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- One of the world's favorite cricketing sons, Sir Frank Worrell took up the leadership of a talented but under confident West Indies team to guide it to the status of a genuinely formidable cricketing power. A member of the "3 W's" trio alongside his best friends Everton Weeks and Clyde Wolcott, Worrell distinguished himself as a superb batsman in his own right, retiring with nearly 4000 runs at an average of just under 50. A true representative of the gentlemen's game, Worrell donated his blood to Nari Contractor after a bouncer from Charlie Griffith sent his Indian opposite number to the hospital and fractured his skull. Worrel's sudden demise in 1967, aged just 42, left a huge void in global cricket. An honorary funeral service was conducted especially for him at the Westminster Abbey, the first ever for a sportsman.- IMDb Mini Biography By: ankitsingh92
- Highly calm demeanor.
- The first official black captain of the West Indies cricket team.
- A part of the world renowned "3 W's", alongside Everton Weekes and Sir Clyde Wolcott, all being highly distinguished batsmen on the global stage.
- Voted by ESPN as the 18th greatest cricketer of all-time.
- Received 19 votes in Wisden's polling for the "5 Cricketers of the century". This was the joint 6th highest number of votes received by any cricketer, alongside Dennis Lillee, and just 6 votes short of the 5th highest recipient, Shane Warne.
- In recognition of his accomplishments as a batsman and a captain who transformed a mediocre West Indies team to a global power in the sport as demonstrated during the West Indies' 1961 tour of Australia, the annual West Indies vs Australia test series was titled the Frank Worrell Trophy in 1965.
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