Berkeley Gaskin

Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin (21 March 1908 – 2 May 1979) was a West Indian cricketer and administrator who played in two Tests in 1947–48.^[1][2]

Berkeley Gaskin

Personal information
Full name	Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin
Born	(1908-03-21)21 March 1908 Georgetown, British Guiana
Died	2 May 1979(1979-05-02) (aged 71) Georgetown, Guyana
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 55)	21 January 1948 v England
Last Test	11 February 1948 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1928–29 to 1953–54	British Guiana
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 2 41 Runs scored 17 782 Batting average 5.66 14.21 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 Top score 10 64 Balls bowled 474 11,341 Wickets 2 139 Bowling average 79.00 31.66 5 wickets in innings 0 6 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/15 7/58 Catches/stumpings 1/0 19/0
Source: Cricinfo, 18 February 2019

Gaskin played first-class cricket as a medium-pace bowler and lower-order batsman for British Guiana from 1929 to 1953, captaining the side from 1950–51 to 1952–53. His best bowling figures were 7 for 58 against Jamaica in 1950–51.^[3]

He managed the West Indies side on three overseas tours: to India and Pakistan in 1958–59, to England in 1963, and to Australia and New Zealand in 1968–69.^[4] He was President of the Guyana Cricket Association at the time of his death, and had also served as a West Indies selector.^[5]

He worked as a senior official in the Guyanese civil service.^[5]