John Douglas Claude Goddard OBE (21 April 1919 – 26 August 1987) was a cricketer from Barbados who captained the West Indies in 22 of his 27 Tests between 1948 and 1957.

A middle-order batsman, he scored five first-class centuries in his career, all for Barbados in the period from 1942–43 to 1946–47, when in 12 matches he made 1219 runs at an average of 67.72.

[4] Goddard made his Test debut in the West Indies' first series after the Second World War, when England toured in 1947–48.

His medium-paced bowling was more successful than his batting (he ran through the England top order in the Third Test to take 5 for 31,[5] and in the series took 11 wickets at 26.09 and made 122 runs at 24.40) but it was in captaincy that he excelled.

Wisden noted: "The West Indian team found great inspiration in the leadership of Goddard, whose sound judgment and circumspection were attributes that counted so much for the success of the tour.

Wisden commented: "A heavy responsibility falls on any touring captain, and Goddard with his strong personality showed ability to control his men both on and off the field.

All of them had the utmost faith in him ... there can be no question that the flourishing state of cricket in the Caribbean to-day is partly due to his shrewdness and leadership.

Goddard was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1951 Birthday Honours for services to sport in Barbados.

[13] Later, when Goddard was picked to captain the team in the tour of England in 1957, Stollmeyer quit first-class cricket for good.