West Indies Forgotten Fast Man

[fredfertang]

West Indies Forgotten Fast Man

He missed the glory days that were just around the corner, but Keith Boyce was always one of Martin's favourite cricketers

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

Wonderful. A bit before my time, but still a known Essex legend. Just the sort of profile I like to read. Good stuff.

 

[Lillian Thomson]

I thought this was going to be about Wayne Daniel, who would be up there with the greats if Clive Lloyd hadn't had a personal grudge against him.

In 1973 the West Indies fast bowling armoury of Boyce, Holder, Julien and Sobers was considered quite potent. I did like Keith Boyce as a cricketer. It wasn't until he passed away that I became aware of his health problems. The only interview I ever saw with him was during the tea break of a John Player League match in 1977. He was a very sensitive man. When interviewer Peter Walker gave him a cheque for funds raised as part of his benefit year he was so choked up he couldn't speak.

 

[kyear2]

What a brilliant article about a cricketer, that I apparently and sadly knew far too little about.

 

[Flametree]

My Dad was a keen county cricket watcher through the 60's and 70's and used to wax lyrical about the fielding exploits of the West Indians on the circuit, especially Sobers, Lloyd and Boyce.