Dennis Constable
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| Full name | Dennis Constable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 1925 East Molesey, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 2011 Basingstoke, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Bernie Constable (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1949 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dennis Constable (14 August 1925 – November 2011) is a former English cricketer. Constable was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at East Molesey, Surrey.
The younger brother of Surrey cricketer Bernie Constable, Dennis made two first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in 1949 against Leicestershire and the touring New Zealanders, both at the County Ground, Northampton.[1] In the match against Leicestershire he scored 8 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Gerry Lester, while in their second-innings he wasn't required to bat. In Leicestershire's first-innings he took two catches and in their second he followed up with another catch and a stumping.[2] Against the New Zealanders, Constable batted at number eleven in Northamptonshire's first-innings, being dismissed for 12 by Ces Burke thanks to a stumping off his bowling by Frank Mooney. In their second-innings he wasn't required to bat. He took a single catch in the New Zealanders first-innings and followed that up with another in their second.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Dennis Constable". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, 1949 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v New Zealanders, 1949". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
External links[edit]
- Dennis Constable at ESPNcricinfo
- Dennis Constable at CricketArchive