| Born in Pie Corner, Barbados on December 14th, 1938, | | | | returns as well. To demonstrate this, Griffith scalped 59 |
| Charles (Charlie) Christopher Griffith was no pie | | | | wickets in his first 14 Tests and only 35 in his next 14 |
| thrower, but the lesser partner in the Hall-and-Griffith | | | | matches. |
| new-ball partnership. According to Cricinfo's Martin | | | | Griffith made his Test debut for the West Indies |
| Williamson, "Charlie Griffith struck fear into opposition | | | | against England at Port of Spain in 1960. He ended his |
| batsmen in the 1960s. Whereas Hall was an | | | | career against New Zealand at Christchurch in 1969. |
| out-and-out quick, Griffith was slower, but he | | | | During his nine years of international cricket, Charlie |
| possessed a lethal faster ball which many were | | | | played 28 Test matches, taking 94 wickets at an |
| unhappy with." One of Griffith's lethal deliveries | | | | average of 28.54. His best innings bowling figures of 6 |
| fractured the skull of Indian batsman, Nari Contractor, in | | | | 36 came against England at Leeds in 1963. His best |
| 1963. | | | | match figures of 9/81 at Test level came in that very |
| While Charlie Griffith was not as successful as his | | | | match as well. Griffith took 5-wickets in a Test innings |
| compatriot, Wes Hall, he left an indelible mark in cricket | | | | on five occasions, with four 5-wicket hauls against |
| history- albeit under questionable circumstances. He | | | | England and one against Australia. |
| was a feared fast bowler, yes, but many question the | | | | In 1963, Griffith had an amazing year, capturing 32 Test |
| legality of his bowling action. Fans and players often | | | | scalps from only five Test matches, to earn the |
| suspected that Griffith "threw" his faster deliveries (as | | | | Wisden Cricketer of the Year award in 1964. It is |
| opposed to pies). In the 1960s, the television coverage | | | | interesting to note that he played most of his Tests |
| of players was not as precise as it is now, but the | | | | against England and Australia. Outside of those two, |
| suspicions lingered until Griffith remodelled his action. | | | | he played India thrice and New Zealand twice. |
| Unfortunately, he negatively remodelled his bowling | | | | |