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Full name | Charles Augustus Ollivierre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kingstown, St Vincent | 20 July 1876||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 25 March 1949 Pontefract, Yorkshire, England | (aged 72)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1894/95 | Trinidad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1901–1907 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 23 July 2010 |
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.