Lance Gibbs biography
Lance Gibbs, in full Lancelot Richard Gibbs, (born Sept. 29, 1934, Georgetown, British Guiana [now Guyana]), West Indian cricketer who was probably the most profitable bowlers of the Nineteen Sixties and the longtime file holder for many wickets taken in Test (worldwide two-innings, five-day) matches. He is remembered as probably the most efficient spin bowlers within the historical past of worldwide cricket.
Gibbs made his Test debut for West Indies towards Pakistan in 1957 and continued to earn caps (play in worldwide matches) till the mid-Seventies, when he retired at age 42. He spearheaded the West Indies spin-bowling assault for a really lengthy interval simply earlier than the arrival of the four-pronged tempo (fast-bowling) assault for which the West Indian crew was well-known. His off spin was an ideal foil to the left-arm spin of Sir Garfield Sobers. Gibbs was the primary spinner, the primary West Indian, and the second bowler within the historical past of the sport to take greater than 300 Test wickets. He collected these wickets on the remarkably economical charge of 1.98 runs per over. Gibbs first got here into his personal through the 1960–61 collection in Australia, taking a hat trick (getting three batsman out on three successive deliveries) within the fourth Test at Adelaide. His career-best efficiency got here towards India at Bridgetown, Barb., the next yr, when he took 8 wickets whereas limiting his opponents to 38 runs, together with 37 maidens (overs through which no earned runs are scored), in 53.3 overs. Gibbs’s catching and reflexes had been spectacular particularly within the gully space, the place he took most of his 52 catches in Test cricket. He additionally loved a profitable profession within the English county circuit with Warwickshire. He was chosen Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1972.