Former West Indies batter Joe Solomon dies.

Joe Solomon, the former West Indies and Guyana cricket player, has passed away at the age of 93. Solomon was a big part of West Indies cricket in the late 1950s and 1960s, and he’s remembered for his amazing performances on the field.

Early Cricket Life.

Joe Solomon started playing cricket when he was 26, which is a bit later than most players. But he made a spectacular entrance into the game by scoring three centuries in his first matches: 114 not out against Jamaica, 108 against Barbados, and 121 against the touring Pakistan team. This impressive start got him into the West Indies team for the tour of India. In only his fourth Test, he scored a fantastic unbeaten century in Delhi, with an average of 117 in the series.

One of Solomon’s most memorable moments was in the historic tied Test against Australia in 1960 at the Gabba. In a super close finish, Australia needed six runs off the last eight balls with three wickets in hand. It looked like they would win, but Solomon’s accurate throw caught a player out of his crease, resulting in the first-ever tied Test.

During his career from 1958 to 1965, Solomon played 27 Tests and scored 1326 runs with an average of 34. Even though he started playing at a later age, he quickly became a key player for West Indies.

Source: www.espncricinfo.com

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