LEARIE   NICHOLAS   CONSTANTINE

DATE OF BIRTH: September 21, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH: Diego Martin, Trinidad
EDUCATION: ...
LOCAL CLUB: ...
FOREIGN CLUB: Nelson (Lancashire League, England, 1929)
STRENGTHS:
  • Right-Hand Batsman
  • Right-Arm Fast/Medium-Pace Bowler
  • TEST BATTING AVERAGE: 19.24 Runs (33 Innings)
    TEST BOWLING AVERAGE: 30.10 (58 Wickets)
    TEST CAREER SPAN: June 1928 - August 1939
    CAREER:              Constantine appeared in the following 18 Test Matches:
    • 1928 - Represented W.I. in tour of England (3 Tests)
    • 1930 - Represented W.I. vs. England in the West Indies (3 Tests)
    • 1930-31 - Represented W.I. in tour of Australia (5 Tests)
    • 1933 - Represented W.I. in tour of England (1 Test)
    • 1935 - Represented W.I. vs. England in the West Indies (3 Tests)
    • 1939 - Represented W.I. in tour of England (3 Tests)
                                  His other accomplishments included:
    • 1956 - Elected Member of the Parliament of Trinidad & Tobago
    • High Commissioner for Trinidad & Tobago in England
    • The first appointed Black governor of the British Broacasting Corporation (BBC)
    • Knighted in 1962
    • 1964 - Became the first Black peer when he was made Baron Constantine of Nelson (his hometown in England) and Maraval
    AWARDS:
    • 1940 - Wisden Cricketer of The Year
    • 1971 - Trinidad & Tobago Trinity Cross (for Public Service - posthumously)
    DIED: July 1, 1971
    Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit