| Wesley Winfield Hall is one of the greats of West | | | | resulted in a fast arm action that hurled deliveries at |
| Indies cricket. In his prime, he was a fearsome fast | | | | over 90 miles per hour at batsmen- deliveries that |
| bowler - in terms of not only his wicket-taking ability | | | | were evidently well directed. One of Hall's 192 Test |
| but also the danger he posed to typically unprotected | | | | wickets came during the last over of the first-ever tied |
| batsmen. The partnership of Hall and Griffith was a | | | | Test match (against Australia at Brisbane). His last |
| precursor to the West Indian pace machine of the late | | | | over is one of cricket's enduring stories. |
| 70s and 80s and was much like the partnership of | | | | With the bat, Hall was somewhat productive at Test |
| Ambrose and Walsh in the 90s. 'Wes' Hall was not just | | | | level, underscoring his batting potential. He scored two |
| a legend of West Indies cricket but a vibrant | | | | Test half-centuries and even scored a First class |
| administrator as well. His passion for the game | | | | century. His batting average at Test level was a |
| generally preceded him. | | | | respectable 15.73- not bad for a lower order batsman. |
| Born in St. Michael, Barbados on September 12th, 1937, | | | | Wes Hall played 170 First class matches for teams like |
| Wes Hall initially began playing cricket as a | | | | Barbados, Queensland and West Indies. An interesting |
| wicketkeeper-batsman. Cricinfo's Martin Williamson | | | | footnote is that, in his later years, Hall played for |
| recounted that Hall converted to a bowler when the | | | | Trinidad and Tobago on the West Indies domestic |
| regular new ball bowler for his club side failed to show | | | | circuit. That was interesting because he is a |
| up. His returns were immediately impressive and he | | | | born-and-raised Barbadian. |
| became one of the eminent fast bowlers for the | | | | Hall was president of the WICB for a short period that |
| West Indies in the 60s - after making his Test debut | | | | commenced in 2001. He was also a minister of |
| against India in Mumbai on November 28th, 1958. Hall | | | | government and religion - going by the title of |
| went on to play 48 Test matches between 1958 and | | | | "Reverend Wes Hall." His affable nature and effusive |
| 1969, ending his international career against New | | | | use of language belies his past as a tall, lean and |
| Zealand in Auckland. | | | | feared fast bowler of the 60s. A sportsman, politician |
| Hall garnered a spectacular return of 192 Test wickets | | | | and religious leader - Wes Hall will remain a true legend |
| at an average of 26.38 from his 48 matches - a return | | | | of cricket- not just in the West Indies. |
| of exactly four wickets per Test. His tall, lean frame | | | | |