Colin Heron

Colin Heron
Personal information
Full name
Colin Hubert Heron
Born12 November 1924
Mandeville, Middlesex County, Jamaica
Died19 March 2010(2010-03-19) (aged 85)
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958–1960Cheshire
1961/62British Guiana
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 15
Batting average –
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15*
Balls bowled 204
Wickets 2
Bowling average 50.50
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 2/54
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2019

Colin Hubert Heron (12 November 1924 – 19 March 2010) was a Jamaican first-class cricketer.

Heron was born at Mandeville in Jamaica to Charles Hubert Heron and his wife, Leila Augusta Harty.[1] He was educated in Mandeville at Manchester High School.[1] After completing his education, Heron became an accountant for Deloitte Haskins & Sells.[1] He lived in England at some point, appearing in minor counties cricket for Cheshire, making six appearances the Minor Counties Championship; three each in 1958 and 1960.[2] He moved to British Guiana shortly after and appeared for the British Guiana cricket team in one first-class cricket match in October 1961 against Trinidad at Rose Hall.[3] Batting once in the match, Heron ended British Guiana's first-innings total of 501 all out unbeaten on 15.[4] With his right-arm fast-medium bowling he took 2 wickets in Trinidad's first-innings, dismissing Marcus Minshall and Pascall Roberts to finish with figures of 2 for 54 from 21 overs; Trinidad followed-on in their second-innings, with Heron going wicketless, conceding 47 runs from 13 overs.[4]

He married Cicely Indranee in June 1967, with the couple having two children.[1] Heron later emigrated to Canada, where he died at St. Mary's of the Lake Hospital in Kingston, Ontario in March 2010, following a short battle with cancer.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Personalities Caribbean. Vol. 5th volume. Personalities Limited. 1973. p. 493.
  2. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Colin Heron". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Colin Heron". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b "British Guiana v Trinidad, Pentangular Tournament 1961/62". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2019.