[2] Hunte was born in rural St Andrew Parish in the north of Barbados, the son of a sugar plantation worker.

By the time he was six-years-old, he was playing cricket with the village boys, using an improvised bat made from palm fronds.

[4][5] Hunte showed the first glimpses of his talent, making the school First XI aged 10 where he played with and against boys much bigger and older than himself.

[3][4] Soon after this match Hunte was selected to make his first-class cricket debut for Barbados against Trinidad and Tobago at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown.

[7] It was the following season when Hunte finally showed his ability on a larger stage, scoring 151 and 95 in two matches against a touring team from England managed by E. W.

[3] In 1956 Hunte moved to England, to study Economics and also looking for a professional contract in English league cricket.

[4] He worked at a bus plant and cotton mill in Lancashire before being picked up by Leyland Motors Cricket Club in the Northern League.

Later Hunte was told that the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) had sent him a letter, which failed to reach him in Lancashire.

After he signed with Enfield received a note from a WICB board member, urging him to state if he wished to be considered for selection.

[9] Hunte did make his Test debut the following winter against Pakistan at his home ground of Kensington Oval.

After this successful start, Hunte was the West Indies' regular opening batsman for the next nine years, and vice captain of the team for eight of them.

They were set 253 to win in the fourth innings, at that time regarded as a difficult target, with over two days to play.

Hunte expected to be appointed captain in his place, and when Garfield Sobers was chosen instead, he was bitterly disappointed, and for six weeks considered resigning himself.

Some reports suggest that the other members of the West Indies team became tired of his constantly expressing them in the dressing room, and that this contributed to his not being awarded the captaincy in 1963.

Hunte retired from cricket in 1967, although he could possibly have continued for some more years, to work full-time for MRA, promoting harmonious race relations.