Clifford Goodman
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Clifford Everard Goodman (20 November 1869, at College View, St Philip, Barbados
– 1 February 1911 at Belleville, St Michael, Barbados
), was a cricketer. A right arm fast bowler, he was educated at The Lodge School, Barbados. He stood at 6 ft 4ins and took 126 wickets at 10.70 in his 15 match first class career. During his short 5 year first class career he was almost always successful and was described as "perhaps the best bowler the West Indies ever had, and a good hitter too."
He played in all 14 Barbados matches from 1891-92 to 1896-97 and was also selected for the combined West Indies against Priestley's side
in 1896-1897 taking 9 wickets in the match.
His younger brother Percy
was also one of the top West Indian players of his day and toured England in 1900 and 1906. Two other brothers Gerald and Walter also played first class cricket.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
– 1 February 1911 at Belleville, St Michael, Barbados
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
), was a cricketer. A right arm fast bowler, he was educated at The Lodge School, Barbados. He stood at 6 ft 4ins and took 126 wickets at 10.70 in his 15 match first class career. During his short 5 year first class career he was almost always successful and was described as "perhaps the best bowler the West Indies ever had, and a good hitter too."
He played in all 14 Barbados matches from 1891-92 to 1896-97 and was also selected for the combined West Indies against Priestley's side
AA Priestley's XI cricket team in West Indies in 1896-97
A team of Amateurs under the captaincy of Mr. A. A. Priestley toured the West Indies in the 1896-97 season playing matches between January and March 1897. They played a total of 16 matches of which 9 are regarded as first class. They did not play in British Guiana....
in 1896-1897 taking 9 wickets in the match.
His younger brother Percy
Percy Goodman
Percy Arnold Goodman was a West Indian cricketer who toured with the both the first two touring sides to England in 1900 and 1906. He was one of the top West Indian batsmen of his day and was also a useful medium pace bowler, especially in his younger days...
was also one of the top West Indian players of his day and toured England in 1900 and 1906. Two other brothers Gerald and Walter also played first class cricket.