VOLUME 4 • ISSUE 1

IRVING
SHILLINGFORD


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NAME

Irving Shillingford

BORN:
Irving Theodore Shillingford
18th April, 1944
Dublanc, Dominica

PROFESSION

Cricket batsman

FAMILY

PARENTS:
Cuthbert Shillingford and Iris Placid

SIBLINGS:
Bertrand: Amsel, Evelyn and Daphne (Shillingford)

Shillingford: Carlton, Alwin, Lennox, Ina, Creyton, Cummings "Chico", June, Cuthbert "Calibo", Julie "Tom", Esther, Eleanora, Doreen, Sharon, Glenis (Corbette), Jennifer, Kirbie and Norman

SPOUSE:
Elizabeth Shillingford née Durand 1973–present

CHILDREN:
Lynn, Lester, Gillian and Shawna

Gary, Donald, June, Gail, Avril, Peter and Malon

EDUCATION

Dublanc Government School, Dublanc, Dominica
Roseau Mixed School, Roseau, Dominica
1958–62 Dominica Grammar School, Roseau, Dominica

DEGREES:
1962 High School diploma, Dominica Grammar School, Roseau, Dominica

CAREER

West Indies batsman
Played on the West Indies cricket team in 1 match against Australia
West Indies cricket selector, 2 terms
Captained the Windward Islands team
Managed West Indies A team to Zimbabwe, 4-19 Cricket team
1968 Dominica National Cricket coach from (1968–99)
1976 Played on the West Indies cricket team in 3 matches against Pakistan
Played for Stockton-on-Teas cricket team, (1976–78)

AWARDS

1977 Dominica Award of Honour, Government of Dominica, Dominica

NOTABLE

1960 Made his first-class debut aged 16 at the Windward Islands Interschool Tournament representing Dominica Grammar School in Grenada
Youngest cricketer to play in West Indies Cricket
1962 Played 39 matches while representing Dominica (1962–82)
Made most runs (2,633) in Windward Islands Tournament, 10 100s and 9 50s