Berkeley Gaskin

Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin (21 March 1908 - 2 May 1979) was a West Indian cricketer and administrator who played in two Tests in 1947-48.[1][2]

Berkeley Gaskin
Personal information
Full nameBerkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin
Born(1908-03-21)21 March 1908
Georgetown, British Guiana
Died2 May 1979(1979-05-02) (aged 71)
Georgetown, Guyana
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928-29 to 1953-54British Guiana
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 2 41
Runs scored 17 782
Batting average 5.66 14.21
100s/50s 0/0 0/2
Top score 10 64
Balls bowled 474 11,341
Wickets 2 139
Bowling average 79.00 31.66
5 wickets in innings 0 6
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/15 7/58
Catches/stumpings 1/0 19/0
Source: Cricinfo, 18 February 2019

Gaskin played first-class cricket as a medium-pace bowler and lower-order batsman for British Guiana from 1929 to 1953, captaining the side from 1950-51 to 1952-53. His best bowling figures were 7 for 58 against Jamaica in 1950-51.[3]

He managed the West Indies side on three overseas tours: to India and Pakistan in 1958-59, to England in 1963, and to Australia and New Zealand in 1968-69.[4] He was President of the Guyana Cricket Association at the time of his death, and had also served as a West Indies selector.[5]

He worked as a senior official in the Guyanese civil service.[5]

References

  1. "Flight of Fancy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  2. "A background man in the era of West Indian dominance". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  3. "Jamaica v British Guiana 1950-51". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  4. "Berkeley Gaskin - Obituary". Wisden. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. Tony Cozier, "Berkeley Gaskin – Devoted Administrator", The Cricketer, July 1979, p. 39.
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