Former West Indies spinner Raphick Jumadeen dies at 75
A left-arm spinner, Jumadeen performed 12 Tests for West Indies between 1972 and 1979, taking 29 wickets. As Clive Lloyd’s all-pace assault got here to the fore, Jumadeen’s alternatives had been restricted, and he took half in only one full sequence, towards India in 1975-76.
The defection of gamers to Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket gave Jumadeen an opportunity, and in two Tests towards Australia in 1977-78, he took 11 wickets, however after solely three wickets towards India the next season (and the return of the Packer gamers) he was dropped for the final time.
Renowned for his accuracy, Jumadeen made a reputation for himself at Trinidad & Tobago, enjoying 99 first-class matches between 1967 and 1981, and taking 347 wickets together with 16 five-wicket hauls. He additionally performed 17 List-A matches, choosing up 21 wickets.
After his enjoying profession, Jumadeen went into teaching, spending a while at W Connection Wanderers. In July 2008, he was named within the national selection panel headed by Clyde Butts, the previous West Indies offspinner.
The West Indian workforce wore black armbands in remembrance of Jumadeen throughout the first ODI towards India in Barbados on July 27.