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Joseph Stanislaus Solomon (26 August 1930 – 8 December 2023) was a Guyanese cricketer who played 27 Test matches for the West Indies from 1958 to 1965, scoring 1,326 runs, mainly from number six and seven in the batting line-up. [1]
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Dec 9, 2023 · Joe Solomon played 27 Tests for West Indies between 1958 and 1965, scoring 1326 runs at an average of 34. He was involved in the first ever tied Test against Australia at the Gabba in 1960, when he ran out Ian Meckiff with a direct hit.
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Joe Solomon was a middle order batter and legbreak bowler who played for West Indies and British Guiana from 1958 to 1965. He scored one century and four half-centuries in 27 Tests, and took four wickets in 14 innings.
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- September 26, 1930
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Dec 9, 2023 · Joe Solomon, a Guyanese legend who scored hundreds in his first three innings and ran out an Australian batsman in the first drawn test match in 1960, passed away in New York. He was also a president of the Guyana Cricket Board and a Golden Arrow of Achievement recipient.
Dec 12, 2023 · The West Indies cricketer Joe Solomon, who has died aged 93, was the man whose run-out of Australia’s Ian Meckiff brought about the first ever tied Test match – in Brisbane in 1960.
Dec 8, 2023 · Joe Solomon, who was involved in the first tied Test in 1960, passed away in the USA on Friday. He played 27 Tests and 104 First-Class matches, scoring 1,326 and 5,318 runs respectively.
Dec 10, 2023 · Cricket legends Clyde Butts and Joe Solomon have both died. The pair’s deaths were announced by Cricket West Indies on Saturday just hours apart. Butts, 66, captained Guyana and was an off-spin ...
