The West Indies cricket mourned the passing of two of their former cricketers. Batter Joe Solomon passed away at the age of 93 and spinner Clyde Butts breathed his last at the age of 66, both hailing from Guyana.
Solomon played 27 Tests for West Indies between 1958 and 1965, scoring 1326 runs at an average of 34. He made his debut against India in 1958 and scored his maiden Test ton in the fourth Test in Delhi.
But many cricket fans remember Joe Solomon as the fielder who ran out Ian Meckiff in a match between West Indies and Australia at the Gabba in 1960, which resulted in the first-ever tied Test in the game's history.
Solomon also suffered a bizarre dismissal in the second Test of that series in Melbourne, when he was dismissed hit wicket, after his cap fell onto the stumps, dislodging the bails.
On the other hand, Clyde Butts played 7 Tests for West Indies with his debut coming against New Zealand in 1985, and going on to play in Pakistan, New Zealand, and India. In those seven Tests, including five in the subcontinent, he picked up only ten wickets and averaged 59.50.
However, he had a very successful domestic career, taking 348 first-class wickets at an average of 24.19, including 23 five-wicket hauls, and even captained the Guyana team.
Butt was the chairman of selectors when West Indies won the 2012 men's T20 World Cup.
