Lance Gibbs
On scorecards: LR Gibbs
In-game rating: 88/99
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Lance Gibbs played 79 Tests for West Indies in CricArcade's archive, from 1958 to 1976. The first came against Pakistan at Queen's Park Oval, with scores of 2 and 22, and 4 wickets, and the last against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1976.
The most productive decade was the 1960s: 184 wickets at 27.8 in 42 Tests. The best bowling is 8 for 38 against India at Kensington Oval in 1962. In all: 18 five-wicket hauls, 2 ten-wicket matches.
With the ball: 126 wickets at 29.7 at home and 182 wickets at 28.6 away. The most wickets came against Australia: 103 wickets at 31.3 in 24 Tests. Queen's Park Oval was the most frequent ground, with 13 Tests and 52 wickets at 31.7. West Indies won 30 of the Tests Lance Gibbs played and lost 24, with 25 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 79 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | – | India | Bourda | 1971 | Drawn |
| 22 | – | Pakistan | Queen's Park Oval | 1958 | Won |
| 21 | – | Pakistan | National Stadium | 1959 | Lost |
| 18* | 26 | England | Lord's | 1969 | Drawn |
| 18 | – | Pakistan | Bagh-e-Jinnah | 1959 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/38 | 53.3 | India | Kensington Oval | 1962 | Won |
| 7/98 | 59 | India | Wankhede Stadium | 1975 | Won |
| 6/29 | 22.2 | Australia | Bourda | 1965 | Won |
| 6/39 | 19 | England | Headingley | 1966 | Won |
| 6/60 | 40 | England | Bourda | 1968 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 11/157 against England (1963).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 105 | 5.83 | 0/0 | 100 | 28.89 |
| Australia | 24 | 170 | 6.30 | 0/0 | 103 | 31.28 |
| India | 15 | 108 | 8.31 | 0/0 | 63 | 23.29 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 99 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 32 | 24.44 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 57.18 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32 | 174 | 5.80 | 0/0 | 126 | 29.66 |
| Away | 46 | 314 | 8.26 | 0/0 | 182 | 28.58 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 50.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8 | 111 | 10.09 | 0/0 | 25 | 25.32 |
| 1960s | 42 | 226 | 5.65 | 0/0 | 184 | 27.85 |
| 1970s | 29 | 151 | 7.95 | 0/0 | 100 | 32.32 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen's Park Oval | 13 | 76 | 5.43 | 0/0 | 52 | 31.65 |
| Sabina Park | 8 | 26 | 4.33 | 0/0 | 24 | 35.75 |
| Bourda | 6 | 48 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 28 | 20.64 |
| Kensington Oval | 5 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 22 | 29.77 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 4 | 29 | 9.67 | 0/0 | 14 | 39.86 |
| Lord's | 4 | 28 | 9.33 | 0/0 | 11 | 37.64 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1958 at Queen's Park Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1976 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
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