13 West Indies players inducted into Hall of Fame
Two Jamaicans, the late George Headley and Michael Holding, are among 13 West Indies players who will be inducted into Cricket Hall of Fame as part of the International Cricket Council’s centenary year celebrations.
Headley, who has been acknowledged as one of the finest batsmen off all time retired from Test cricket in 1954 with an exceptional 60.83 average.
He died on November 30, 1983.
Holding, who captured 249 wickets in 60 Tests between 1975 and 1987 is currently a respected international television cricket analyst.
The other inductees are Lance Gibbs, Gordon Greenidge, Rohan Kanhai, Clive Lloyd, Malcolm Marshall, Vivian Richards, Andy Roberts, Garfield Sobers, Clyde Walcott, Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell.
In all 55 players will be inducted in the Hall of Fame.
There are also 11 Australians, three Indians, three Pakistanis, two South Africans and one New Zealander.
