatriot, Wes Hall, he left an indelible mark in cricket historical past- albeit underneath questionable circumstances. He was a feared quick bowler, sure, but many query the legality of his bowling action. Fans and gamers typically suspected that Griffith "threw" his quicker deliveries (versus pies). In the 1960s, the television protection of gamers was not as precise as it is now, however the suspicions lingered until Griffith remodelled his action. Sadly, he negatively remodelled his bowling returns as well. To display this, Griffith scalped fifty nine wickets in his first 14 Checks and solely 35 in his next 14 matches.

Griffith made his Test debut for the West Indies against England at Port of Spain in 1960. He ended his profession in opposition to New Zealand at Christchurch in 1969. During his 9 years of international cricket, Charlie performed 28 Test matches, taking 94 wickets at an average of 28.54. His greatest innings bowling figures of 6/36 came towards England at Leeds in 1963. His greatest match figures of 9/81 at Take a look at stage came in that very match as well. Griffith took 5-wickets in a Take a look at innings on five occasions, with 4 5-wicket hauls against England and one against Australia.

In 1963, Griffith had an incredible year, capturing 32 Take a look at scalps from solely 5 Take a look at matches, to earn the Wisden Cricketer of the Year award in 1964. It's attention-grabbing to notice that he played most of his Assessments towards England and Australia. Exterior of these , he performed India thrice and New Zealand twice.

Charlie Griffith is taken into account a 'great' of West Indies cricket by his status as a feared quick bowler and due to his effective partnership with Wes Corridor in the 60s. Accusations of throwing diminished his impact and tarnished his repute somewhat. Charlie never performed Top notch cricket for teams other than the W.I. and Barbados, possible due to the suspicions of "throwing." Nevertheless he stays one of the icons of Caribbean cricket.

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