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26-467: Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell (1 August 1924 – 13 March 1967), sometimes referred to by his nickname of Tae , was a Barbadian West Indies cricketer and Jamaican senator . A stylish right-handed batsman and useful left-arm seam bowler , he became famous in the 1950s as the second black captain of the West Indies cricket team . Along with Everton Weekes and Clyde Walcott , he formed what

52-511: A large ticker-tape parade in Australia at the end of their tour. On 3 February 1962, Nari Contractor , the captain of the touring Indian team, received a career-ending head injury from a bouncer bowled by West Indies fast bowler Charlie Griffith . Worrell was the first player from both sides to donate blood to the injured Contractor, which saved his life. In 1963, West Indies toured England. They were again popular, and this time they also won

78-440: Is also a small population of Syrians, Lebanese, Jewish, Indian and Chinese people in the country. Scotland deported Roma to Barbados in the seventeenth century. Barbados has a small Asian population who are mainly Indians. The Asians were brought to Barbados as indentured labourers in the late 19th century. Barbados's Indian population also come from Guyana . Indians have influenced Barbadian cuisine, music, and culture. Barbados

104-603: Is also home to expatriates from other countries who mainly come from the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. The largest ethnic groups in Barbados is black (92.4%) or mixed (3.1%). 2.7% of Barbados' population is white and 1.3% South Asian. The remaining 0.4% are East Asians (0.1%) and Middle Easterners (0.1%). Barbadian culture is influenced by African, European, and Indigenous traditions. Barbados

130-488: Is famous for its music, with genres such as calypso , soca , and reggae being the most popular in the country. Rihanna is one of the most well-known Barbadian musicians. Barbadian cuisine is a fusion of African, European, indigenous and Caribbean influences. Some of Barbados's most popular dishes are cou-cou and flying fish . Barbados's rum industry is a significant contributor to Barbadian culture and history. Many Barbadians now live overseas and outside of Barbados;

156-571: The Caribbean. He was knighted for his services to cricket in 1964. Worrell managed the West Indies during the 1964–65 visit by Australia. He accompanied the team to India in the winter of 1966–67. Worrell was the first West Indian to carry his bat in a Test innings. Whilst in India, he was diagnosed with leukaemia . He died aged 42, a month after returning to Jamaica. A memorial service

182-723: The ICC Cricket World Cup hosted across the islands). In 2009, the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Blood Drive was begun in Trinidad and Tobago , inaugurated by the 74-year-old Nari Contractor, to whom Worrell had donated blood after his head injury in 1962. In remembrance of this, the Cricket Association of Bengal organises a blood donation drive on this day every year, and the day is commemorated as Sir Frank Worrell Day in

208-553: The Kalinago to flee the island for other Caribbean destinations such as Dominica and St Vincent. The first European settlement on Barbados were English colonists. Africans were brought to Barbados during the slave trade. Most Barbadians are of African or mixed-race descent. They are descendants of enslaved people brought from West Africa. Mixed-race Barbadians are descendants of Europeans, Africans, and other ethnic groups. White Barbadians are mainly of British and Irish descent. There

234-603: The West Indies (UWI) Cave Hill Campus , Barbados, by Professor Hilary Beckles . The inaugural lecture, "Sir Frank and the rise of West Indies cricket" was delivered by Michael Manley in 1994. Nearby one of the Halls of Residence is named after him. In 2007, the Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Committee was founded to mark the 40th anniversary of his death (which coincided with the opening match – West Indies vs. Pakistan, Sabina Park, Jamaica, of

260-476: The West Indies' Desmond Haynes are the only men to have carried their bat through three Test innings. In more than 4,600 One Day Internationals , the feat has been achieved only 13 times, all by different batsmen. Zimbabwean Grant Flower was the first, hitting 84 not out (off 143 balls) in his team's 205 against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 15 December 1994, while Temba Bavuma

286-815: The country of Barbados , by being citizens or their descendants in the Bajan diaspora. The connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Bajans, several (or all) of those connections exist and are collectively the source of their identity. Bajans are a multi-ethnic and multicultural society of various ethnic, religious and national origins; therefore Bajans do not necessarily equate their ethnicity with their Bajan nationality. The earliest inhabitants of Barbados were indigenous Kalinago (Caribs) and Arawaks from South America. Between 1536 and 1550, Spanish raiders regularly seized large numbers of indigenous Taino and Kalinago from Barbados to be used as slave labour on regional plantations . This prompted

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312-562: The majority have migrated to Anglophone countries, including around 65,000 in the United States, 37,780 in Canada , some 19,000 in the United Kingdom , and some 500–1,000 Barbadians in Liberia . In addition to Anglophone countries other groups of Barbadians have moved to Latin countries including Brazil , Cuba and Panama . Carry the bat The term is mainly used when the innings closes after all 10 wickets have fallen; that is,

338-556: The next batsman to use. Carrying one's bat is a relatively rare occurrence in international cricket. In more than 2,500 Test matches, a batsman has carried his bat only 57 times (by 49 batsmen). The first to do so was South African Bernard Tancred in March 1889, against England at Newlands in Cape Town , hitting 26 not out (off 91 balls) as his team were bowled out for 47 in their first innings. South Africa's Dean Elgar and

364-403: The other 10 players in the team have all been dismissed ("out"). It may also be used in situations where one or more of these players retire out or are unable to bat through injury or illness, and the remaining players are all dismissed normally. It is not used, however, in any other situation where the innings closes before all 10 wickets have fallen, such as when it is declared closed, or when

390-459: The record for the highest total by an opener was set in 1899. International opener Bobby Abel carried his bat through Surrey's innings of 811 against Somerset at The Oval. His contribution alone was 357 not out . This was not broken until Samit Gohel playing for Gujarat made 359 not out in the quarter-finals of the 2016–17 Ranji Trophy in December 2016. The only cricketer ever to bowl

416-646: The series 3–1, and it was West Indies' second series victory in England after their 3–1 win in 1950. Worrell retired after the West Indies–England series. When he left professional cricket, he became Warden of Irvine Hall at the University of the West Indies , and was appointed to the Jamaican Senate by Sir Alexander Bustamante . He strongly supported a closer political union between the nations of

442-457: The side on two particularly notable tours. The first was to Australia in 1960–61 . Both Worrell and his opposing captain, Richie Benaud , encouraged their teams to play attacking cricket. The first Test of the series ended in a dramatic tie . Though West Indies lost the series 2–1, with one draw in addition to the tie, they took much credit for contributing to the series. Such was their performance and conduct on Australian soil that they were given

468-781: The state of West Bengal in India. Tibb's Frankie, since 1969, is an Indian-centred chain of over 150 stuffed, crispened pita outlets named after him as the founder's favourite cricketer; its signature and custom wraps are "Frankies". An outlet operates in the O2 Business Tower in Dubai . He also made a special guest appearance in the 1967 Bollywood film Around the World . He had a small role with actor Om Prakash and Mehmood . Barbadians Barbadians , more commonly known as Bajans (pronounced / ˈ b eɪ dʒ ən z / BAY -jənz ), are people who are identified with

494-399: The team successfully chases a set run target to win the match. The term "carrying one's bat" dates back to the very early days of cricket. Initially it referred to any not out batsman, but by the 20th century the term was used exclusively to refer to opening batsmen. The expression comes from a time when the team used to share bats so the outgoing batsman would leave the bat on the crease for

520-594: The university's Mona Campus in Jamaica in also named for Worrell. In March 2002, "to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Central Bank of Barbados ", a limited-edition $ 5 banknote bearing Worrell's likeness was issued. In 1988, he was celebrated on the $ 2 Barbadian stamp alongside the Barbados Cricket Buckle . The annual Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Lecture was instituted at University of

546-578: Was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1951. Following a successful campaign led by C. L. R. James , who was then the editor of The Nation in Trinidad, the period of white Test captaincy in the West Indies came to an end. Worrell became the first black cricketer to captain the West Indies cricket team for an entire series, thus breaking the colour barriers then found in West Indian cricket. He led

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572-600: Was away at sea most of the time, and Worrell moved to Jamaica . Thereafter he played cricket for Jamaica. As a player for West Indies , Worrell made his debut in 1947–48 versus the England team of Gubby Allen . Following this series he settled in England to play for Radcliffe, Lancashire , in the Central Lancashire League and to read economics at Manchester University . He made his highest Test score of 261 against England at Trent Bridge in 1950, and

598-727: Was held in his honour in Westminster Abbey , the first such honour for a sportsman, the next being for Bobby Moore in 1993. Since the 1960–61 series, the Frank Worrell Trophy is awarded to the winner of the Test series between Australia and West Indies. The Sir Frank Worrell Memorial Ground , also or formerly known as University of West Indies Ground, is a cricket stadium in Saint Augustine , Trinidad and Tobago . The Sir Frank Worrell Cricket Ground at

624-553: Was held in his honour in Westminster Abbey , the first such honour for a sportsman. In 2009, Worrell was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame . He is widely regarded as the Nelson Mandela of cricket. Frank Worrell was born in Barbados, within a mile of its Test ground. He played first class cricket for Barbados when he first came to prominence. By 1947, his mother had moved to New York City, and his father

650-409: Was known as " The Three Ws " of the West Indian cricket. He was the first batter to have been involved in two 500-run partnerships and remained the only one until Ravindra Jadeja emulated him in the 2010s. The Frank Worrell Trophy is awarded to the winner of the frequent Test series between Australia and West Indies He spent some time studying economics and playing in England . A memorial service

676-500: Was the most recent on September 7, 2023. In more than 2,700 Twenty20 Internationals , the feat has been achieved only 3 times, all by different batsmen. West Indian Chris Gayle was the first batsman to carry his bat in a T20I, which he did in a defeat against Sri Lanka in the ICC World Twenty20 semi-final at The Oval on 19 June 2009, hitting 63 not out (off 50 balls) in an innings of 101. In first-class cricket ,

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