Joseph Stanislaus Solomon (born 26 August 1930) is a former international cricketer who played 27 Test matches for the

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from 1958 to 1965, scoring 1,326 runs, mainly from number six and seven in the batting line-up. He was born in Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana, now Guyana. In 46 Test innings, only one of them was converted into a century (against

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at Delhi on his first Test tour), while his occasional leg breaks yielded four Test wickets – including two batsmen with Test batting averages above 45,

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and

Bill Lawry William Morris Lawry (born 11 February 1937) is an Australian former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia in 25 Test matches, winning nine, losing eight and drawing eight, and led Australia in the inaugural O ...

. He also contributed to the result in the first

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in 1960, when his throw from square-leg hit the stumps directly to run out Ian Meckiff, who was going for the winning run. In the next Test, he was out

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after his cap fell on the stumps. He played first-class cricket for British Guiana/Guyana from 1956–57 to 1968–69, and toured India in 1958–59, Australia in 1960–61, and England in 1963 and 1966. He is the only player in first-class cricket history to score hundreds in their first three innings, for British Guiana in 1957/57 and 1957/58.

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* 1930 births Living people Guyanese cricketers West Indies Test cricketers Berbice cricketers Guyana cricketers People from East Berbice-Corentyne {{Guyana-cricket-bio-stub