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	Learie Constantine Test Cricket Statistics and profile
		Learie Constantine was the son of Lebrun Constantine, a plantation foreman who toured England as an allrounder with the West Indian cricketers of 1900 and 1906.
		Learie Constantine was one of the great personalities of the game, although in his debut series against England in 1928 his figures was unremarkable in the form of 5 wickets for 262 runs and he made only 89 runs in six innings with the bat, Learie Constantine made a distinct impact.
		Lord Constantine, MBE, died in London on July 1, 1971 as, Baron Constantine, of Marvel in Trinidad and Tobago, and of Nelson, in the County Palatine of Lancaster.
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		Learie Nicholas Constantine, Baron Constantine, Kt, MBE (21 September 1901 –1 July 1971) was a cricketer, broadcast journalist, administrator, lawyer, and politician.
		In 1933 Constantine was asked by the Ministry of Labour to become a civil servant in the welfare department.
		Constantine eventually became a popular broadcaster and was awarded the MBE in 1945; he was called to the Trinidad bar in 1955 and served as Trinidad and Tobago's high commissioner from 1961 to 1964.
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	Learie Constantine -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The son of Lebrun Constantine, a cricketer, he worked in a solicitor's office before beginning a career in (A game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs) cricket.
		A dashing (additional info and facts about all rounder) all rounder, Constantine at his peak was a mercurial bowler of genuine pace, an athletic fielder in an era where such men were the exception rather than the rule, and a flashing stroke player capable of tearing any attack to shreds on his day.
		Learie Constantine died of (Carcinoma of the lungs; one of the commonest forms of cancer) lung cancer in (additional info and facts about Hampstead) Hampstead, London, on July 1, 1971.
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	Learie Constantine - Definition, explanation
		A dashing all rounder, Constantine at his peak was a mercurial bowler of genuine pace, an athletic fielder in an era where such men were the exception rather than the rule, and a flashing stroke player capable of tearing any attack to shreds on his day.
		In 1969 Constantine became the first person of African descent to be given a life peerage.
		Learie Constantine died of lung cancer in Hampstead, London, on July 1, 1971.
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	TriniView.com - Learie comes of age: The Cricketing Constantines
		Learie started excelling in all three departments of the game-bowling, batting and fielding-and he quickly gained the reputation of being the best all-rounder in Trinidad.
		Learie continued to shine in the Bonanza Cup competition and his achievements speak for themselves because after only two years of first class cricket-1921 and 1922-and one appearance for Trinidad (1922), he was selected for a West Indies cricket tour of England in 1923.
		The debt which West Indies cricket owes to this father and son, Lebrun and Learie Constantine, is not easily put into words, and this is why special tribute is paid to them as the century closes.
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	Sir Learie Constantine 1901 - 1917
		Learie Constantine was born in 1901 in Diego Martin and grew up in Diego Martin, Maraval and Cascade, where his father, the almost equally great cricketer Lebrun Constantine, was overseer on cocoa estates.
		Constantine was famous in Britain, he was honoured by the King (MBE 1946) - but that didn't protect him or his family from discrimination or slights on the street.
		Learie Constantine was - besides a great cricketer - a passionate hater of injustice and discrimination, a strong advocate of human tolerance and understanding, a man with a deep social conscience.
	www.nalis.gov.tt /Biography/LearieConstantinebyBridgetBrereton.htm (1276 words)

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		Constantine was born in Trinidad to Anaise Pascal and Lebrun Constantine, a plantation foreman and famous cricketer who played for the West Indian team in England in 1900 and 1906.
		Learie Constantine played cricket as a boy, but upon his father's advice did not pursue a professional sports career until he had first completed his education at the age of 15 and then gained some experience working in legal services.
		Constantine had found this diplomatic position confining and was happy to resign in 1964.
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	The Hindu : Constantine and India
		Learie Constantine bowled fast, batted furiously, and was, besides, possibly the finest all-round fielder in the history of the game.
		Constantine liked native India and admired its cricketers; as he was to recall, years later, he was "immensely improved by my experience against Indian batsmen and bowlers".
		Constantine had a small taste of this himself, when a popular campaign to have him play in the Quadrangular was quelled by the powerful Bombay Gymkhana.
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	Learie Constantine
		Learie Constantine was the son of an exceptional cricketer, a man who in his time was the most famous cricketer in Trinidad, Lebrun Constantine.
		Learie had not equalled his father in batting skills as yet, but the markings of a great batsman were in evidence.
		Learie's father, who had previously played for Maraval Cricket club was now leading a team going by the name of Shannon, a team that was oddly enough in the second division.
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		Learie Nicholas Constantine was born in Diego Martin in Trinidad on September 21
		Constantine went to the wicket when the score was 79 for 5.
		In 1969, he was made Lord Constantine, Baron of Maraval and Nelson and was introduced by the Duke of Norfolk as the newest member to the House of Lords in London.
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	100 Great Black Britons - Lord Leary Constantine
		Learie Constantine was born in Trinidad in 1902.
		In 1942, while working in a solicitor's office, Constantine was asked by the Ministry of Labour to become a temporary civil servant in its welfare department, with responsibility for the West Indian technicians who had come to Merseyside factories.
		Constantine became a popular broadcaster, and was awarded the MBE in 1945, was called to the Trinidad bar in 1955, and served as Trinidad and Tobago's high commissioner from 1961 to 1964.
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	Learie Constantine - Encyclopedia.com
		Learie Constantine, 1902-71, West Indian cricket player and the first fl man to sit in the British House of Lords, b.
		West Indian stroke-player Sir Learie Constantine is remembered with a number of...
		Now, the heirs to a precious inheritance laid down by Lord Learie Constantine of Trinidad, Tobago and Nelson (Lancashire) and Sir Garfield Sobers have to be talked down from the ledge to be...
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	Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Learie Constantine
		Learie Constantine was the son of Lebrun Constantine, a plantation foreman who toured England as an allrounder with the West Indian cricketers of 1900 - when he scored the first century for a West Indies team in England - and 1906.
		Half Learie Constantine's life was spent in England and, although his doctors had long before advised him that a lung condition endangered his life if he did not return to the warmer climate of the West Indies, he died in London.
		Sir Learie Constantine leads out his team to meet the West Indian Tourists in their final match at The Oval on Saturday, September 14.
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	Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Baron Constantine
		Learie - or "Connie" to 40 years of cricketers - came upon his historic cue as a man of his age, reflecting and helping to shape it.
		Learie Constantine was the son of Lebrun Constantine, a plantation foreman who toured England as an allrounder with the West Indian cricketers of 1900 - when he scored the first century for a West Indies team in England - and 1906.
		Half Learie Constantine's life was spent in England and, although his doctors had long before advised him that a lung condition endangered his life if he did not return to the warmer climate of the West Indies, he died in London.
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	Trinicenter.com - Learie comes of age
		Learie started excelling in all three departments of the game—bowling, batting and fielding—and he quickly gained the reputation of being the best all-rounder in Trinidad.
		Learie continued to shine in the Bonanza Cup competition and his achievements speak for themselves because after only two years of first class cricket—1921 and 1922—and one appearance for Trinidad (1922), he was selected for a West Indies cricket tour of England in 1923.
		The debt which West Indies cricket owes to this father and son, Lebrun and Learie Constantine, is not easily put into words, and this is why special tribute is paid to them as the century closes.
	www.trinicenter.com /Peopleofthecentury/LearieConstantines.htm (730 words)

	Cricinfo - Lord and Master
		Born into the family of a sugar plantation foreman he died as Baron Constantine, of Marvel in Trinidad and Tobago, and of Nelson, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, a former Cabinet Minister and High Commissioner of his native Trinidad.
		Cricket, indeed, is Constantine's element; to say that he plays cricket, or takes part in it, is to say that a fish goes swimming.
		Constantine blasted through Middlesex, grabbing 7 for 57 with a stunning haul of 6 for 11 in his second spell.
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	African American Registry: Learie Constantine was a true renaissance man!
		Learie Constantine* was born on this date in 1901.
		Constantine became captain of the West Indies and led the team to their first victory in a test match in 1930.
		In 1943 Constantine was refused service in a British hotel because of his color.
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	Cricinfo - Learie Constantine - Cutting a dash
		When Learie Constantine visited England with the 1928 West Indians aged 25, he could never have imagined that he would one day end up in England as a broadcaster, barrister, High Commissioner and the first fl peer in the House of Lord's.
		Next year the Constantines were settling in amidst the cotton mills, Learie's cricketing feats attracting massive adulation.
		But the Constantines were happy to sink roots in Nelson, though for long they were something of a curiosity as the first fl people in town.
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		His father Lebron Constantine was a popular cricketer and Learie inherited the passion for cricket.
		It was in 1923 that Learie burst on the scene and within two years he was part of the team that toured England.
		In his test career, Learie scored 635 runs with four half-centuries in 18 tests (33 innings) at an average of 19.24.
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	IWM Portal > Your History > People's Stories : Learie Constantine
		Trinidad-born Learie Constantine, son of a test cricketer, was himself capable of explosive performances with bat and ball.
		In 1943, Learie was refused service in a British hotel because of his colour; he took the owners of the hotel to court and won his case.
		In 1969, Learie became the first person of African descent to gain a life peerage.
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	Online edition of Sunday Observer - Business (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Constantine, a Barrister-at-law practising in London, found time to come to Sri Lanka (Ceylon then) in 1952 putting aside a lucrative practice to serve the cause of cricket in coaching the schoolboys and club cricketers and giving them the expert knowledge that he had gained from the international arena.
		It is sometimes a loosly used term 'failures are the pillars of success' and this is applicable to Constantine who in his first Test against England in 1928 at Lord's was out for 13 in the first innings and for a 'duck' in the second, both times falling to England's Freeman.
		To add to their worries Learie Constantine, their main attraction pulled a muscle against Surrey and was standing down.
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	Black Britain \| History \| Biographies, news, and archives in respect of Black History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Learie Constantine is remembered as one of the best players in the history of cricket.
		During the war Constantine remained in England and worked as a welfare officer for the labor ministry.
		While in Britain, Constantine was asked to serve several respected institutions: as a governor of the BBC, rector of Saint Andrew's University, and as a member of the Race Relations Board and the Sports Council.
	www.blackbritain.co.uk /history/details.aspx?i=36&c=biography&h=Nicholas+Learie+Constantine+1901-1971 (491 words)

	CaribbeanCricket.com - My Hall-of-Fame Picks
		Sir Learie Constantine was among the first talents to suggest to the rest of the world that West Indian cricket was a viable institution.
		Constantine could turn the course of a match on its head with bat, ball, or in the field.
		As it stands, Sir Learie Constantine will be remembered as the most electrifying crowd-pleasing cricketer of his time.
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	Bodyline - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He had a couple of fast bowlers, Manny Martindale and Learie Constantine.
		Facing bodyline tactics for the first time, England first suffered, falling to 134 for 4, with Wally Hammond being hit on the chin, though he recovered to continue his innings.
		He played right back to the bouncers, standing on tiptoe, and, no doubt partly because he wasn't a hooker (refer the hook shot), played them with a dead bat.
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	The Greater Game: The Exhibition: Sporting 11: Learie Constantine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Learie Constantine was a West Indian cricketer capable of explosive performances with bat and ball.
		During the Second World War Constantine worked as a welfare officer for his fellow West Indians brought to Britain to work in arms factories and Merseyside shipyards.
		After the war he qualified as a barrister and later became government minister in his native Trinidad, becoming High Commissioner to the UK between 1961-4.
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