Cyril "Puntan" Webster who hails from West Bourne Ghaut, Basseterre is a very humble, modest and knowledgeable sports pundit. He has been passionately associated with the game of cricket all his life both as an umpire since 1952 at the age of 17 and as a player. "Puntan" as he is affectionately known played cricket for the "Renown Cricket Club" in the 1950's. He served the Club with dis¬tinction as a leg-spin bowler and opening Batsman, opening with Hesketh Benjamin and the late Alphonso Hobson at different times. As a matter of fact he went on to serve as Cap¬tain of the club for some time.

The high point in "Putan's" cricket came in 1956 when the Aberdeen Sporting Teams of Barbados came as a guest of the "Renown Cricket Club". Traveling with the team as guest player was the legendary Sir Garfield Sobers, an ac¬complished young cricketer then. It was against this formi¬dable opposition that "Putan" chalked up a brilliant 40 runs not out. According to him, five fours were struck off of the bowling of the Great Garfield Sobers. He also vividly recalls how at the end of the match he was lifted shoulder high by Cecil "Moonlight" Roberts and taken off the field to jubilant cheers and celebration, although "Renown" lost the match by a mere four runs.

"Puntan" became so animated by his achievement that his peers poked fun at him long after the match had passed and out of which came one of the great comic relief stories of the game. It was said that "Puntan" became so overwhelmed by his achievements against the Great Garfield Sobers that he slept in his pads to relive his glorious moment and to cherish the great after-taste of the match.

Cyril "Puntan" Webster continues to this day to make his mark on the game of cricket. As a member of the Umpires Association he can still be seen officiating as an umpire for first class cricket matches. Among the cricketing fraternity "Puntan" is valued for his keen knowledge of the history of the game and more often that not his frank commentaries on the status of local, regional and international cricket.

In the boxing arena "Putan" served as a member of the St. Kitts Amateur Boxing Association, at a time when the sport of boxing was in its hey-day, with a card of such outstanding boxers as "Fighting Hunks", "Kid French", "Reliance Roy", "Easy Boy Ken" and "Fighting Chicken". "Putan" also had a flare for the aesthetic arts and participated as a member of the "St. Christopher Dance Club" under the tutelage of Dance Instructor, Al Barker, assisted by his brother, Winston, "The Mighty Kush" Barker our first Calypso King.

The early yeas of the Steel band in St. Kitts saw "Puntan" in 1950 playing with "Desperados" which later changed its name to "Eagle Squadron" with Cecil "Moonlight" Roberts as Captain. He also played with the "Casablanca Steel Band" with Nato Payne as arranger. Sometime later "Putan" became a founding member of the "Maple Leaf Steel Band" under the Captainship of Stanley Jacobs. During his pan¬ playing years the versatile pan-man played various pans, but prides himself on the double tenor and double second. Now in his sunset years, he continues to be a fount of local knowl¬edge and experience.