from the game, Gibbs emigrated to the United States, but returned to prominence briefly in 1991 when he managed West Indies' tour to England. Gibbs is involved with the Lawrence Rowe Foundation, which helps at-risk kids. Gibbs is the cousin of another West Indies cricketer, Clive Lloyd, with whom he appeared for West Indies on a number of occasions. Record Gibbs is the oldest player to reach 300 Test wickets, doing so at the age of 41 in 1975/76. International cricket five-wicket hauls Gibbs' first five-wicket haul came a month after his debut, when he took 5 wickets for 80 runs against Pakistan in the fourth Test of the latter's 1957–58 tour of the West Indies. His best bowling figures are 8 for 38 which he took in the third innings of the third Test between the West Indies and India at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. Described by Cecil Kippins as "the greatest ever bowling spell in Test Cricket", Gibbs took the eight wickets in a sixteen-over spell, conceding six runs. Although Gibbs played ODI cricket, he made just three appearances, during which his best bowling figures were 1 for 12. References External links West Indies Test cricketers West Indies One Day International cricketers Guyanese cricketers Demerara cricketers South Australia cricketers Warwickshire cricketers Guyana cricketers Commonwealth XI cricketers International Cavaliers cricketers Wisden Cricketers of the Year Test cricket hat-trick takers Cricketers at the 1975 Cricket World Cup World Series Cricket players 1934 births Living people Afro-Guyanese people Sportspeople from Georgetown, Guyana