RALPH   ARCHIBALD   LEGALL

DATE OF BIRTH: February 25, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH: St. Michael, Barbados
EDUCATION: University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
LOCAL CLUBS:
  • Shannon (1947-48)
  • Police (1949-1950s)
  • Apex (1950s)
  • FOREIGN CLUBS:
  • 1950s - Church (Lancashire League, England)
  • 1959 - Rochdale (Central Lancashire League, England)
  • STRENGTHS:
  • Right-Hand Batsman
  • Wicket-Keeper
  • TEST BATTING AVERAGE: 10.00 Runs (5 Innings)
    TEST BOWLING AVERAGE: None
    TEST CAREER SPAN: February 1953 - April 1953
    CAREER:                               In addition to representing the West Indies in cricket and lawn-tennis, Legall won the Trinidad & Tobago table-tennis singles title in 1949, and also represented Trinidad & Tobago in basketball and soccer. He played First Division soccer, suiting up for British Army in 1947 and then Police. He left Trinidad in the early-1960s to study in Canada and remained there for the rest of his life.
    • 1953 - Represented W.I. vs. India in the West Indies (4 Tests)
    • 1954 - Represented Trinidad & Tobago in lawn tennis
    • 1954 - Represented the British Caribbean vs. USA in Davis Cup lawn tennis competition
    • 1956 - Represented the British Caribbean vs. Canada in Davis Cup lawn tennis competition
    AWARD:
    • Trinidad & Tobago Sports Hall of Fame
    DIED: February 2003 in Ontario, Canada.
    Compiled by Ronald C. Emrit