424:. He had a memorable Test debut by scoring 45 runs in the first innings and following it up with a knock of 86 in the second innings before being run out and the West Indies secured a victory by a margin of 203 runs. He eventually missed out on an opportunity to score a Test century on debut and missed out on creating a unique record of being one of the few players to achieve the double of reaching centuries on both first-class and Test match debuts. He scored his maiden Test century in the fifth Test of the series at Delhi and finished his debut Test series on a high note with an aggregate of 351 runs at an average of 117.00. His highest first-class score was 201
463:. He scored 65 in West Indies first innings batting at number six position and also scored a vital innings of 47 in West Indies second innings. Australia were set a target of 233 and Australia were poised for a victorious occasion, especially after posting a mammoth 505 runs on the board in the first innings in reply to West Indies first innings total of 453. However, the match came down to the wire and at one stage, Australia were all set for a possible victory when they needed to score five runs in the final eight-ball over with three wickets remaining in the innings. Australia's hopes began to fade away at the critical juncture of the match, when both
479:
walked to bat as the last batsman to score the winning run and he nudged the first delivery he faced towards the square leg with the intention to sneak a quick single. The ball went into the safe hands of Joe
Solomon who grabbed the ball to effect a pickup throw from square leg, and his throw hit the
395:
Solomon began playing first-class cricket late in his career at the age of 26 and made his first-class debut in the 1956/57 season against
Jamaica. He scored a century on his first-class debut by notching up an unbeaten knock of 114 against Jamaica. He followed it up with two more centuries in his
377:
from 1958 to 1965, scoring 1,326 runs, mainly from number six and seven in the batting line-up. He also bowled occasional leg-breaks but was best known as a brilliant fieldsman. He was best remembered for his role in the famous
962:
419:
with the West Indies team following his impressive performances at first-class level. He made his Test debut on 12 December 1958 during the Indian tour, in the second Test of the series which was played in
495:
Solomon continued to serve
Guyanese cricket in various capacities after he retired from playing, including the presidency of the Guyana Cricket Board and several years as a selector. He was awarded the
471:
fell in quick succession. Australia were left with a precarious situation where they had to score one run off the last two balls with only one wicket to spare and on the other hand,
38:
1100:
860:
1180:
1293:
497:
1234:
741:
670:
529:
433:
617:
528:
on 8 December 2023, at the age of 93. Until his death he was the oldest living West Indies Test cricketer. On 9 December 2023, during the third ODI between
696:
452:
1260:
416:
500:
by the
Government of Guyana. He and his wife Betty had six children. He lived in New York from 1984, travelling back to Guyana once a year.
1387:
987:
832:
910:
1392:
791:
1101:"AUS vs WI, West Indies tour of Australia 1960/61, 2nd Test at Melbourne, December 30, 1960 – January 03, 1961 – Full Scorecard"
1154:
936:
592:
382:
match between the West Indies and
Australia in 1960 at the Gabba, where he was involved in two direct hit runout dismissals.
1372:
484:, as the latter was going for the winning run by charging down towards the wicket-keeper's end. In the next Test played at
885:
861:"AUS vs WI, West Indies tour of Australia 1960/61, 1st Test at Brisbane, December 09 – 14, 1960 – Full Scorecard"
488:, he was promoted to open the batting, but he fell cheaply in both innings of the match and he was dismissed out
162:
20:
1038:
651:
396:
next two first-class innings against
Barbados and against a touring Pakistan side. He was the first player in
766:
492:
off the bowling of Richie Benaud after his cap fell on the stumps as it happened during the second innings.
1367:
671:"IND vs WI, West Indies tour of India 1958/59, 2nd Test at Kanpur, December 12 – 17, 1958 – Full Scorecard"
1377:
151:
1382:
815:
448:
Solomon was less successful in later series, but he often batted steadily when the need was greatest.
1075:
219:
374:
137:
1259:
Wallace, James; Aldred, Tanya; Wallace (earlier), James; Aldred (now), Tanya (10 December 2023).
1012:
727:
525:
98:
1338:
556:
1362:
1357:
429:
353:
8:
409:
401:
397:
190:
254:
1268:
1046:
715:
647:
405:
294:
1128:
532:, West Indies players wore black armbands to mourn the deaths of Joe Solomon and
281:
1205:
1321:
517:
459:
in
December 1960, he played an instrumental role in engineering the first ever
80:
1351:
1272:
1050:
476:
464:
437:
102:
1342:
509:
370:
185:
76:
1258:
369:(26 August 1930 – 8 December 2023) was a Guyanese cricketer who played 27
1261:"West Indies v England: third men's one-day cricket international – live"
533:
481:
475:
bowled the penultimate over of the match. Australia's tail-ender batsman
468:
1039:"Joe Solomon ties Brisbane Test and settles for half a century of fame"
489:
536:
and a minute's silence was observed prior to the start of the match.
485:
460:
379:
742:"5th Test, Delhi, February 06 – 11, 1959, West Indies tour of India"
963:"The tied Test that tested the limits of Australia and West Indies"
472:
456:
697:"Cricket West Indies pays tribute to Joe Solomon and Clyde Butts"
646:(Fourth ed.). London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 81.
513:
436:
in March 1960, when he added an unbroken partnership of 290 with
425:
330:
1155:"Joe Solomon, famous for his role in the first tied Test, dies"
521:
421:
268:
37:
1294:"Matthew Forde stars on debut to restrict England to 206–9"
1129:"Wishing our hero Joe Solomon happy 90th birthday tomorrow"
390:
988:"'If I'd been Usain Bolt I wouldn't have made my ground'"
767:"Test Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Joe Solomon"
1181:"West Indies mourn former test duo Solomon and Butts"
1235:"'I am shocked': Double tragedy rocks cricket world"
593:"Former West Indies batter Joe Solomon dies at 93"
1349:
453:the series between the West Indies and Australia
911:"Cricket on the high seas with Sobers and Co"
618:"Joe Solomon: the cricketer who tied a test"
443:
1326:Joe Solomon and the Spirit of Port Mourant
1208:Joe Solomon and the Spirit of Port Mourant
36:
1073:
960:
820:The Complete Who's Who of Test Cricketers
19:For other people with similar names, see
641:
408:in his first three innings, playing for
1036:
635:
391:First-class breakthrough and Test debut
1350:
1123:
1121:
1069:
1067:
855:
853:
961:Sportstar, Team (14 December 2019).
937:"Hall of Fame: Grout a gritty great"
934:
665:
663:
587:
585:
583:
581:
579:
577:
551:
549:
526:Richmond Hill Queens, New York, USA
13:
1388:People from East Berbice-Corentyne
1315:
1118:
1074:Coverdale, Brydon (January 2017).
1064:
1037:Keating, Frank (8 December 2010).
850:
644:The Wisden Book of Cricket Records
14:
1404:
1332:
935:Knox, Malcolm (24 January 2016).
660:
574:
546:
16:West Indian cricketer (1930–2023)
822:, Rigby, Adelaide, 1983, p. 369.
694:
524:) on 24 August 1930. He died in
503:
1393:Guyanese cricket administrators
1286:
1252:
1227:
1198:
1173:
1147:
1093:
1030:
1005:
980:
954:
928:
903:
878:
825:
809:
451:During the first Test match of
404:history to this date) to score
833:"It was fifty years ago today"
784:
759:
734:
688:
610:
1:
539:
150:12 December 1958 v
886:"'The most incredible game'"
400:history (the only player in
7:
1373:West Indies Test cricketers
498:Golden Arrow of Achievement
480:stumps directly to run out
10:
1409:
816:Christopher Martin-Jenkins
126:International information
18:
941:The Sydney Morning Herald
444:Tied Test 1960 and beyond
412:in 1956–57 and 1957–58.
385:
367:Joseph Stanislaus Solomon
350:
346:
177:
172:
168:
157:
146:
130:
125:
117:
109:
87:
62:
57:Joseph Stanislaus Solomon
52:
47:
35:
415:He was selected to tour
792:"Berbice v MCC 1959–60"
642:Frindall, Bill (1998).
530:West Indies and England
161:5 May 1965 v
1076:"The man in the photo"
99:Richmond Hill, Queens
508:Solomon was born in
432:against the touring
295:5 wickets in innings
48:Personal information
1368:Guyanese cricketers
402:first-class cricket
398:first-class cricket
307:10 wickets in match
32:
1378:Berbice cricketers
726:has generic name (
28:
1383:Guyana cricketers
1239:Cricket Australia
1161:. 8 December 2023
364:
363:
342:
341:
173:Career statistics
1400:
1309:
1308:
1306:
1304:
1290:
1284:
1283:
1281:
1279:
1256:
1250:
1249:
1247:
1245:
1231:
1225:
1224:
1222:
1220:
1202:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1191:
1177:
1171:
1170:
1168:
1166:
1151:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1140:
1135:. 24 August 2020
1133:Guyana Chronicle
1125:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1111:
1097:
1091:
1090:
1088:
1086:
1071:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1057:
1034:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1023:
1013:"Yes, no, sorry"
1009:
1003:
1002:
1000:
998:
984:
978:
977:
975:
973:
958:
952:
951:
949:
947:
932:
926:
925:
923:
921:
907:
901:
900:
898:
896:
882:
876:
875:
873:
871:
857:
848:
847:
845:
843:
829:
823:
813:
807:
806:
804:
802:
788:
782:
781:
779:
777:
763:
757:
756:
754:
752:
738:
732:
731:
725:
721:
719:
711:
709:
707:
692:
686:
685:
683:
681:
667:
658:
657:
639:
633:
632:
630:
628:
614:
608:
607:
605:
603:
589:
572:
571:
569:
567:
553:
417:India in 1958–59
359:
358:14 January 2017
179:
178:
105:
94:
83:
72:
70:
40:
33:
27:
1408:
1407:
1403:
1402:
1401:
1399:
1398:
1397:
1348:
1347:
1335:
1318:
1316:Further reading
1313:
1312:
1302:
1300:
1292:
1291:
1287:
1277:
1275:
1257:
1253:
1243:
1241:
1233:
1232:
1228:
1218:
1216:
1204:
1203:
1199:
1189:
1187:
1179:
1178:
1174:
1164:
1162:
1153:
1152:
1148:
1138:
1136:
1127:
1126:
1119:
1109:
1107:
1099:
1098:
1094:
1084:
1082:
1072:
1065:
1055:
1053:
1035:
1031:
1021:
1019:
1011:
1010:
1006:
996:
994:
986:
985:
981:
971:
969:
959:
955:
945:
943:
933:
929:
919:
917:
909:
908:
904:
894:
892:
884:
883:
879:
869:
867:
859:
858:
851:
841:
839:
831:
830:
826:
814:
810:
800:
798:
790:
789:
785:
775:
773:
765:
764:
760:
750:
748:
740:
739:
735:
723:
722:
713:
712:
705:
703:
693:
689:
679:
677:
669:
668:
661:
654:
640:
636:
626:
624:
616:
615:
611:
601:
599:
591:
590:
575:
565:
563:
555:
554:
547:
542:
506:
446:
393:
388:
360:
357:
282:Bowling average
220:Batting average
142:
97:
96:
92:
91:8 December 2023
75:
74:
68:
66:
58:
43:
42:Solomon in 2016
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1406:
1396:
1395:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1346:
1345:
1334:
1333:External links
1331:
1330:
1329:
1322:Clem Seecharan
1317:
1314:
1311:
1310:
1285:
1251:
1226:
1197:
1172:
1146:
1117:
1092:
1063:
1029:
1004:
979:
953:
927:
902:
877:
849:
824:
808:
783:
771:CricketArchive
758:
733:
695:Desk, Sports.
687:
659:
652:
634:
609:
573:
544:
543:
541:
538:
518:British Guiana
505:
502:
445:
442:
410:British Guiana
392:
389:
387:
384:
362:
361:
351:
348:
347:
344:
343:
340:
339:
336:
333:
326:
325:
322:
319:
315:
314:
311:
308:
304:
303:
300:
297:
291:
290:
287:
284:
278:
277:
274:
271:
265:
264:
261:
258:
251:
250:
247:
244:
240:
239:
236:
233:
229:
228:
225:
222:
216:
215:
212:
209:
205:
204:
201:
198:
194:
193:
188:
183:
175:
174:
170:
169:
166:
165:
159:
155:
154:
148:
144:
143:
141:
140:
134:
132:
128:
127:
123:
122:
119:
115:
114:
111:
107:
106:
95:(aged 93)
89:
85:
84:
81:British Guiana
73:24 August 1930
64:
60:
59:
56:
54:
53:Full name
50:
49:
45:
44:
41:
29:
21:Joseph Solomon
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1405:
1394:
1391:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1344:
1340:
1337:
1336:
1327:
1323:
1320:
1319:
1299:
1295:
1289:
1274:
1270:
1266:
1262:
1255:
1240:
1236:
1230:
1215:
1211:
1209:
1201:
1186:
1182:
1176:
1160:
1156:
1150:
1134:
1130:
1124:
1122:
1106:
1102:
1096:
1081:
1077:
1070:
1068:
1052:
1048:
1044:
1040:
1033:
1018:
1014:
1008:
993:
989:
983:
968:
964:
957:
942:
938:
931:
916:
912:
906:
891:
887:
881:
866:
862:
856:
854:
838:
834:
828:
821:
817:
812:
797:
793:
787:
772:
768:
762:
747:
743:
737:
729:
717:
702:
698:
691:
676:
672:
666:
664:
655:
649:
645:
638:
623:
619:
613:
598:
594:
588:
586:
584:
582:
580:
578:
562:
558:
557:"Joe Solomon"
552:
550:
545:
537:
535:
531:
527:
523:
519:
515:
511:
504:Personal life
501:
499:
493:
491:
487:
483:
478:
477:Lindsay Kline
474:
470:
466:
465:Richie Benaud
462:
458:
454:
449:
441:
439:
438:Basil Butcher
435:
431:
427:
423:
418:
413:
411:
407:
403:
399:
383:
381:
376:
372:
368:
355:
349:
345:
337:
334:
332:
328:
327:
323:
320:
317:
316:
312:
309:
306:
305:
301:
298:
296:
293:
292:
288:
285:
283:
280:
279:
275:
272:
270:
267:
266:
262:
259:
256:
253:
252:
248:
245:
242:
241:
237:
234:
231:
230:
226:
223:
221:
218:
217:
213:
210:
207:
206:
202:
199:
196:
195:
192:
189:
187:
184:
181:
180:
176:
171:
167:
164:
160:
156:
153:
149:
145:
139:
136:
135:
133:
131:National side
129:
124:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
103:New York City
100:
90:
86:
82:
78:
65:
61:
55:
51:
46:
39:
34:
26:
22:
1343:ESPNcricinfo
1325:
1301:. Retrieved
1298:ESPNcricinfo
1297:
1288:
1276:. Retrieved
1265:the Guardian
1264:
1254:
1242:. Retrieved
1238:
1229:
1217:. Retrieved
1213:
1207:
1200:
1188:. Retrieved
1184:
1175:
1163:. Retrieved
1158:
1149:
1137:. Retrieved
1132:
1108:. Retrieved
1105:ESPNcricinfo
1104:
1095:
1083:. Retrieved
1079:
1054:. Retrieved
1043:The Guardian
1042:
1032:
1020:. Retrieved
1016:
1007:
995:. Retrieved
991:
982:
970:. Retrieved
966:
956:
944:. Retrieved
940:
930:
918:. Retrieved
915:ESPNcricinfo
914:
905:
893:. Retrieved
890:ESPNcricinfo
889:
880:
868:. Retrieved
865:ESPNcricinfo
864:
840:. Retrieved
837:ESPNcricinfo
836:
827:
819:
811:
799:. Retrieved
795:
786:
774:. Retrieved
770:
761:
749:. Retrieved
745:
736:
704:. Retrieved
701:sportsmax.tv
700:
690:
678:. Retrieved
675:ESPNcricinfo
674:
643:
637:
625:. Retrieved
621:
612:
600:. Retrieved
597:ESPNcricinfo
596:
564:. Retrieved
561:ESPNcricinfo
560:
510:Port Mourant
507:
494:
450:
447:
414:
394:
371:Test matches
366:
365:
354:ESPNcricinfo
318:Best bowling
113:Right-handed
93:(2023-12-08)
77:Port Mourant
25:
1363:2023 deaths
1358:1930 births
1339:Joe Solomon
1303:10 December
1278:10 December
1244:10 December
1190:10 December
724:|last=
627:10 December
534:Clyde Butts
482:Ian Meckiff
469:Wally Grout
375:West Indies
208:Runs scored
191:First-class
182:Competition
138:West Indies
79:, Berbice,
30:Joe Solomon
1352:Categories
1219:16 January
1214:CricketWeb
1185:SuperSport
1165:9 December
1139:16 January
1110:9 December
1085:14 January
1056:9 December
1022:9 December
997:9 December
972:9 December
946:9 December
920:9 December
895:9 December
870:9 December
842:9 December
801:17 January
776:17 January
751:17 January
706:9 December
680:9 December
653:0747222037
622:SuperSport
602:9 December
566:9 December
540:References
490:hit wicket
147:Test debut
69:1930-08-24
1341: at
1273:0261-3077
1051:0261-3077
967:Sportstar
486:Melbourne
461:tied Test
380:Tied Test
331:stumpings
243:Top score
163:Australia
158:Last Test
121:Leg-break
1159:NewsRoom
1080:Cricinfo
1017:Cricinfo
992:Cricinfo
796:Cricinfo
746:Cricinfo
716:cite web
473:Wes Hall
457:Brisbane
406:hundreds
373:for the
352:Source:
329:Catches/
232:100s/50s
514:Berbice
430:Berbice
426:not out
269:Wickets
197:Matches
118:Bowling
110:Batting
1328:(2022)
1271:
1049:
650:
522:Guyana
422:Kanpur
386:Career
257:bowled
520:(now
289:38.23
286:67.00
263:3,659
255:Balls
238:12/27
227:41.54
224:34.00
214:5,318
211:1,326
152:India
1305:2023
1280:2023
1269:ISSN
1246:2023
1221:2023
1192:2023
1167:2023
1141:2023
1112:2023
1087:2017
1058:2023
1047:ISSN
1024:2023
999:2023
974:2023
948:2023
922:2023
897:2023
872:2023
844:2023
803:2023
778:2023
753:2023
728:help
708:2023
682:2023
648:ISBN
629:2023
604:2023
568:2023
467:and
428:for
338:46/–
335:13/–
324:4/28
321:1/20
249:201*
246:100*
186:Test
88:Died
63:Born
455:at
434:MCC
260:702
235:1/9
203:104
1354::
1324:,
1296:.
1267:.
1263:.
1237:.
1212:.
1183:.
1157:.
1131:.
1120:^
1103:.
1078:.
1066:^
1045:.
1041:.
1015:.
990:.
965:.
939:.
913:.
888:.
863:.
852:^
835:.
818:,
794:.
769:.
744:.
720::
718:}}
714:{{
699:.
673:.
662:^
620:.
595:.
576:^
559:.
548:^
516:,
512:,
440:.
356:,
276:51
200:27
101:,
1307:.
1282:.
1248:.
1223:.
1210:"
1206:"
1194:.
1169:.
1143:.
1114:.
1089:.
1060:.
1026:.
1001:.
976:.
950:.
924:.
899:.
874:.
846:.
805:.
780:.
755:.
730:)
710:.
684:.
656:.
631:.
606:.
570:.
313:0
310:0
302:0
299:0
273:4
71:)
67:(
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
