january february cricketer played test match west_indies batsman scored test innings left highest test batting average history played trinidad young age chosen play test match england following good batting form slow scoring probably cost place played test toured england west_indies time death oldest surviving cricketer early life born port spain trinidad formal cricket coaching class debut trinidad year old scored batting number seasons played regularly trinidad class competition non class island competition played football trinidad team time time sport restricted career civil service batting middle order eventually promoted open batting theory time suggested good accustomed conditions keeping wicket believed theory enjoyed opener scored maiden class century second followed later year test match season england cricket team toured west_indies team played trinidad scored match journalists criticised scoring slowly easy batting conditions second match touring scored selected team test match followed later suggested non selection result background injury west indies opening batsmen game meant called england batted score west_indies batted opening partner shared partnership criticised slow batting later suggested concentrated scoring singles allow form partner face bowling day carried batting reach century test match trinidad innings took minutes slowed neared figures captain sent note asking batsmen score faster batsmen batted slowly later claimed england negative run saving tactics slow scoring rate bat second innings west indies needed score runs quickly unsuccessful attempt win game match drawn having earlier interrupted rain cut playing time knowledge quick scoring vital slow batting adversely affected chances victory play test match replaced came team pre arranged scheme rotate chosen preliminary man squad tour india pakistan final selection players overlooked tour england continued play irregularly trinidad following years played representative cricket later career selected tour england west_indies team age played class matches tour scored runs average passed seven innings score editor suggested specialist opening batsmen team came expectations forcing open batting came close selection test match tour played twice trinidad class cricket ended career class runs average centuries having played test innings left test batting average higher highest average play innings test career average highest player appeared solitary test career possible reasons played test cricket single match apart slow pace batting later suggested better career score rapid slow batting strong time plenty competition places team team mate later west_indies captain suggested left subsequent teams possible affected attitude authority cricket journalist suggests probably paid anti establishment attitude slow scoring certainly going bow white players dominated region cricket later years served test west_indies manager autobiography story coin published criticised west indies establishment playing days died age february time death oldest surviving cricketer second oldest world
Andy Ganteaume