Antigua, June 28: Former West Indies batter Charlie Davis has passed away at the age of 82, bringing an end to the life of one of the Caribbean side’s most accomplished batters of the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Davis represented the West Indies in 15 Test matches between 1968 and 1973, amassing 1,301 runs at an outstanding average of 54.20. Among West Indies batters with at least 1,000 Test runs, only George Headley, Everton Weekes, Garfield Sobers and Clyde Walcott finished with higher Test batting averages.
At the first-class level, Davis scored 5,538 runs at an average of 41.32, with 14 centuries, representing Trinidad and Tobago cricket team for most of his career.
Four of his 14 first-class centuries came in Test cricket. He registered his maiden Test hundred with a knock of 103 at Lord’s Cricket Ground during the West Indies’ tour of England in 1969, in just his third Test appearance. Davis also enjoyed a memorable home series against India national cricket team in 1971, scoring 529 runs at an impressive average of 132.25, including two centuries.
As a mark of respect, members of the West Indies cricket team wore black armbands on the third day of the ongoing first Test against the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Antigua to honour Davis’ memory. (Agencies)
