Prolific West Indies batter Charlie Davis dies aged 82
In a Test career that ran from 1968 to 1973, Davis scored 1301 runs at an average of 54.20
Cricinfo staff
Published: Jun 28, 2026, 4:08 AM
Charlie Davis scored four hundreds in 15 Tests • PA Photos
Charlie Davis, who played 15 Tests for West Indies in the late 1960s and early 70s, has died at the age of 82.
In a Test career that ran from 1968 to 1973, Davis scored 1301 runs at an average of 54.20. Of all West Indies batters to have scored at least 1000 Test runs, only George Headley, Everton Weekes, Garfield Sobers and Clyde Walcott have better averages.
In all first-class cricket, the bulk of which he played for Trinidad & Tobago, Davis made 5538 runs at 41.32, with 14 hundreds.
Four of his hundreds came in Test cricket, including a 103 at Lord’s in only his third Test match, on the 1969 tour of England. He enjoyed a prolific home series against India in 1971, scoring 529 runs at 132.25 including two hundreds.
To honour Davis’ memory, West Indies’ players wore black armbands on day three of the ongoing first Test against Sri Lanka in Antigua.
