Full Name

Gerald Ethridge Gomez

Born

October 10, 1919, Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Died

August 06, 1996, Port of Spain, Trinidad, (aged 76y 301d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

RELATIONS

(father),

(son)

Other

Umpire

Wisden obituary
Gerald Ethridge Gomez died from a heart attack when playing tennis in Trinidad on August 6, 1996, aged 76. Gerry Gomez was a major figure in West Indian cricket for more than half a century, as a player, manager, selector, administrator, commentator and finally elder statesman. In an emergency, at Georgetown in 1964-65, he even umpired a Test match. He made his name as a batsman, scoring 161 not out for Trinidad against Jamaica when he was still a teenager, and earning selection for the 1939 tour of England, though his achievements there did not match his promise. By the time West Indies resumed Test cricket almost nine years later he was senior enough to take over the captaincy for one match, but - as all white West Indians were to find - his place in the team was being challenged by the emergence of new talent. Gomez adapted: he dropped down the order, provided dogged counterpoint to the genius of the three Ws and developed into a gifted swing bowler. From quiet beginnings, he matured enough to take seven for 55 at Sydney in 1951-52. He still played important innings, including his only Test century in West Indies' first match against India, at Delhi in 1948-49, but usually he was either in a supporting role or - as happened regularly in Australia - in charge of repairs. Gomez captained the team on only the one occasion; his compatriot and contemporary Jeff Stollmeyer overtook him. But his leadership qualities came through later. When he was appointed manager for the 1960-61 tour of Australia, C. L. R. James said it was a brilliant selection - Gerry is popular at home and in Australia, knowledgable and tough. The tour was a triumph and Gomez was an important behind-the-scenes influence in ensuring harmony. He was a longstanding member of the West Indies Board, and president for 30 years of the West Indies Cricket Umpires' Association, which he welded together. Gomez played football for Trinidad, and became a vice-president of the country's football and tennis associations, an executive member of the Olympic Association, president of the Boy Scouts' movement and chairman of the annual music festival. He was a holder of Trinidad's Humming Bird Medal (Gold), for services to sport. When he died, he was president of the Queen's Park Cricket Club.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Footnote
Despite being their chairman of selectors, Gerry Gomez umpired in West Indies' third Test against Australia in Guyana in 1964-65 after Cecil Kippins pulled out on the eve of the match in a row over the appointment of Cortez Jordan of Barbados as the other umpire. Though Gomez held an umpiring certificate, he had never before officiated in a first-class match.

Gerry Gomez Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests29465124310130.31180180
FC126182276764216*43.631429-920

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests294652361590587/5510/11327.411.8290.2111
FC126-1517850522009/24-25.261.9975.8-52

Umpire & Referee

FormatMatUmpire
Tests11
Gerry Gomez

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Test

Recent Matches of Gerry Gomez

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
West Indies vs England4 & 220/5630-Mar-1954KingstonTest # 386
West Indies vs England8 & 350/75 & 0/1524-Feb-1954GeorgetownTest # 384
West Indies vs England71/10 & 2/2806-Feb-1954BridgetownTest # 383
West Indies vs England47* & 33/16 & 1/6315-Jan-1954KingstonTest # 380
West Indies vs India121/40 & 4/7228-Mar-1953KingstonTest # 371

Debut/Last Matches of Gerry Gomez

Photos of Gerry Gomez

West Indies team manager Gerry Gomez and captain Frank Worrell are cheered by a huge crowd in a parade through the streets of Melbourne
Gerry Gomez and Frank Worrell sit in an open-top car and drive through the streets of Melbourne greeting fans who came to see off the West Indies side at the end of the tour
Gerry Gomez
Gerry Gomez square cuts
The note telling Frank Worrell and Andy Ganteaume to get a move on