Gerry Alexander
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |
| Bowling type | - | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 25 | 92 |
| Runs scored | 961 | 3238 |
| Batting average | 30.03 | 29.17 |
| 100s/50s | 1/7 | 1/21 |
| Top score | 108 | 108 |
| Balls bowled | - | - |
| Wickets | - | - |
| Bowling average | - | - |
| 5 wickets in innings | - | - |
| 10 wickets in match | - | - |
| Best bowling | -/- | -/- |
| Catches/stumpings | 85/5 | 217/39 |
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Test debut: 25 July 1957 |
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Franz Copeland Murray (Gerry) Alexander (b. 2 November 1928) is a former West Indian cricketer who played 25 Tests for the West Indies. He was a wicket-keeper who had 90 dismissals in his 25 Tests, and though his batting average was around 30 in both Test and first class cricket, his only first-class century came on the 1960–61 tour of Australia.
Alexander was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
Alexander was the last white man to captain West Indies.
| Preceded by Denis Atkinson |
West Indies Test cricket captains 1957/8 - 1959/60 |
Succeeded by Frank Worrell |
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