Grayson Cleophas Shillingford SAH (25 September 1944 – 23 December 2009) was a West Indian

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er who played in seven

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from 1969 to 1972.

Early life

Grayson Shillingford attended Dominica Grammar School in

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Career

He was a right-arm fast bowler who played for

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from 1967–68 to 1978–79. He toured England with the West Indies team in

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and

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. His best first-class figures were 6 for 49 for the Combined Windward and Leeward Islands team against Trinidad in 1971–72.

Honours

He received

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's Sisserou Award of Honour in 2009. The Grayson Shillingford Stands are named in his honour at

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stadium in Dominica.

Personal life

His cousin was Irvine Shillingford, who also played Test cricket for the

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. He moved to Canada after his cricket career ended and lived in

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for 24 years.

References

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Shillingford was first Dominican to play for West Indies
1944 births 2009 deaths West Indies Test cricketers People from Saint Joseph Parish, Dominica Combined Islands cricketers Windward Islands cricketers Dominica cricketers {{Dominica-cricket-bio-stub