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Wilf Slack

Wilf Slack
Personal information
Full name Wilfred Norris Slack
Born (1954-12-12)12 December 1954
Troumaca, St Vincent
Died 15 January 1989(1989-01-15) (aged 34)
Banjul, Gambia
Nickname Wilf, Slacky
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting style Left-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Batsman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 516) 7 March 1986 v West Indies
Last Test 19 June 1986 v India
ODI debut (cap 87) 4 March 1986 v West Indies
Last ODI 19 March 1986 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years Team
1977–1988 Middlesex
1981–1983 Windward Islands
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 2 237 183
Runs scored 81 43 13,950 4,639
Batting average 13.50 21.50 38.96 30.32
100s/50s –/1 –/– 25/75 3/31
Top score 52 34 248* 122*
Balls bowled 1,519 1,766
Wickets 21 45
Bowling average 32.76 30.04
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/17 5/32
Catches/stumpings 3/– –/– 174/– 36/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 November 2008

Wilfred Norris "Wilf" Slack (12 December 1954, Troumaca, St Vincent – 15 January 1989, Banjul, The Gambia) was an English cricketer, who played in three Test matches and two One Day Internationals for England in 1986.

A left-handed opening batsman, Slack was a victim of mysterious blackouts while playing, and died, apparently of a heart attack, while batting in The Gambia, aged 34.

Slack's family migrated from the Windward Islands to High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England, when he was 11 years old.

He was a left-handed opener and played county cricket for Middlesex between 1977 and 1988. He also played for his native Windward Islands in the West Indies domestic competition between 1981–82 and 1982–83.

He spent time playing cricket for various local sides, progressing into the Buckinghamshire team in 1976, at the age of 21, becoming the minor county's leading run-scorer for the season, with 748. The Middlesex coach, Don Bennett, marked him as first-class county material, and he was signed by them the next year.

Slack made his Middlesex debut in 1977, but failed to establish himself in the side, in part because he played out of position, in the middle order.

When Mike Brearley, Middlesex captain and batsman, was recalled to the England side in 1981, Slack was called on to replace Brearley and open the batting for Middlesex against Kent at Lord's; he scored his maiden first class century, 181 not out.


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