# Elvis Reifer > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Elvis_Reifer > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Elvis_Reifer.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Reifer > Source revision: 1339319966 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|West Indian cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Elvis Reifer | image = | country = West Indies | fullname = Elvis Leroy Reifer | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1961|3|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = [Saint George](/source/Saint_George%2C_Barbados), Barbados | death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|8|26|1961|3|24|df=yes}} | death_place = [Bridgetown](/source/Bridgetown), Barbados | heightft = | heightinch = | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Left-arm [fast-medium](/source/Fast_bowling) | family = [Raymon Reifer](/source/Raymon_Reifer) (son)
[George Reifer](/source/George_Reifer) (twin-brother)
[Leslie Reifer](/source/Leslie_Reifer_(cricketer)) (brother)
[Floyd Reifer](/source/Floyd_Reifer) (nephew) | club1 = [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club) | year1 = 1984 | club2 = [Barbados](/source/Barbados_cricket_team) | year2 = {{nowrap|1984/85–1985/86}} | columns = 2 | column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket) | matches1 = 21 | runs1 = 408 | bat avg1 = 22.66 | 100s/50s1 = –/1 | top score1 = 51[*](/source/not_out) | deliveries1 = 3,221 | wickets1 = 49 | bowl avg1 = 36.95 | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = 4/43 | catches/stumpings1 = 6/– | column2 = [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) | matches2 = 19 | runs2 = 97 | bat avg2 = 9.70 | 100s/50s2 = –/– | top score2 = 24 | deliveries2 = 899 | wickets2 = 19 | bowl avg2 = 34.26 | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = – | best bowling2 = 4/46 | catches/stumpings2 = 3/– | date = 7 December | year = 2009 | source = http://www.cricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52807.html Cricinfo }} '''Elvis Leroy Reifer''' (21 March 1961 – 26 August 2011) was a Barbadian [cricket](/source/cricket)er. Reifer was born in Barbados at [Saint George](/source/Saint_George%2C_Barbados) in March 1961, alongside his twin-brother [George](/source/George_Reifer). He was educated at Saint George Secondary School.{{cite news|url=https://www.nationnews.com/2011/08/28/elvis-reifer-dies-at-50/|title=Elvis Reifer dies at 50|first=Luigi|last=Marshall|work=[Nation News](/source/The_Daily_Nation_(Barbados))|location=[Fontabelle](/source/Fontabelle%2C_Saint_Michael%2C_Barbados)|date=28 August 2011|accessdate=19 August 2023}} Reifer was a key member of the Pickwick Cricket Club in the early 1980s, where as a left-arm [fast-medium bowler](/source/Fast_bowling) he opened the bowling alongside [Odwin Gilkes](/source/Odwin_Gilkes). He was signed by [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club) for the 1984 English season as a replacement for [Milton Small](/source/Milton_Small), who had been called up to the [West Indian team](/source/West_Indies_cricket_team) prior to his arrival.{{cite web|url=https://www.ageasbowl.com/cricket/news/black-history-month-brief-encounters-1/|title=Black History Month: Brief Encounters 1|website=www.ageasbowl.com|date=27 October 2022|accessdate=19 August 2023}} He made his debut in [first-class cricket](/source/first-class_cricket) for Hampshire against [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club) at [Fenner's](/source/Fenner's),{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6950/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Elvis Reifer|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} taking 4 for 43. Reifer made twenty first-class appearances during his one season at Hampshire, taking 49 wickets at an [average](/source/bowling_average) of 35.93, with his best figures remaining those he took on debut.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6950/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Elvis Reifer|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} With the bat, he scored 357 runs at a [batting average](/source/batting_average_(cricket)) of 19.83, with a highest score of 47.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6950/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Elvis Reifer|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} In addition to playing first-class cricket for Hampshire, Reifer also made his debut in [List A one-day cricket](/source/List_A_cricket) for the county against the [Combined Universities cricket team](/source/British_Universities_cricket_team) in the [1984 Benson & Hedges Cup](/source/1984_Benson_%26_Hedges_Cup). He made sixteen one-day appearances for Hampshire,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6950/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Elvis Reifer|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} taking 19 wickets at an average of 28.73, with best figures of 4 for 46.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/6/6950/a_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=List A Bowling For Each Team by Elvis Reifer|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} ''[Wisden](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack)'' noted that "although bowling well on occasions, he did not make the hoped-for impact",{{cite book|title=The Shorter Wisden 2011 - 2015|first1=Scyld|last1=Berry|first2=Lawrence|last2=Booth|publisher=[Bloomsbury Publishing](/source/Bloomsbury_Publishing)|location=[London](/source/London)|page=641|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v7NRCgAAQBAJ|isbn=9781472927330|language=en}} and so was not retained for the 1985 season. Returning to Barbados, Reifer made a single first-class appearance for [Barbados](/source/Barbados_national_cricket_team) against [Trinidad and Tobago](/source/Trinidad_and_Tobago_national_cricket_team) in the [1985–86 Shell Shield](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_Shell_Shield_season). Despite going wicketless in the match, he did make an [unbeaten](/source/not_out) half century batting at [number ten](/source/Batting_order_(cricket)) in the Barbados first innings.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46775.html|title=Barbados v Trinidad and Tobago, Shell Shield 1985/86|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=19 August 2023|url-access=subscription}} He also made three one-day appearances for Barbados in the [1985–86 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy](/source/1985%E2%80%9386_Geddes_Grant%2FHarrison_Line_Trophy), but failed to take a wicket in these matches. Reifer died in his sleep on 26 August 2011 at [Bridgetown](/source/Bridgetown). He was married to [Carol Roberts-Reifer](/source/Carol_Roberts-Reifer), a well known radio and television personality in Barbados and Chief Executive Officer of the [National Cultural Foundation](/source/National_Cultural_Foundation), with their son [Raymon](/source/Raymon_Reifer) playing international cricket for the West Indies. Besides his twin-brother, his elder brother, [Leslie](/source/Leslie_Reifer_(cricketer)), also played first-class and one-day cricket for Barbados. His nephew, [Floyd Reifer](/source/Floyd_Reifer), is a former [captain](/source/captain_(cricket)) of the West Indies cricket team. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{cricinfo|id=52807}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Reifer, Elvis}} Category:1961 births Category:2011 deaths Category:Cricketers from Saint George, Barbados Category:Barbadian cricketers Category:Hampshire cricketers Category:Barbadian expatriate cricketers in England Category:Barbados cricketers E --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Elvis Reifer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Reifer) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Reifer?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.