Former West Indies fast bowler Wesley Hall has been inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame during the lunch break on the opening day of the Sabina Park Test between West Indies and Australia. Wesley Hall became the 18th player from Caribbean and 80th player from the world to be bestowed with the prestigious award. He became the fourth cricketer to receive the honour this year after Betty Wilson, Anil Kumble and Martin Crowe.

Hall received his commemorative cap from fellow ICC Cricket Hall of Famer, Courtney Walsh. Hall played in 48 Tests from 1958 to 1969 in which he took 192 wickets, including five wickets in an innings nine times and 10 wickets in a match on one occasion. In 170 first-class matches, Hall claimed 546 wickets at an average of 26.14.

During the 1958-59 tour of India and Pakistan, Hall took 46 wickets from eight matches. In the third Test against Pakistan in Lahore, he became the first West Indies bowler to claim an international hat-trick. In 2012, he was knighted in the Queen’s birthday honours list for his “services to sport and the community”.