George Headley - How great was he?

[BunnyRabbit]

George Headley was known as the Black Bradman. The guy only played 22 tests, scored 2000+ runs, scored 10 centuries averaged 60. In FC averaged 70. So how great of a batter and how influential George Headley actually was? Surely would have been an inspiration for the greats like Sobers.
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[sweep_shot]

George Headley was known as the Black Bradman. The guy only played 22 tests, scored 2000+ runs, scored 10 centuries averaged 60. In FC averaged 70. So how great of a batter and how influential George Headley actually was? Surely would have been an inspiration for the greats like Sobers.
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Not enough samples. Played only 22 Tests.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

Not enough samples. Played only 22 Tests.

but maintained an average of around in FC over a 100 matches. Apart from Bradman, haven't heard of anyone averaging that high for over 100 FC matches.

 

[sweep_shot]

but maintained an average of around in FC over a 100 matches. Apart from Bradman, haven't heard of anyone averaging that high for over 100 FC matches.

FC doesn't count as much. I think only international cricket should be counted.

 

[BunnyRabbit]

FC doesn't count as much. I think only international cricket should be counted.

which means that his average of 60 in tests wasn't a fluke. He was definitely a tier above his fellow best batters of the era.

 

[Justcrazy]

A solid batsman with lot of potential , first person to score hundreds in both innings if I am not mistaken.

 

[Hitman]

Great enough for his peers and contemporaries to rate him as a great. Same with the great Graeme Pollock.

 

[Ab Fan]

Definitely one of the greatest. The first great batsman to come from WI.

Windies produced Weekes, Walcott and Worrell after this and then produced Garfield Sobers, Viv Richards and Brian Lara.

 

[Ab Fan]

FC doesn't count as much. I think only international cricket should be counted.

That’s for modern era. Back then, FC mattered.