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Gerry Alexander
Gerry Alexander, the cricketer, who has died aged 82, was the last white man to captain the West Indies.
This put him in an invidious position, as critics complained that first his place as wicket keeper in the West Indian team, and then his appointment as skipper, had been governed by racist considerations. Nevertheless, through determination, character and sheer decency Alexander eventually proved an inspired selection both as cricketer and as captain
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Gerry Alexander, the cricketer, who has died aged 82, was the last white man to captain the West Indies.
This put him in an invidious position, as critics complained that first his place as wicket keeper in the West Indian team, and then his appointment as skipper, had been governed by racist considerations. Nevertheless, through determination, character and sheer decency Alexander eventually proved an inspired selection both as cricketer and as captain
Read More:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit...Alexander.html