He also appeared in a trial match for the West Indies tour to England that summer, sharing a stand of 134 with Wes Hall.
He hit the first ball he faced in Test cricket, bowled by Wes Hall, back over the bowler's head for four.
I contracted with Ralph Wilbanks and Wes Hall to keep the search alive during their free time.
Andy Roberts was sacked as coach, and Wes Hall ended his term as team manager.
When Wes Hall took the second new ball, Umrigar hit him for four fours in an over.
He formed a lethal fast bowling partnership with Wes Hall during the 1960s.
Cowdrey made 114 and 97 in Jamaica but the fast bowling of Wes Hall was fearsome in its intensity.
Wes Hall dove and enlarged the hole in the silt until it was about twenty-five inches wide by twenty-four inches deep.
His first two were against the West Indies in 1968/69, were he was dismissed by Wes Hall twice.
Wes Hall was a mentor to me.