Former South African captain Trevor Goddard died on Friday after a long illness. He was 85.
Goddard was the epitome of the allrounder‚ capable of opening the batting as well as the bowling.
He did both left-handed‚ and expertly enough to score 26 centuries and take 24 five-wicket hauls in his 179 first-class matches.
Forty-one of them were tests played between June 1955‚ in Nottingham‚ and February 1970‚ in Johannesburg‚ and 13 of those were as South Africa’s captain.
Goddard first led South Africa on their tour to Australia in the second half of the summer of 1963-64‚ when the visitors were written off as no-hopers before they left home but drew the test series.
Donald Bradman described Goddard as “a completely reliable and honest player who could be depended upon before any season started to put up a sterling performance over a whole series”.
Bradman said Goddard had “qualities of sincerity and integrity” and “enriched the game of cricket and set a fine example”.
After retiring from cricket Goddard became an evangelist preacher.
— TMG. Digital
Former SA captain Trevor Goddard dead at 85
Former South African captain Trevor Goddard died on Friday after a long illness. He was 85.
Goddard was the epitome of the allrounder‚ capable of opening the batting as well as the bowling.
He did both left-handed‚ and expertly enough to score 26 centuries and take 24 five-wicket hauls in his 179 first-class matches.
Forty-one of them were tests played between June 1955‚ in Nottingham‚ and February 1970‚ in Johannesburg‚ and 13 of those were as South Africa’s captain.
Goddard first led South Africa on their tour to Australia in the second half of the summer of 1963-64‚ when the visitors were written off as no-hopers before they left home but drew the test series.
Donald Bradman described Goddard as “a completely reliable and honest player who could be depended upon before any season started to put up a sterling performance over a whole series”.
Bradman said Goddard had “qualities of sincerity and integrity” and “enriched the game of cricket and set a fine example”.
After retiring from cricket Goddard became an evangelist preacher.
— TMG. Digital
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