Frank Worrell: Nafees balle baaz aur team ko jodne wala captain

Kuch khilari apne runs se yaad rakhe jate hain aur kuch apni qiyadat se. Barbados ke Frank Worrell (Frank Worrell) ko donon wujuhat se yaad kiya jata hai. Unhon ne 51 Test matchon mein 49.48 ki average se 3860 runs banaye, 9 centuries score kin aur 69 wickets bhi lin¹. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq woh aik umda aur khush uslub balle baaz the, magar unhein sab se zyada aik mazboot captain aur team ko muttahid karne wali shakhsiyat ke taur par yaad kiya jata hai².

Ibtidai zindagi aur Cricket ka aaghaz

Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell yakum August 1924 ko Barbados ke ilaqe Bank Hall mein paida hue. Wisden ke mutabiq un ka ghar Empire Cricket Ground se sirf chand gaz ke fasle par tha, aur chhuttiyon mein woh doston ke sath taqriban sara din wahin khelte rehte. Woh dayen hath se batting karte aur bayen hath se tez medium aur sust, donon tarah ki bowling karte the².

Barbados ki team mein unhon ne gyarahven number se aaghaz kiya aur phir taraqqi karte hue upar ke numbron tak pahunche. 1943-44 mein John Goddard (John Goddard) ke sath 502 runs aur 1945-46 mein Clyde Walcott (Clyde Walcott) ke sath 574 runs ki naqabil shikast shirakat qaim ki. 1947 mein woh Jamaica muntaqil ho gaye aur baad mein Jamaica ki taraf se khele².

11 February 1948 ko Port of Spain mein England ke khilaf pehle Test mein unhon ne 97 aur 28 runs not out banaye, aur agle hi Test mein Georgetown mein 131 runs not out score kiye¹. Isi series ke baad woh England ki Central Lancashire League mein Radcliffe club ki taraf se pesha war khilari ban gaye, aur sath sath Manchester University se maashiyat ki Taleem bhi hasil ki. Wisden ke mutabiq 1964 mein Radcliffe ke cricket ground ke qareeb aik gali ka naam un ke naam par "Worrell Close" rakha gaya².

1950 ka England: teen "W"

1950 ka daura-e-England un ke career ka roshan baab tha. Wisden ke mutabiq is series mein unhon ne 89.83 ki average se 539 runs banaye aur Test average mein sab se upar rahe². 20 July 1950 ko Nottingham ke Trent Bridge mein unhon ne 335 minute mein 35 chaukon aur 2 chhakkon ki madad se 261 runs banaye, jo un ka sab se bara Test score hai. Oval mein unhon ne 138 runs bhi banaye¹.

Is daur mein West Indies ke teen azeem balle baaz, Worrell, Everton Weekes (Everton Weekes) aur Clyde Walcott, teen "W" kehlate the. Wisden ke mutabiq Walcott bowlron par barsate aur Weekes un par haavi ho jate, jabke Worrell nafasat se unhein rukhsat karte; teenon mein sab se zyada andaz aur khubsurati Worrell ke khel mein thi. England ke captain Norman Yardley (Norman Yardley) kehte the ke un ke liye field lagana namumkin tha, aur mashhoor likhari Neville Cardus (Neville Cardus) ke baqaul unhon ne kabhi koi bhadda ya be dhang shot nahin khela².

1951-52 mein Australia mein unhon ne Melbourne mein 108 runs banaye aur Adelaide mein 38 runs de kar 6 wickets lin. 28 March 1953 ko Kingston mein Bharat ke khilaf 570 minute ki innings mein 237 runs banaye. 1957 mein Nottingham mein opener ki haisiyat se 191 runs not out banaye, aur isi daure mein Leeds mein 70 runs ke iwaz 7 wickets lin, jo un ki behtareen bowling hai. January 1960 mein Bridgetown mein unhon ne 682 minute batting kar ke 197 runs not out banaye¹.

Captaini: Brisbane ka Tie Test aur Worrell Trophy

1960-61 ke daura-e-Australia ke liye Worrell ko West Indies ka captain banaya gaya². 9 December 1960 ko Brisbane mein shuru hone wala pehla Test tie hua, yani donon teamon ka majmui score barabar raha aur koi na jeeta; is match mein Worrell ne donon innings mein 65, 65 runs banaye. Isi series mein unhon ne Sydney mein 82 aur Adelaide mein 71 aur 53 runs bhi banaye¹.

Wisden ke mutabiq Worrell ne apne balle bazon ko hidayat di thi ke umpire out de to koi nagawari zahir kiye baghair fauran crease chhor den, aur jald hi poori team aisa karne lagi. Daure ke ikhtitam par Melbourne ki sadakon par paanch lakh Australian shehriyon ne un ki team ko alvida kaha. ESPNcricinfo ke mutabiq isi daure ki yaad mein donon mulkon ke darmiyan Test series ki trophy un ke naam par "Frank Worrell Trophy" rakhi gayi, jis ke liye yeh donon teamen muqabla karti hain²³.

1962 mein Bharat ke daura-e-West Indies ke dauran Bharati captain Nari Contractor (Nari Contractor) sar par gend lagne se shadeed zakhmi hue; Wisden ke mutabiq jin logon ke khoon ke atiye ne un ki jaan bachayi, un mein Worrell bhi shamil the². Isi series mein Kingston mein unhon ne 98 runs not out banaye¹.

1963 ke daura-e-England mein woh 38 baras ke the, magar captain ke taur par un ka asar aisa tha ke unhein kisi Test se aaram dena mumkin na tha. Lord's Test ke aakhri sansani khez over se pehle unhon ne fast bowler Wes Hall (Wes Hall) ko sirf yeh mashwara diya ke no ball kar ke match na de dena². Un ka aakhri Test 22 August 1963 ko Oval mein shuru hua. Majmui taur par unhon ne 15 Test matchon mein West Indies ki qiyadat ki¹.

Aadad o shumar

Ma-khaz: ESPNcricinfo Statsguru¹, aadad International career ke hain.

Asar aur yadgar

1963 ke daure ke baad Worrell ne retirement ka elan kiya aur agle baras unhein "Sir" ka khitab mila. 1965 mein Australia ke daura-e-West Indies ke dauran woh West Indian team ke manager rahe; Wisden ke mutabiq unhon ne Garry Sobers (Garry Sobers) ko captaini ke liye tayyar kiya tha².

13 March 1967 ko sirf 42 baras ki umar mein Kingston, Jamaica mein khoon ke sartan (leukemia) se un ka intiqal hua. Wisden ke mutabiq un ki yaad mein London ke Westminster Abbey mein duaiya taqreeb hui, aur is se pehle kisi cricketer ko yeh aizaz nahin mila tha². 2009 mein ICC ne unhein Cricket Hall of Fame mein shamil kiya³. Aik nafees balle baaz, karamad bowler aur aisa captain jis ne team ko aik lari mein piro diya, Frank Worrell ka naam har us series ke sath zinda hai jo West Indies aur Australia un ki trophy ke liye khelte hain.