Clement Everton Neblett (March 10, 1950 – March 2012) was a Guyanese

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er, popularly known as “Nebbo". A former Police Sports Club member and an international league cricketer, Neblett represented the Canadian National Team in the 1980s. He spent his childhood and early adolescence in Mahaica Village, in what is now Guyana's

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regionClement Neblett
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2016. before he emigrated to Canada, where he played in West Indian domestic cricket. He made his first-class debut in October 1973, playing for

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against

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in the final of the inter-county Jones Cup.First-class matches played by Clement Neblett
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2016. Neblett did not make his national debut until January 1978, when he represented the Guyanese national team against

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and the Leeward Islands in the regional one-day competition. Later in the year, he also played three

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games for Guyana, which were his final appearances at regional level. Generally batting in the middle order, Neblett scored two first-class half-centuries during his career, with a highest of 63 not out, finishing with a career

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of 34.57. All-rounder. Debut vs Jamaica at Jarret Park, Montego Bay 1978. He also took 15 wickets, with a best of 4/70 (taken for Guyana against the Combined Islands). After emigrating to Canada, Neblett made his Ontario debut in 1980 (against Quebec) and his national team debut in 1981 (on a tour of Ireland). At the

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in England, he played in three of his team's four completed matches, scoring 82 runs and taking six wickets (including 4/26 against

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). Four years later, at the

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, Neblett was appointed Canada's captain, appearing in every game. He scored 139 runs, including 63 against

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, and took four wickets, including 3/14 against the

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. In the mid-1990s, Clement Neblett emigrated for a second time, settling in the United States. In March of 2012, Clement Everton Neblett died from a sudden heart attack during his business trip to

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.(2 April 2012)
"Former national cricketer Clement Neblett passes away"
– ''Guyana Chronicle''. Retrieved 9 March 2016.

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