Colin Heron Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Colin Hubert Heron
Birth Date:12 November 1924
Birth Place:Mandeville, Middlesex County, Jamaica
Death Place:Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Club1:Cheshire
Year1:1958 - 1960
Club2:British Guiana
Year2:1961/62
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:15
Bat Avg1:
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:15
Deliveries1:204
Wickets1:2
Bowl Avg1:50.50
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:2/54
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:26 February
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/52119.html Cricinfo

Colin Hubert Heron (12 November 1924  - 19 March 2010) was a Jamaican first-class cricketer.

Heron was born at Mandeville in Jamaica to Charles Hubert Heron and his wife, Leila Augusta Harty.[1] He was educated in Mandeville at Manchester High School.[1] After completing his education, Heron became an accountant for Deloitte Haskins & Sells.[1] He lived in England at some point, appearing in minor counties cricket for Cheshire, making six appearances the Minor Counties Championship; three each in 1958 and 1960.[2] He moved to British Guiana shortly after and appeared for the British Guiana cricket team in one first-class cricket match in October 1961 against Trinidad at Rose Hall.[3] Batting once in the match, Heron ended British Guiana's first-innings total of 501 all out unbeaten on 15.[4] With his right-arm fast-medium bowling he took 2 wickets in Trinidad's first-innings, dismissing Marcus Minshall and Pascall Roberts to finish with figures of 2 for 54 from 21 overs; Trinidad followed-on in their second-innings, with Heron going wicketless, conceding 47 runs from 13 overs.[4]

He married Cicely Indranee in June 1967, with the couple having two children.[1] Heron later emigrated to Canada, where he died at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital in Kingston, Ontario in March 2010, following a short battle with cancer.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Personalities Caribbean . Personalities Limited . 5th volume . 1973 . 493 . en.
  2. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Colin Heron . CricketArchive . 2019-02-26 . subscription.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Colin Heron . CricketArchive . 2019-02-26 . subscription.
  4. Web site: British Guiana v Trinidad, Pentangular Tournament 1961/62 . CricketArchive . 2019-02-26 . subscription.