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Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands,the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about 16 km (10 mi) long and 11 km (7 mi) wide,with roughly 40 km (25 mi) of coastline. It is nicknamed "The Emerald Isle of the Caribbean" both for its resemblance to coastal Ireland and for the Irish ancestry of many of its inhabitants. Montserrat is the only non-fully sovereign full member of the Caribbean Community and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States.
Leonard Alphonso Harris was a West Indian cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands between 1958 and 1971. An opening batsman for much of his career,and occasional bowler in his final seasons,Harris played in West Indian first class cricket,as well as facing the MCC team,England and Australia during his career. He played 27 matches,scoring nearly 1,400 runs at 29.04,including a century,and taking 15 wickets at 19.46. He then went on to play lower-level cricket for St. Kitts until 1976,and helped create the first cricket academy in the Leeward Islands.
Timur Mohamed is a former Guyanese cricketer. Mohamed was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Georgetown,Guyana.
Sturge Park was a cricket ground located on five acres of land adjacent to Plymouth,Montserrat. The ground,used by the Montserrat cricket team and infrequently by the Leeward Islands cricket team,was destroyed in the Soufrière Hills volcanic eruption of 1997. A replacement ground,the Salem Oval,was opened in 2000 on the north of the island.
Davon Alphonso Williams is a Montserratian former cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He played as a right-handed batsman.
Brian Christopher Stephney is a West Indian cricketer. Stephney is a right-handed batsman who bowls leg break googly. He is Montserratian,but was born at Suddie in Guyana.
Sylvester Greenaway was a West Indian cricketer. Greenaway was a right-handed batsman. He was born on Montserrat.
Fitzroy Edmund Buffonge is a West Indian attorney and former cricketer. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Bank of Montserrat Limited.
William Duberry is a former West Indian cricketer. Duberry's batting and bowling styles are unknown. He was born on Montserrat.
George Raymond Allen was a West Indian cricketer. Allen was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born on Montserrat.
Austin Ciaz Matthew White is a former West Indian cricketer. White was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born on Montserrat.
Nelson Amos Bolan is a Nevisian cricketer who has played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.
Harwood Wycum Williams is a former Kittitian cricketer who played several matches for the Leeward Islands during the 1990s. He was a right-handed all-rounder bowling medium pace.
Joel McKenzie Simmonds is a former Nevisian cricketer who played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He was a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman.
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Sir Howard Archibald Fergus was a Montserratian author and historian. He was born at Long Ground in Montserrat. He attended Bethel Primary School,Montserrat Secondary School,Erdiston Teachers College in Barbados,the University College of the West Indies (London),the Universities of Bristol and Manchester,and finally the University of the West Indies (UWI),earning a PhD in 1978. He retired from the University in 2004 as Professor of Eastern Caribbean Studies.
Darwin Terrel Telemaque is a former Dominican cricketer who played for the Windward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He played as a right-handed opening batsman.
The Montserrat cricket team has represented the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat in cricket. The team is not a member of the International Cricket Council,but the Montserrat Cricket Association is a member of the Leeward Islands Cricket Association,which itself is a member association of the West Indies Cricket Board,and players from Montserrat generally represent the Leeward Islands cricket team at domestic level and the West Indies at international level. Montserrat has however played as a separate entity in matches which held Twenty20 status,but has not appeared in first-class or List A cricket. The team was previously coached by Abdiel Hughes,who was appointed in April 2012. Their former captain was McPherson Meade.
Ellen Dolly Peters,BEM was an Afro-Montserratian teacher and trade unionist. Outspoken in her activism for improved conditions for workers,she was instrumental in the rise of William Bramble's political career and earned the title "king maker". For her contributions to labor,she was awarded the British Empire Medal and was awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice for her teaching and service to the Catholic Church.
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- 1 2 "Jim Allen". The Age. Fairfax Limited. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- 1 2 Durand, H. (2001) "50th Birthday Event Celebrates Jim Allen Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine ", Montserrat Reporter. Accessed 9 November 2007.
- ↑ "Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy", West Indies Cricket Annual 1982, p. 68.
- ↑ Martin, Edwin. "Frank Edwards' all-time Montserrat cricket team is revealed". Montserrat Spotlight. Montserrat Spotlight. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ↑ Montserrat Reporter (2003) "Mike Findlay Lionizes Montserrat’s Jim Allen", Montserrat Reporter, 29 August 2003. Accessed 8 November 2007.
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