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Worrell, Sir Frank

Jamaican athlete

in full Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell

born Aug. 1, 1924, Bridgetown, Barbados

died March 13, 1967, Kingston, Jam.

exceptional all-around cricket player and captain (1960–63) of the West Indies international team, which under his leadership achieved world cricket supremacy in the early 1960s. Worrell, Everton D. Weekes, and Clyde L. Walcott (the “Three W's”) made up what was considered to be the best group of mid-order (middle innings) batsmen in cricket.

Educated in England at the University of Manchester, Worrell played for the West Indies against England in his first Test (international) series (1947–48 season). Afterward he played professional cricket for Radcliffe in the strong Central Lancashire League. In his chief triumph as West Indies captain, his team defeated England (3 tests to 1, with 1 drawn) in a series played in England, June–August 1963.

Worrell sat in the Jamaican Senate from 1962 to 1964, and subsequently he served as dean of students of the University of the West Indies (Trinidad division). In 1964 he was knighted for his contributions to cricket. He died of leukemia.

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释义	Worrell, Sir Frank Jamaican athlete in full Sir Frank Mortimer Maglinne Worrell born Aug. 1, 1924, Bridgetown, Barbados died March 13, 1967, Kingston, Jam. exceptional all-around cricket player and captain (1960–63) of the West Indies international team, which under his leadership achieved world cricket supremacy in the early 1960s. Worrell, Everton D. Weekes, and Clyde L. Walcott (the “Three W's”) made up what was considered to be the best group of mid-order (middle innings) batsmen in cricket. Educated in England at the University of Manchester, Worrell played for the West Indies against England in his first Test (international) series (1947–48 season). Afterward he played professional cricket for Radcliffe in the strong Central Lancashire League. In his chief triumph as West Indies captain, his team defeated England (3 tests to 1, with 1 drawn) in a series played in England, June–August 1963. Worrell sat in the Jamaican Senate from 1962 to 1964, and subsequently he served as dean of students of the University of the West Indies (Trinidad division). In 1964 he was knighted for his contributions to cricket. He died of leukemia.
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