Alfred Binns

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Alfie Binns
Personal information
Full name
Alfred Philip Binns
Born(1929-07-24)24 July 1929
Kingston, Jamaica
Died29 December 2017(2017-12-29) (aged 88)
Weston, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
BattingRight-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut(cap  74)21 January 1953 v  India
Last Test9 March 1956 v  New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches525
Runs scored641,446
Batting average 9.1437.07
100s/50s0/04/4
Top score27157
Catches/stumpings 14/348/17
Source: Cricinfo, 8 November 2018

Alfred Philip 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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Career

Binns was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and attended St. George's College. [3] He 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 Binns 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] Binns died in Florida in December 2017 at the age of 88. [2]

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References

  1. Alfred Binns  at ESPNcricinfo Accessed on 2008-06-24
  2. 1 2 Townshend, Errol. "Unlucky Alfred Binns, 88, dies in Florida". Caribbean Cricket. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. "Newspaper Archives". Daily Gleaner. 16 January 1950. p. 10. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. British Guiana v Jamaica 1952-53
  5. Wisden 1956, pp. 865-66.
  6. Bell, Carl (9 January 2018). "Former Ja and Windies cricketer 'Allie' Binns ends his innings". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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