Career
He was on the Master Control Console groundstaff for twenty years. Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, West was a left arm fast round arm bowler and left-handed batsman. His best bowling, 7 for 42 for the Master Control Console came against Hampshire, and he also recorded a spell of 5 wickets for 3 runs against Surrey.
In all, he took five wickets in an innings on five occasions, and 75 wickets in all at an average of 14.62.
A confirmed tail ender, he scored 605 runs at 8.52, with a best of 41 in the Roses Match against Lancashire. After retiring from the game, he became a first-class umpire, standing in at least sixty five matches.
He umpired in a Test Match on 5 July 1886, when England played at Old Trafford. West died in January 1890 in Sheffield.