Full Name

Grayson Cleophas Shillingford

Born

September 25, 1944, Macoucherie, Dublanc, Dominica

Died

December 23, 2009, Salisbury, Dominica, (aged 65y 89d)

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast medium

RELATIONS

A brisk right-arm bowler with a peculiar outward-curving run up, Grayson Shillingford failed to establish himself in a West Indies side in transition in the late 1960s and early 1970s despite briefly being hailed as the successor to the legacy of Hall and Griffith. He was picked for the 1969 tour of England despite only making his first-class debut the previous winter and taking three wickets in three matches. He started the tour well but tore a muscle which sidelined him for a month; when he returned he was immediately drafted into the side for the second Test at Lord's where he took four wickets. He kept his place for the final Test at The Oval where he was wicketless, ending the tour with 36 wickets at 18.58. He played against India in 1970-71 and New Zealand in 1971-72 but thereafter drifted out of the reckoning as Keith Boyce and Bernard Julien established themselves. He continued playing domestic cricket for the Winward Island and latterly for the Combined Islands until 1978-79.
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Grayson Shillingford Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests78157258.1400120
FC81106287914210.1400-230
List A961823216.4000-20

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests7121181537153/634/8335.802.7278.7000
FC81-1145757602176/49-26.543.0152.7-60
List A9-44419551/181/1839.002.6388.8000
Grayson Cleophas Shillingford

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Test

Debut/Last Matches of Grayson Shillingford

FC Matches

Span
1967/68 - 1978/79

List A Matches

Span
1971/72 - 1976/77

Recent Matches of Grayson Shillingford

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
West Indians vs Pearce's XI--1/3302-Sep-1973ScarboroughOTHEROD
West Indians vs Pearce's XI0*2/64 & 0/1001-Sep-1973ScarboroughFC
West Indians vs Derbyshire--2/36 & 1/2529-Aug-1973ChesterfieldFC
West Indians vs Yorkshire41/70 & 0/3018-Aug-1973ScarboroughFC
West Indians vs Gloucs0*1/71 & 2/2704-Aug-1973CheltenhamFC