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]

Alford Corriette
Personal information
Full name
Alford Ferdinand Christopher Corriette
Born(1948-08-23)23 August 1948
Montserrat
Died2 January 2023(2023-01-02) (aged 74)
Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1972/731975/76Combined Leeward and Windward Island
1972/731975/76Leeward Islands
19701976Montserrat
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 22 2
Runs scored 851 12
Batting average 25.78 12.00
100s/50s 1/6 0/0
Top score 113* 9
Balls bowled 3,185 108
Wickets 44 1
Bowling average 30.61 81.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/33 1/31
Catches/stumpings 6/ 0/
Source: Cricinfo, 14 October 2012

Corriette moved to the US in 1982, working as a plumber and electrician in New York.[4]

References

  1. https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/alford-corriette-51602
  2. "Player Profile:Alford Corriette". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2010.
  3. Martin, Edwin. "Frank Edward's all-time Montserrat cricket team is revealed". Montserrat Spotlight. Montserrat Spotlight. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  4. 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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