West Indies Players – Charlie Griffith.
Born in Pie Corner, Barbados on December 14th, 1938, Charles Christopher Griffith was no pie thrower, but the smaller partner in the Hall-and-Griffith new-ball partnership. According to Cricinfos Martin Williamson, quot,Charlie Griffith struck fear into opposition batsmen in the 1960s. While Hall was an out-and-out fast, Griffith was slower, but he possessed a fatal quicker ball which many were displeased with. Quot, One of Griffiths fatal deliveries smashed the skull of Indian batsman, Nari Contractor, in 1963. He used to be a feared fast bowler, yes, but many question the legal standing of his bowling action.
Fans and players regularly had a suspicion that Griffith quot,threwquot, his quicker deliveries ( vs pies ). In the 1960s, the TV coverage of players wasn't as accurate as it is now, but the claims lingered till Griffith remodelled his action. Sadly , he adversely remodelled his bowling returns also. Griffith made his Test debut for the West Indies against Britain at Port of Spain in 1960.
He finished his career against New Zealand at Christchurch in 1969. During his 9 years of world cricket, Charlie played twenty-eight Test matches, taking 94 wickets at a mean of twenty-eight. Booze abuse among the aged is a growing but frequently unrecognized problem. * younger people increase their toleration to alcohol as they drink more. * The aged are the speediest growing segment of the driving problem. * Depression and similar psychological aberrations are far more typically found in the old than in the young, and these conditions are irritated by alcohol. His best innings bowling figures of six / thirty six came against Britain at Leeds in 1963. His nearest match figures of nine / 81 at Test level came in that extremely match too. Charlie never played first-class cricket for groups aside from the W.
