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About Joe Solomon
- Joseph Stanislaus Solomon (born 26 August 1930, Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana, now Guyana) is a former West Indian cricketer who played 27 Tests for the West Indies from 1958 to 1965, scoring 1326 runs, mainly from number six and seven in the batting line-up. In 46 Test innings, only one of them was converted into a century (against India at Delhi on his first Test tour), while his occasional leg breaks yielded four Test wickets – including two batsmen with Test batting averages above 45, Ken Barrington and Bill Lawry.
- He also contributed to the result in the first Tied Test in 1960, when his long-range throw hit the stumps to run out Ian Meckiff, who was going for the winning run.
- In the next Test, he was out hit wicket after his cap fell on the stumps.He played first-class cricket for British Guiana/Guyana from 1956–57 to 1968–69, and toured India in 1958–59, Australia in 1960–61, and England in 1963 and 1966.
- He is the only player in first-class cricket history to score hundreds in their first three innings, for British Guiana in 1957/57 and 1957/58.Solomon continued his cricket career by remaining involved in the selection process for the West Indies team and coaching a local team in his native Guyana until retiring in 2005.
- Today he resides in New York City.
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