Test matches, mostly before the Second World War. Considered one of the
best batsmen to play for West Indies and one of the greatest cricketers
of all time, he also represented Jamaica and played professionally in
England. Headley was born in Panama but raised in Jamaica where he
quickly established a cricketing reputation as a batsman. West Indies
had a weak cricket team through most of Headley's career; as their one
world-class player, he carried a heavy responsibility, and they depended
on his batting. He batted at number three, scoring 2,190 runs in Tests
at an average of 60.83, and 9,921 runs in all first-class matches at an
average of 69.86. He was chosen as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the
Year in 1934. Following his tour of England in 1933, Headley signed as a
professional at Haslingden in the Lancashire League, where he played
until the outbreak of war in 1939 interrupted his career. Although he
returned to Tests in 1948 he was hampered by injuries. Even so, he was
chosen as West Indies captain in 1948 against England, the first black
player to be appointed to the position.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Headley>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1431:
Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in
Rouen, France, after being convicted of heresy in a politically
motivated trial.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc>
1815:
The East Indiaman ship Arniston was wrecked during a storm at
Waenhuiskrans, near Cape Agulhas, present-day South Africa, with the
loss of 372 lives.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arniston_(East_Indiaman)>
1948:
A dike holding the Columbia River broke, causing a flood that
destroyed Vanport, Oregon, US, only five years after it was built.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanport,_Oregon>
1967:
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu announced the establishment of
Biafra, a secessionist state in southeastern Nigeria, an event that
sparked the Nigerian Civil War one week later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biafra>
2005:
American student Natalee Holloway disappeared while on a high
school graduation trip to Aruba, and caused a media sensation in the
United States.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Natalee_Holloway>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
have Van Gogh's ear for music:
(humorous) To be tone-deaf.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/have_Van_Gogh%27s_ear_for_music>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
You say that you are my judge. I do not know if you are! But I
tell you that you must take good care not to judge me wrongly, because
you will put yourself in great danger. I warn you, so that if God
punishes you for it, I would have done my duty by telling you!
--Joan of Arc
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc>
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