Gerry Alexander
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Franz Copeland Murray Alexander OD (2 November 1928 – 16 April 2011),[1] known as Gerry Alexander, was a Jamaican cricketer who played 25 Test matches for the West Indies. He was a wicket-keeper who had 90 dismissals in his 25 Test appearances and, though his batting average was around 30 in both Test and first class cricket, his only first-class century came in a Test on the 1960–61 tour of Australia.
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Full name | Franz Copeland Murray Alexander | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1928-11-02)2 November 1928 Kingston, Colony of Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 16 April 2011(2011-04-16) (aged 82) Orange Grove, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 96) | 25 July 1957 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 10 February 1961 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 April 2011 |
Alexander was the last white man to captain the West Indies cricket team. He led the West Indies against Pakistan at home in 1958, on the tour of India and Pakistan in 1958–59 and against England in 1960. He would not tolerate the indiscipline of Roy Gilchrist on the tour of India and sent him home before the team reached Pakistan.