Joe Solomon

Joseph Stanislaus Solomon was a Guyanese cricketer who played 27 Test matches for the West Indies from 1958 to 1965, scoring 1,326 runs, mainly from number six and seven in the batting line-up. He also bowled occasional leg-breaks but was best known as a brilliant fieldsman. He was best remembered for his role in the famous Tied Test match between the West Indies and Australia in 1960 at the Gabba, where he was involved in two direct hit runout dismissals.

26 August 1930

Born on the same birth day (26 August): Anahit Tsitsikian • Benedict Anderson • Chris Boardman • Etelka Keserű • Giuseppe Resnati • Gustavo R. Vincenti • Humilis of Bisignano • Juan Joseph • Kelvin Cato • Kotoshōhō Yoshinari • Manuel Oribe • Michael Gove • Montgolfier brothers • Mother Teresa • Noah Welch • Patrice Oppliger • Robert Walpole • Shimshon Amitsur • Vangelis Moras • Yun Po-sun • Zona Gale

Born in the same month (August 1930): Aase Foss Abrahamsen • Abbey Lincoln • Carlos Loyzaga • Crispin Tickell • Geoffrey Holder • George Soros • Gholamreza Takhti • Kanagaratnam Sriskandan • Liviu Librescu • Noel Harford • Pierre Bourdieu • Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon • Robert Culp • Ted Hughes • Wilfried Hilker