Grayson Shillingford | |
Batting: | Left-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | Test |
Matches1: | 7 |
Runs1: | 57 |
Bat Avg1: | 8.14 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 25 |
Deliveries1: | 1,181 |
Wickets1: | 15 |
Bowl Avg1: | 35.79 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 3/63 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
Column2: | First-class |
Matches2: | 81 |
Runs2: | 791 |
Bat Avg2: | 10.14 |
100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
Top Score2: | 42 |
Deliveries2: | 11,457 |
Wickets2: | 217 |
Bowl Avg2: | 26.54 |
Fivefor2: | 6 |
Tenfor2: | 0 |
Best Bowling2: | 6/49 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 22/– |
International: | true |
Country: | West Indies |
Testdebutagainst: | England |
Testdebutdate: | 26 June |
Testdebutyear: | 1969 |
Lasttestdate: | 23 March |
Lasttestagainst: | New Zealand |
Lasttestyear: | 1972 |
Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52930.html Cricinfo |
Date: | 10 September |
Year: | 2022 |
Grayson Cleophas Shillingford SAH (25 September 1944 – 23 December 2009) was a West Indian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1969 to 1972. His cousin Irvine Shillingford also played Test cricket for the West Indies.[1]
Grayson Shillingford attended Dominica Grammar School in Roseau.[2] He was a right-arm fast bowler who played for Windward Islands from 1967–68 to 1978–79. He toured England with the West Indies team in 1969 and 1973. His best first-class figures were 6 for 49 for the Combined Windward and Leeward Islands team against Trinidad in 1971–72.[3]
He received Dominica's Sisserou Award of Honour in 2009.[4] He moved to Canada after his cricket career ended and lived in Toronto for 24 years.[2]
The Grayson Shillingford Stands are named in his honour at Windsor Park (Dominica).