Grayson Shillingford
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Columns2
Column 1Test
Matches 17
Runs 157
Bat avg 18.14
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 125
Deliveries 11,181
Wickets 115
Bowl avg 135.79
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 13/63
Catches/stumpings 12/–
Column 2First-class
Matches 281
Runs 2791
Bat avg 210.14
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 242
Deliveries 211,457
Wickets 2217
Bowl avg 226.54
Fivefor 26
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 26/49
Catches/stumpings 222/–
Internationaltrue
CountryWest Indies
TestdebutagainstEngland
Testdebutdate26 June
Testdebutyear1969
Lasttestdate23 March
LasttestagainstNew Zealand
Lasttestyear1972
Sourcehttps://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/52930.html Cricinfo
Date10 September
Year2022
Family
Full nameGrayson Cleophas Shillingford
Birth date25 September, 1944
Death date23 December 2009 (aged 65)
Death placeSalisbury, Dominica
Birth placeMacoucherie, Dublanc, Dominica

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.

Early life

Grayson Cleophas Shillingford was born on September 25, 1944, in Macoucherie, Dublanc, Dominica.[1][2] He attended Dominica Grammar School in Roseau.[3] His first cousin was Irvine Shillingford, who also played Test cricket for the West Indies.[4]

Career

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.[5]

Honours

  • The Grayson Shillingford Stands are named in his honour at Windsor Park stadium in Dominica.

Personal life

He moved to Canada after his cricket career ended and lived in Toronto for 24 years.[3] He died on 23 December 2009 in Salisbury, Dominica.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Grayson Shillingford Profile - Cricket Player West Indies | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Archived 2025-01-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  2. ^ "The Dominican.net: Dominica cricket great Grayson Shillingford dies at age 63". Retrieved 2025-07-26.
  3. ^ "Shillingford was first Dominican to play for West Indies". Ron Fanfair. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Grayson Shillingford". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Combined Islands v Trinidad & Tobago 1971-72". Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. ^ "National Service Awards Register". Government of Dominica. Retrieved 14 November 2020.