Ralph Legall Explained

Ralph Legall
Fullname:Ralph Archibald Legall
Birth Date:1 December 1925
Birth Place:St Michael, Barbados
Death Date:February 2003 (aged 77)
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicketkeeper-batsman
Columns:2
Column1:Tests
Matches1:4
Runs1:50
Bat Avg1:10.00
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:23
Hidedeliveries:true
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:8/1
Column2:First-class
Matches2:16
Runs2:485
Bat Avg2:22.04
100S/50S2:0/2
Top Score2:68
Deliveries2:0
Wickets2:
Bowl Avg2:
Fivefor2:
Tenfor2:
Best Bowling2:
Catches/Stumpings2:32/10
International:true
Country:West Indies
Testdebutfor:West Indies
Testdebutagainst:India
Testdebutdate:7 February
Testdebutyear:1953
Lasttestdate:28 March
Lasttestfor:West Indies
Lasttestagainst:India
Lasttestyear:1953
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/ralph-legall-52341 Cricinfo
Date:27 July
Year:2024

Ralph Archibald Legall (1 December 1925 – 2003) was a West Indian cricketer who played in four Tests in 1953.

Legall played as a wicket-keeper and middle-order batsman for Trinidad from 1946-47 to 1957-58. His highest score was 68, the top score in Trinidad's first innings of their victory over Jamaica in 1954-55.[1] He replaced Alfred Binns as the West Indies wicket-keeper after the First Test against India in 1952-53 and played the last four Tests of the series.[2]

In 1960 he played for Church in the Lancashire League.[3] He then went to Canada.

Legall also played Davis Cup tennis: for the British Caribbean team against the USA and Canada in 1954 and 1956. He is one of only two people to play both Test cricket and Davis Cup tennis. The other is Cotah Ramaswami of India. By a coincidence, Ramaswami managed the Indian team against which Legall played his Test matches.[4]

There is mystery surrounding Legall's death: he is variously reported to have died in Toronto, New York state or Trinidad, and probably in February 2003.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jamaica v Trinidad 1954-55 . CricketArchive . 2 November 2019.
  2. "India in West Indies, 1953", Wisden 1954, pp. 820–34.
  3. Web site: Lancashire League Matches played by Ralph Legall . CricketArchive . 2 November 2019.
  4. Web site: India to West Indies 1952-53 . Test Cricket Tours . 2 November 2019.
  5. Wisden 2007, p. 1561.