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West Indian cricketer
Derek Sealy
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | James Edward Derrick Sealy |
| Born | (1912-09-11)11 September 1912Collymore Rock, Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Died | 3 January 1982(1982-01-03) (aged 69)Palo Seco, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium pace |
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| International information | |
| National side | West Indies |
| Test debut (cap 20) | 11 January 1930 v England |
| Last Test | 19 August 1939 v England |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1928–1943 | Barbados |
| 1935–1949 | Trinidad |
| Career statistics | |
| Competition Tests First-class Matches 11 80 Runs scored 478 3,831 Batting average 28.11 30.40 100s/50s 0/3 8/16 Top score 92 181 Balls bowled 156 3,932 Wickets 3 63 Bowling average 31.33 28.60 5 wickets in innings 0 2 10 wickets in match 0 1 Best bowling 2/7 8/8 Catches/stumpings 6/1 67/13 | |
| Source: Cricket Archive, 27 October 2010 |
James Edward Derrick Sealy (11 September 1912 – 3 January 1982) was a West Indian cricketer who played in 11 Tests from 1930 to 1939.[1][2]
He made his Test debut at 17 years 122 days, and remains the youngest West Indian Test player.[3][4]
Sealy on the West Indies' 1930–31 tour of Australia
undated photo
He played for Barbados from 1928–29 to 1942–43, and for Trinidad from 1943–44 to 1948–49. In 1942, playing for Barbados against Trinidad, he took 8 for 8, dismissing Trinidad for 16.[5]
- ^ "Obituaries in 1982". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. ESPNcricinfo. 1983. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Sealy, Derek (1912–1982), cricketer". The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography. Oxford University Press. 2016. ISBN 9780199935796.
- ^ Wisden 2012, p. 1314.
- ^ "September 11 down the years – The original Indian hero". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
- ^ "Barbados v Trinidad in 1942". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 October 2019.