Rolph Grant
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15 December 1909 Port of Spain, Trinidad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 October 1977 (aged 67) Oakville, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bowling | Right arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rolph Stewart Grant (15 December 1909 – 18 October 1977) was a West Indian cricketer who captained them in their 1939 tour of England.[1][2]
Career
Rolph took over the captaincy from his brother Jackie Grant. Rolph and "Jackie" had two other brothers who played cricket but without the same level of success. Rolph had not always been picked for his university team, but he was a gifted sportsman being a national amateur footballer and being heavyweight boxing champion for his country. Later pundits put Rolph's selection as captain down clearly to his race. The selectors wanted a white captain and Rolph fitted that requirement.[3]
References
- ↑ Rolph Grant at ESPNcricinfo
- ↑ Rolph Grant at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- ↑ "The forgotten story of ... white West Indian cricketers". Talking Sport. The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
| Preceded by Jackie Grant |
West Indies Test cricket captains 1939 |
Succeeded by George Headley |
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