Ranking best spinners from each country

Tall, with long fingers and an energetic gait, Lance Gibbs completed his overs quickly. He made extensive use of the crease, made deft flight modifications, and spun the bowl a lot. More than sixty years after making his debut, he remains, without a doubt, the greatest West Indian spinner. He was the first West Indian to hold the record for most Test wickets taken (309).

He was the dominant bowler of the decade, frequently dismissing the West Indies. In Test cricket, he had an economy rate of 1.98 and an average of 29.1. Lance Gibbs ended his last 79th test with 309 wickets at 29.09, smashing Fred Trueman's previous record by two wickets in the last Test match against Australia in 1975–76.