Winston English
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| Full name | Winston Alfred English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 September 1943 Georgetown, British Guiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966-67 to 1969-70 | Guyana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 July 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winston Alfred English (born 13 September 1943) is a former Guyanese cricketer who played first-class cricket for Guyana from 1967 to 1970.
A middle-order batsman and fast bowler, English had a fine first-class debut when he took 4 for 111 against Barbados in the 1966–67 Shell Shield, including the wickets of the Test batsmen Seymour Nurse and Gary Sobers.[1] He played in a team of young players for a West Indies President's XI in the opening first-class match of the English tour of the West Indies in 1967–68. He captained Guyana in the final match of the Shell Shield in 1968–69, scoring 112 and top-scoring for his team.[2]
English played as the professional for Haslingden in the Lancashire League in 1969 and 1970.[3] After playing two more matches for Guyana in 1969–70 he went to live in the USA.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Winston Alfred English". Guyana Cricket. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Wisden 1970, pp. 956–57.
- ^ "Lancashire League matches played by Winston English". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Aaron, John (24 August 2012). "Chandar Persaud, Milton Pydana And Winston English To Be Honor [sic]". USA Cricketers. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
External links
[edit]- Winston English at ESPNcricinfo
- Winston English at CricketArchive