Dennis Constable

Personal information
Full name	Dennis Constable
Born	4 August 1925 (1925-08-04) (age 86) East Molesey, Surrey, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Bernie Constable (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1949	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	2
Runs scored	20
Batting average	10.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	12
Balls bowled	–
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	5/1
Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2011

Dennis Constable (born 14 August 1925) is a former English cricketer. Constable was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at East Molesey, Surrey.

The younger brother of Surrey cricketer Bernie Constable, Dennis made two first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in 1949 against Leicestershire and the touring New Zealanders, both at the County Ground, Northampton.^[1] In the match against Leicestershire he scored 8 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Gerald Lester, while in their second-innings he wasn't required to bat. In Leicestershire's first-innings he took two catches and in their second he followed up with another catch and a stumping.^[2] Against the New Zealanders, Constable batted at number eleven in Northamptonshire's first-innings, being dismissed for 12 by Ces Burke thanks to a stumping off his bowling by Frank Mooney. In their second-innings he wasn't required to bat. He took a single catch in the New Zealanders first-innings and followed that up with another in their second.^[3]

References

1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Dennis Constable". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28678/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
2. ^ "Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, 1949 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/18/18919.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
3. ^ "Northamptonshire v New Zealanders, 1949". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/18/18985.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 

External links

• Dennis Constable at ESPNcricinfo
• Dennis Constable at CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Constable, Dennis
Alternative names
Short description	Cricketer
Date of birth	14 August 1925
Place of birth	East Molesey, Surrey, England
Date of death
Place of death