Full name John Douglas Claude Goddard
Born April 21, 1919, Fontabelle, St Michael, Barbados
Died August 26, 1987, Paddington, London, England (aged 68 years 127 days)
Major teams West Indies, Barbados
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - WC Goddard
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 27 | 39 | 11 | 859 | 83* | 30.67 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
First-class | 111 | 145 | 32 | 3769 | 218* | 33.35 | 5 | 17 | 94 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 27 | 36 | 2931 | 1050 | 33 | 5/31 | 6/74 | 31.81 | 2.14 | 88.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 111 | 10295 | 3845 | 146 | 5/20 | 26.33 | 2.24 | 70.5 | 4 | 0 |
Test debut | West Indies v England at Bridgetown, Jan 21-26, 1948 scorecard |
Last Test | England v West Indies at The Oval, Aug 22-24, 1957 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class span | 1936/37 - 1957/58 |
GODDARD, JOHN DOUGLAS CLAUDE, OBE, died in hospital in London on August 26, 1987, aged 68. He had collapsed in his hotel while a guest of MCC at the Bicentenary match at Lord's. Goddard captained West Indies in 22 of his Tests, most notably in England in 1950 when, after losing the first Test, struck back to win the next three and their first series in England. In 1948-49, had led West Indies to a 1-0 victory in India, where he won the toss in all five Tests, only the fourth captain so blessed by fortune. These two tours saw him popular with his players and in charge of happy sides, but this unhappily was not so in Australia in 1951-52. Riven by inter-island rivalries, a disillusioned team was conclusively beaten 4-1. Always a man who put the interests of his team ahead of his own, he stood down for the final Test, feeling that his form was a handicap; West Indies lost again and he returned to lead the side against New Zealand. Although when he went back to New Zealand in 1955-56, it was as player-manager with Atkinson as captain, Goddard was preferred as captain to take the West Indians to England in 1957. This time they lost the series 3-0; had it not been for his 40-minute 0 not out at Edgbaston and his 61 in 3 hours 40 minutes at Trent Bridge, this would surely have been 5-0.