Alford Corriette
Alford Ferdinand Christopher Corriette (23 August 1948 – 2 January 2023)[1] was a West Indies cricketer who played 24 matches for the Combined Islands and the Leeward Islands in a career that lasted from 1972 until 1976. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, Corriette scored 851 runs and claimed 44 wickets in his first-class career,[2] including 81 against the touring Australian cricket team in 1973.[3]
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| Full name | Alford Ferdinand Christopher Corriette | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 August 1948 Montserrat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 January 2023 (aged 74) Brooklyn, New York, United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972/73–1975/76 | Combined Leeward and Windward Island | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972/73–1975/76 | Leeward Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1976 | Montserrat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 14 October 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Corriette moved to the US in 1982, working as a plumber and electrician in New York.[4]
References
- https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/alford-corriette-51602
- "Player Profile:Alford Corriette". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
- Martin, Edwin. "Frank Edward's all-time Montserrat cricket team is revealed". Montserrat Spotlight. Montserrat Spotlight. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- Martin, Edwin L. (4 January 2023). "Montserrat's Alford Corriette, a former Caribbean cricket standout, dies at 74". Montserrat Spotlight. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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