Cricketer. One of 'The Three W's' of West Indies cricket along with Sir Everton Weekes & Sir Frank Worrell, famed for his strong, right-handed wicket keeping. Born Clyde Leopold Walcott in Saint Michael, Barbados, his father was a printing engineer for the Barbados Advocate paper. Receiving his education at Combermere School and Harrison College, he took an interest in cricket during his time at college, adapting at bowling inswingers. He started playing first-class cricket at the age of 16 before making an impression four years later. He made his test cricket debut in January 1948. For the first 15 tests, Walcott kept the wicket for his home country. With his crouching, strong stance, Walcott was a quick and versatile cricketer. As a slip-fielder, he was the best of the best. A back injury prompted him to move from wicket keeping to batting. He had 168 runs unbeaten in 1950 during the second inning at Lord's Cricket Ground in St. John's Wood, England. With Everton Weekes and Frank Worrell, they were dubbed "The Three W's" and helped break the cricket color barrier. During a 1955 match in Australia, Walcott scored a century, achieving 827 runs in 10 innings. His batting average was 56:55. Due to these accomplishments, Walcott was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1958. His last test match was in 1960 and he fully retired from competition in 1964. Walcott managed the 1975 and 1979 West Indies team, leading them to World Cricket Cup championships. He worked at the International Cricket Council (ICC) for several years following his professional retirement from cricket. He also served as President of the West Indies Cricket Board between 1988 to 1993. In 1991, Walcott was awarded the Barbados Gold Crown of Merit. He received his knighthood in 1993. Walcott died at his home in Barbados. He was 80.