Clement Neblett, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Clement Neblett

cricketer

Date of Birth: 10-Mar-1950

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Clement Neblett

  • Clement Everton Neblett (10 March 1950 – March 2012) was an international cricketer who represented the Canadian national team in the 1980s.
  • He was born in Guyana, and before emigrating to Canada played in West Indian domestic cricket. Neblett was born in Mahaica Village, in what is now Guyana's Demerara-Mahaica region.
  • He made his first-class debut in October 1973, playing for Demerara against Berbice in the final of the inter-county Jones Cup.
  • Neblett did not make his national debut until January 1978, when he represented Guyanese national team against Trinidad and Tobago and the Leeward Islands in the regional one-day competition.
  • Later in the year, he also played three Shell Shield games for Guyana, which were his final appearances at regional level.Generally batting in the middle order, Neblett scored two first-class half-centuries during his career, with a highest of 63 not out, finishing with a career batting average of 34.57.
  • He also took 15 wickets, with a best of 4/70 (taken for Guyana against the Combined Islands).
  • After emigrating to Canada, Neblett made his Ontario debut in 1980 (against Quebec) and his national team debut in 1981 (on a tour of Ireland).
  • At the 1982 ICC Trophy in England, he played in three of his team's four completed matches, scoring 82 runs and taking six wickets (including 4/26 against Kenya).
  • Four years later, at the 1986 ICC Trophy, Neblett was appointed Canada's captain, appearing in every game.
  • He scored 139 runs, including 63 against Israel, and took four wickets, including 3/14 against the United States.In the mid-1990s, Neblett emigrated for a second time, settling in the United States.
  • He died in March 2012, having suffered a heart attack while on a business trip to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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