| Ronald "Ron" Headley is better known as the son of | | | | Largely because he played most of his First Class |
| the legendary West Indian, George Headley, and father | | | | cricket for Derbyshire and Worcestershire in the |
| of England fast bowler, Dean Headley. Although Ron | | | | English County, Headley made a rather belated debut |
| played two Tests and one ODI for the West Indies | | | | for the West Indies. He was already 34 years old |
| between July and September 1973, he did not leave a | | | | when he first played Test cricket-lining up against |
| mark on international cricket as either his father or his | | | | England for the first of only two Tests in his |
| son. | | | | international career. In his first innings, he made a |
| Born on June 29, 1939 in Kingston Jamaica, Ron was | | | | painstaking eight runs from 64 balls. |
| always in the shadow of his father, who was also | | | | In the West Indies' second innings of that game, he |
| known as the "Black Bradman." Ron made his First | | | | took all of 137 balls to score 42 runs. His second Test |
| Class debut in 1958-as a 19 year old-for | | | | was a failure by comparison, as Headley scored 12 |
| Worcestershire in the English County Championship. | | | | runs. What was remarkable about Ron's four Test |
| Surprisingly, Headley only played 2 full seasons for his | | | | innings was that he occupied the crease for 268 balls. |
| country of birth, in the 1965/66 season and 1973/74 | | | | However, his overall effort with the bat yielded only 62 |
| season, according to Cricinfo's Martin Williamson. | | | | runs at an average of 15.50. |