Following a successful campaign led by CLR James, then editor of "The Nation" in Trinidad, he became the first black cricketer to captain the West Indies cricket team for an entire series, thus breaking the colour barriers then found in West Indian cricket.
He became the first black cricketer, thus breaking the colour barriers. This was then. This was to captain the West Indies cricket team for an entire series. This was following a successful campaign. This successful campaign was led by CLR James editor of "The Nation" in Trinidad. These colour barriers were then found in West Indian cricket.