Jeff Stollmeyer

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Jeffrey Stollmeyer West Indies (WI)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman (RHB)
Bowling type	Legbreak googly
	Tests	First-class
Matches	32	117
Runs scored	2159	7942
Batting average	42.33	44.61
100s/50s	4/12	14/38
Top score	160	324
Balls bowled	990	4413
Wickets	13	55
Bowling average	39.00	45.12
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	3/32	3/32
Catches/stumpings	20/0	92/0
Test debut: 23 June 1939 Last Test: 26 April 1955 Source: [1]

Jeffrey Baxter Stollmeyer (March 11, 1921-September 10, 1989) was a Trinidad and Tobago cricketer and footballer. He played 32 Tests for the West Indies, captaining 13 of these.

Stollmeyer was born in Santa Cruz, Trinidad. He played in his first Test at the age of eighteen and made a 59 in his debut innings at Lord's. Stollmeyer gained the captaincy during the 1951/2 tour of Australia after John Goddard stood down in that series. He retained the captaincy during the West Indies' next three series, all of which were played at home.

After his playing career, Stollmeyer had a long and distinguished career in cricket administration. He served as President of the West Indies Board of Control from 1974 until 1981, a tenure distinguished by his opposition to Packer's World Series Cricket.

Stollmeyer died in a hospital in Melbourne, Florida after suffering wounds from home invaders in his home in Port-of-Spain.

[edit] Trivia

Stollmeyer's 1983 autobiography is entitled Everything Under the Sun.
Jeff Stollmeyer's older brother Vic also played Test cricket for the West Indies.