Alfred Binns
Alfred Philip "Alfie" Binns (24 July 1929 – 29 December 2017) was a West Indian cricketer from Jamaica who played in five Tests between 1953 and 1956. He played as wicketkeeper in all five Tests.[1][2]
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| Full name | Alfred Philip Binns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 July 1929 Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 December 2017 (aged 88) Weston, Florida, United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He attended St. George's College, Jamaica,[3] and represented Jamaica in first-class cricket from 1950 to 1957. His highest score was 157 against British Guiana in 1952-53.[4] He also scored 151 for Jamaica against the Australians in 1954-55, when he and Collie Smith added 277 for the sixth wicket in 230 minutes after Jamaica had been 81 for 5.[5] He toured New Zealand in 1955-56, playing in three of the four Tests.
After he finished playing cricket he migrated to the United States, where he graduated from Northeastern University in Boston and worked as a teacher in Massachusetts. He married Henrietta Elizabeth Harrison in Boston in 1959, and they had two daughters. They retired to Florida in 1985.[6][7]
Death
Binns died in Florida at the age of 88.[2]
References
- Alfred Binns at ESPNcricinfo Accessed on 2008-06-24
- Townshend, Errol. "Unlucky Alfred Binns, 88, dies in Florida". Caribbean Cricket. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- Daily Gleaner, 16 January 1950, p. 10. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- British Guiana v Jamaica 1952-53
- Wisden 1956, pp. 865-66.
- Bell, Carl (9 January 2018). "Former Ja and Windies cricketer 'Allie' Binns ends his innings". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- "Alfred Binns of Weston, Florida, 1929-2017, Obituary". TM Ralph Funeral Homes. Retrieved 15 February 2018.