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Full name Maurice Linton Churchill Foster
Born May 9, 1943, Retreat, St Mary, Jamaica
Current age 65 years 120 days
Major teams West Indies,Jamaica
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
14
24
5
580
125
30.52
1
1
0
3
0
ODIs
2
1
0
25
25
25.00
62
40.32
0
0
4
0
0
0
First-class
112
175
26
6731
234
45.17
17
35
36
0
List A
9
8
1
151
49
21.57
0
0
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
14
23
1776
600
9
2/41
3/75
66.66
2.02
197.3
0
0
0
ODIs
2
1
30
22
2
2/22
2/22
11.00
4.40
15.0
0
0
0
First-class
112
12407
4056
132
5/65
30.72
1.96
93.9
2
0
List A
9
363
188
14
5/24
5/24
13.42
3.10
25.9
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v West Indies at Manchester, Jun 12-17, 1969 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v Australia at Kingston, Apr 28-May 3, 1978 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v West Indies at Leeds, Sep 5, 1973 scorecard
Last ODI
England v West Indies at The Oval, Sep 7, 1973 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1963/64 - 1977/78
List A span
1969 - 1977/78
Profile
Maurice Foster was a solid middle-order batsman and more than useful offspinner who was one of the Shell Shield's most prolific runscorers in the late 60s and early 70s. He made his Test debut against England on West Indies 1969 tour, but enjoyed his best series against Australia in 1972-73 when he averaged 43.67. He only passed fifty once in that series, but his 125 in front of his home crowd at Kingston was his only Test hundred - he had made 99 two years earlier against New Zealand. He toured England for a second time in 1973, only playing in the innings victory at Lord's (the only time he was on the winning side in 14 Tests) but thereafter his appearances were increasingly spasmodic as a new generation of batsmen emerged. The genial Foster was also an excellent table-tennis player, and at one time was West Indies champion.
Martin Williamson
