Charles Ollivierre
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| Full name | Charles Augustus Ollivierre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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20 July 1876 Kingstown, St Vincent |
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| Died | 25 March 1949 (aged 72) Pontefract, Yorkshire, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Richard Ollivierre (brother) Helon Ollivierre (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1894/95 | Trinidad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1901–1907 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 23 July 2010
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Charles Augustus Ollivierre (20 July 1876 – 25 March 1949) was a Vincentian cricketer who represented the West Indies in matches before they attained Test match status. Born in St Vincent, Ollivierre initially played first-class cricket for Trinidad; he was selected to tour England with the West Indies team in 1900. He later qualified to play first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1901 and 1907, becoming the first black West Indian to play for an English county. Ollivierre was reasonably successful in county cricket and had a reputation as a stylish batsman. However, he dropped out of first-class cricket after 1907 owing to eye trouble.
Ollivierre was born in St Vincent on 20 July 1876. His family were enthusiastic cricketers, although the region had little history within the sport, and his two younger brothers Richard and Helon went on to represent the West Indies in first-class cricket.
Initially, Ollivierre played for Trinidad; he made his first-class debut against an English touring team in March 1895 at the age of 18. He took two wickets, scored 7 runs in his first innings and 12 runs in the second. In non-first-class cricket, he continued to represent St Vincent, and impressed critics when Barbados played the island in 1897. In 1899, he played two first-class matches for a team selected by A. B. St Hill against a team representing Trinidad. In the first game, he took 11 wickets and scored 67 in the second innings; in the second game, he took a further five wickets in Trinidad's first innings.
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