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Wes Hall

Full Name
Wesley Winfield Hall
Born
12-09-1937 Glebe Land, Station Hill, St Michael, Barbados
Current Age
83 years old
Major Teams
West Indies
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast
Wes Hall

Photos: Wes Hall

  • Sir Wes Hall: Life and Times

    Sir Wes Hall: Life and Times
  • Wes Hall inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame

    Wes Hall inducted into ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
  • Galaxy of West Indian greats at Lawrence Rowe Legendary Foundation banquet

    Galaxy of West Indian greats at Lawrence Rowe Legendary Foundation banquet
  • Happy Birthday, Wes Hall!

    Happy Birthday, Wes Hall!

Wes Hall Biography

His gigantic frame rushing along the turf, his footsteps shaking the ground, the famed crucifix dangling from his neck, glistening in the sun, the long, fearsome arms about to go into the final hurtling motion to send down another thunderbolt, Wes Hall was the first great West Indian fast bowler who combined the qualities of extreme pace, skill and durability .
 
From the pivotal tour of India and Pakistan in 1958-59 when he captured 46 wickets, Hall pulverised batsmen for the next decade with lightning speed combined with fascinating quality. He combined with lethal effect with Charlie Griffith, forming the first of many, many terrifying bowling combinations to come out of the Caribbean in the next three decades.
 
It was apt that his autobiography was named 'Pace Like Fire'.
 
Some of the feats performed by Hall have become legendary by being dipped in immense drama. He terrorised the Indian batsmen often enough, charged in to demolish sides of Pakistan, Australia and England, being instrumental in winning multiple rubbers through sheer pace. However, he is best remembered for two immortal series and, in particular, two of the most epic final overs witnessed in the history of Test cricket.
 
The first was the epochal series in Australia in 1960-61, when Hall captured 9 wickets in the Tied Test at Brisbane and bowled the spine-chilling last over, dismissing Richie Benaud with a bouncer bowled against the captain's instructions, somehow managing to drop a skier at square leg, and then restricting the Australian batsmen from getting the required runs. And then it was in England, at Lord's in 1963, when he broke the arm of Colin Cowdrey. And then he ran in for two terrifying deliveries, as the injured man stood at the non-striker's end, arm in plaster, with David Allen, his whole body shuddering from the impact, somehow keep the balls out with five runs to win and one wicket to fall.
 
His career tailed off towards the end, but he finished with 192 wickets in 48 Tests at 26.38, and can be considered the spiritual ancestor of the long line of West Indian fast bowling greats that followed from the 1970s to the 1990s.
 
Hall was also a fantastic personality who became extremely popular during his stint in Queensland. He later became a minister of the Christian Pentecostal Church, as also a Minister of Tourism and Sport in the Barbados government.
 
In 2012, Wes Hall was knighted for his services to the game.
 
Arunabha Sengupta

Wes Hall Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 48 66 818 14 50* 15.73 512 159.7 0 2 32 -- 11 0
ODIs 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Wes Hall Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 48 9953 5066 192 26.38 3.054 51. 9 1 7/69 11/126
ODIs 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
T20s 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
World Cup 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

Wes Hall Career statistics

Test Debut

India v West Indies at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, November 28, 1958

Last Test

New Zealand v West Indies at Eden Park, Auckland, February 27, 1969

News ON Wes Hall

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Dave Cameron hails Wes Hall as stalwart of ‘cricket and Caribbean life’

Dave Cameron praised Wes Hall as a stalwart of "cricket and Caribbean life".

Wes Hall honoured with place in ICC Hall of fame

Wes Hall picked 192 wickets in the 48 Tests he featured in.

WICB task force commences work to investigate India tour pull-out

West Indies cancelled their tour to India in October.

Wes Hall knighted in Queen’s Birthday honours

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    Ken Palmer, the fighting young Somerset all-rounder, battled the pace of Wes Hall and Roy Gilchrist to score 23 in difficult conditions.

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    In Part Six of the series, we look at two cricketers who could easily be mistaken for siblings in the way they went about their ...

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    ... and Joe Solomon threw down the stumps from square-leg to run out Ian Meckiff...

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    Charlie Griffith was one of the most feared bowlers of all time, remembered, somewhat unfairly, for the man who ended Nari Contractor's ...

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    Wes Hall was one of the finest and fiercest fast bowlers Barbados and West Indies have produced, was born. He also bowled probably the ...

    Wes Hall: 14 facts about the legendary fast bowler who played second innings in politics

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