Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin (21 March 1908 - 2 May 1979) was a West Indian cricketer and administrator who played in two Tests in 1947-48.[1][2]
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Full name | Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Georgetown, British Guiana | 21 March 1908|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 2 May 1979 Georgetown, Guyana | (aged 71)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1928-29 to 1953-54 | British Guiana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 February 2019 |
Gaskin played first-class cricket as a medium-pace bowler and lower-order batsman for British Guiana from 1929 to 1953, captaining the side from 1950–51 to 1952–53. His best bowling figures were 7 for 58 against Jamaica in 1950–51.[3]
He managed the West Indies side on three overseas tours: to India and Pakistan in 1958–59, to England in 1963, and to Australia and New Zealand in 1968–69.[4] He was President of the Guyana Cricket Association at the time of his death, and had also served as a West Indies selector.[5]
He worked as a senior official in the Guyanese civil service.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Flight of Fancy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "A background man in the era of West Indian dominance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Jamaica v British Guiana 1950-51". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Berkeley Gaskin - Obituary". Wisden. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ a b Tony Cozier, "Berkeley Gaskin – Devoted Administrator", The Cricketer, July 1979, p. 39.
External links
edit- Berkeley Gaskin at ESPNcricinfo
- Berkeley Gaskin at CricketArchive
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