Former St. Catherine and YMPC top division batter and wicketkeeper Ian Chadderton has been remembered as a “very gifted cricketer”, who was unfortunate not to play for Barbados.Affectionately called “Tom” or “Chaddie”, Chadderton died recently at the age of 67 following a lengthy illness.Both his former successful St. Catherine captain Trevor Clarke and Rollins Howard, an ex-YMPC player and administrator, who also worked in top positions at the Barbados Cricket Association (BCA), were high in praise for the ability of the diminutive Chadderton.Known for his attacking batting, sound wicketkeeping and sharpness in the field, Chadderton rose to prominence in the late 1970s when he slammed a match-winning First division (rebranded as Elite division from 2012) century “in the dark” for St. Catherine against Banks (now renamed Wildey), whose team included Malcolm Marshall, who later became one of the greatest fast bowlers in the world.As though he had it in for Banks, Chadderton also made a vital 40 in the 1978 Barbados Fire Cup Knockout Final to help pilot the clannish St. Philip team to the title – by three wickets with seven balls remaining - in their first season at the highest level of local Competition after gaining promotion from the Intermediate division.
