Ronald George Alphonso Headley (born 29 June 1939) is a former

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er who played in two

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and one ODI in 1973. An opening batsman, in

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he scored 21,695 runs at an average of 31.12, with 32 hundreds and a highest score of 187. Headley moved to England at age 11: his father

George Headley George Alphonso Headley OD, MBE (30 May 1909 – 30 November 1983) was a West Indian cricketer who played 22 Test matches, mostly before World War II. Considered one of the best batsmen to play for the West Indies and one of the greatest cri ...

, who played 22 Tests for West Indies, was the professional at Dudley Cricket Club. He spent most of his career in England, playing for

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from 1958 to 1974. He was

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by the county in 1961, and was awarded a

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in 1972 which raised just over £10,000. In 1971 he scored 187 and 108 against

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, becoming the first Worcestershire player to score a century in both innings of a first-class match since Edwin Cooper in 1946. Headley was eligible to play for England: indeed, his father discouraged him from playing for the West Indies because he believed that the West Indies Board treated their players badly. But in 1973, following an injury to

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, Headley was co-opted from Worcestershire into the West Indies touring team. He played seven first-class matches for the West Indians, including the first and second matches of a three-match Test series. His 42 in the second innings of the first match was his highest Test score. He also played in the second of two One Day International matches for the Prudential Trophy. After retiring from playing, Headley went into coaching. His son

Dean Headley Dean Warren Headley (born 27 January 1970) is a former English professional cricketer who played international cricket for the England cricket team in the 1990s. Headley was born in Stourbridge and comes from a famous cricketing family, being ...

played 15 Tests and 13 ODIs for

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. This was the first case of three consecutive generations of the same family (George, Ron and Dean Headley) playing Test cricket.

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