Irvine Shillingford ‘pioneered the way in which for others,’ says CWI’s Skerritt

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has paid tribute to the late West Indies batsman Irvine Shillingford who handed away Thursday in his homeland Dominica.

President Ricky Skerritt hailed Shillingford as one who “pioneered the way in which for others to observe”, whereas praising his dedication to the event of the regional sport.

“On behalf of CWI I supply my honest condolences to the household and family members of Irving Shillingford,” Skerritt mentioned Friday. “He was somebody who performed within the true spirit of the sport and pioneered the way in which for others to observe. He was additionally one among cricket’s most interesting gents, and an astute thinker with a wealth of information.

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“[Irvine] was devoted to the sport over six many years as a participant and administrator. He labored patiently and tirelessly to verify Dominica and the Windward Islands featured prominently within the cricket map of the Caribbean.”

Shillingford, the primary Dominican to signify West Indies, featured in 4 Checks and two One-Day Internationals in the course of the Seventies, managing to attain 100 towards Pakistan in Georgetown in solely his second Check.

He was a part of a aspect led by the peerless Clive Lloyd and which included the likes of Gordon Greenidge, Vivian Richards and Alvin Kallicharan.

On Thursday, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit labelled Shillingford a “true icon”, and mentioned his profession had “embodied the hopes and targets of numerous Dominican cricketers who hoped to achieve comparable success.”

Following his taking part in profession, Shillingford went on to handle and coach the West Indies Below-19 crew, and in addition served as a selector and coach of the Windward Islands crew.

Shillingford died at 78.

-CMC