Albert Leroy Padmore (born 17 December 1944) is a former

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cricketer, playing two

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in 1976 and representing the West Indies in

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. He was primarily an off-spin bowler, who was unfortunate in that his career coincided with the emergence of Andy Roberts,

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and others to give West Indies one of the finest fast bowling attacks in history. West Indies developed a strategy of playing four fast bowlers and relying on batsmen such as

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to bowl the few overs of spin needed. This restricted Padmore's opportunities, and he soon signed for World Series Cricket, and was subsequently banned for life when he joined a "rebel" tour to South Africa. In 1986, Padmore moved to the

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and now lives in Miami.

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