Jackie Grant
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George Copeland Grant (May 9, 1907-October 26, 1978) was a West Indian
cricketer
who captained the side through several series.
Grant was born in Port of Spain
, Trinidad and Tobago
. He captained the West Indies' team in the 1930-31
, 1933
, 1934-35
series. West Indies won 3 out of 12 Tests under his captaincy.
His younger brother Rolph Grant
later captained the West Indies' side.
He died in Cambridge, England at the age of seventy one.
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
who captained the side through several series.
Grant was born in Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
, Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
. He captained the West Indies' team in the 1930-31
West Indian cricket team in Australia in 1930-31
The West Indies cricket team toured Australia in 1930-31 and played 5 Test matches against Australia. Australia won the series 4-1.-Test series summary:* at Adelaide Oval – Australia won by 10 wickets...
, 1933
West Indian cricket team in England in 1933
The West Indies cricket team toured England in 1933, playing three Test matches, losing two of them and drawing the other. In all, the side played 30 first-class matches, winning only five and losing nine....
, 1934-35
English cricket team in West Indies in 1934-35
The English cricket team in the West Indies in 1934-35 was a cricket touring party sent to the West Indies under the auspices of the MCC for a tour lasting for two-and-a-half months in 1934-35...
series. West Indies won 3 out of 12 Tests under his captaincy.
His younger brother Rolph Grant
Rolph Grant
Rolph Stewart Grant was a West Indian cricketer who captained them in their 1939 tour of England.Grant was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.-References:...
later captained the West Indies' side.
He died in Cambridge, England at the age of seventy one.