average of 51.62, which is the highest for any batsman who played for the county for a considerable time. The Indian opening batsman Sunil Gavaskar named his son Rohan after Kanhai, and wrote of Kanhai, "To say that he is the greatest batsman I have ever seen so far is to put it mildly." Bob Holland, the Australian spin bowler, also named his son Rohan, in honour of Kanhai. There is a Wetherspoons pub in Ashington, Northumberland named after him in recognition of his time playing for Ashington Cricket Club during the 1963/64 season when he was brought in by Charlie Chisholm Senior and helped them win both the cup and the league. As one of the worlds best cricketers, his time at the club drew large crowds and his benefit match included many other first class players from the West Indies, including Garfield Sobers, Wesley Hall, Lance Gibbs and Seymour Nurse. In 2009, Kanhai was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. References External links WindiesFans.com A tribute to Rohan Kanhai 1935 births Living people West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Test cricketers Guyanese cricketers Berbice cricketers Commonwealth XI cricketers Tasmania cricketers Western Australia cricketers Warwickshire cricketers International Cavaliers cricketers West Indies Test cricket captains World Series Cricket players Wisden Cricketers of the Year Cricketers at the 1975 Cricket World Cup Guyana cricketers Guyanese Hindus Indo-Guyanese people People from East Berbice-Corentyne Sportspeople of Indian descent Guyanese cricket coaches Coaches of the West Indies cricket team A. E. R. Gilligan's XI cricketers