Berkeley Gaskin

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox cricketer Berkeley Bertram McGarrell Gaskin (21 March 1908 – 2 May 1979) was a West Indian cricketer and administrator who played in two Tests in 1947–48.[1][2]

Gaskin played first-class cricket as a medium-pace bowler and lower-order batsman for British Guiana from 1929 to 1953, captaining the side from 1950–51 to 1952–53. His best bowling figures were 7 for 58 against Jamaica in 1950–51.[3]

He managed the West Indies side on three overseas tours: to India and Pakistan in 1958–59, to England in 1963, and to Australia and New Zealand in 1968–69.[4] He was President of the Guyana Cricket Association at the time of his death, and had also served as a West Indies selector.[5]

He worked as a senior official in the Guyanese civil service.[5]

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  5. a b Tony Cozier, "Berkeley Gaskin – Devoted Administrator", The Cricketer, July 1979, p. 39.