Fitz Hinds, Date of Birth

    

Fitz Hinds

West Indian cricketer

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1880

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Barbados

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Fitz Hinds

  • Delmont Cameron St Clair Hinds (born 1 June 1880 at Westbury Road, St Michael, Barbados, details of death unknown) was a coloured West Indian cricketer who toured with the first West Indian touring side to England in 1900.
  • He was known as Fitz Hinds. He had not played in any big matches before being selected for the 1900 tour and was described before the tour as "Good all-round cricketer, bowls well, with a peculiar action.
  • Member of Spartan [Cricket] Club".
  • On the tour he was sixth in the batting averages at just over 20, but his bowling was ineffective, his 6 wickets costing over 50 runs each.
  • He was "often useful in his peculiar style, and was a keen hard working cricketer".Returning from England he played for A.B.
  • St Hill's team in 1900-01 and took 10-36 in his first innings against Trinidad in a twelve-a-side match.
  • He eventually made his debut for Barbados in the Inter-Colonial Tournament of 1901-02.
  • He was chosen for the combined West Indies team against Bennett's side in 1901-02 and Lord Brackley's team in 1904-05. In his 12 match first class career he had a batting average of just over 20 and took useful wickets at an average of 15. He later emigrated to the United States and in August 1913 he appeared for a 'West Indian Coloured Team' against the 1913 Australian tourists at Celtic Park, Brooklyn, New York City.

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