Former Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) top division cricketer and umpire Evan Goddard, who also distinguished himself as a national darts player, has died at the age of 77. An imposing and affable six-footer, who played as a seam bowler for Young Men’s Progressive Club (YMPC), Goddard has been described by former club-mate and ex-BCA Chief Executive Officer Rollins Howard as “a committed club member, who contributed much to club life and activities”. And BCA president Conde Riley, who had the privilege of playing against Goddard while a student at Combermere School in the 1960s, described him as a person who “gave advice”.Affectionately called “Sickle”, Goddard was educated at The Lodge School, which he represented at cricket and football. After leaving the Society, St. John school, Goddard played for telecommunications giant Cable & Wireless in cricket and football as well. He then joined YMPC, based at Beckles Road, St. Michael, and continued to play both sports, standing out in cricket. “Evan was fairly formidable with the new ball,” Howard, himself a former YMPC cricketer and key administrator said.
