1975 |
JEFFREY BAXTER STOLLMEYER
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| DATE OF BIRTH: |
April 11, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH: |
Santa Cruz, Trinidad |
| EDUCATION: |
Queen's Royal College |
| LOCAL CLUB: |
Queen's Park Cricket Club |
| FOREIGN CLUB: |
None |
| STRENGTHS: |
Right-Hand, Opening Batsman
Right-Arm, Slow-Bowler
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| TEST BATTING AVERAGE: |
42.33 (56 Innings) |
| TEST BOWLING AVERAGE: |
39.00 (13 Wickets) |
| TEST CAREER SPAN: |
June 1939 - April 1955 |
CAREER: Stollmeyer appeared in the following 32 Test Matches:
- 1939 - Represented W.I. in tour of England (3 Tests)
- 1948 - Represented W.I. vs. England in the West Indies (2 Tests)
- 1948-49 - Represented W.I. in tour of India (4 Tests)
- 1950 - Represented W.I. in tour of England (4 Tests)
- 1951-52 - Represented W.I. in tour of Australia (5 Tests)
- 1952 - Represented W.I. in tour of New Zealand (2 Tests)
- 1953 - Captained W.I. vs. India in the West Indies (5 Tests)
- 1954 - Captained W.I. vs. England in the West Indies (5 Tests)
- 1955 - Captained W.I. vs. Australia in the West Indies (2 Tests)
Following his retirement from cricket, he served as President of West Indies Cricket Board of Control from 1977 to 1982. |
AWARD:
- 1979 - Trinidad & Tobago Chaconia Medal Gold (for Sport and Agriculture)
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| DIED: |
September 10, 1989, in Melbourne, Florida, USA, where he was flown from Trinidad to receive medical attention after being shot in his home by intruders. |
| Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit |
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