- Tony Cordle
Infobox Recent cricketer
nationality = Barbadian
country = Barbados
country abbrev = BAR
name = Tony Cordle
picture = Cricket_no_pic.png
bowling style = Right-arm fast-medium
FCs = 312
FC runs = 5239
FC bat avg = 14.67
FC 100s/50s = 0/9
FC top score = 81
FC balls = 42083
FC wickets = 701
FC bowl avg = 27.50
FC 5s = 19
FC 10s = 2
FC best bowling = 9-49
FC catches/stumpings = 141/0
List As = 211
List A runs = 1627
List A bat avg = 13.44
List A 100s/50s = 0/2
List A top score = 87
List A balls = 9462
List A wickets = 221
List A bowl avg = 26.56
List A 5s = 1
List A 10s = -
List A best bowling = 5-24
List A catches/stumpings = 62/-
debut date =
debut year = 1963
last date =
last year = 1982
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4295/4295.html Cricket ArchiveElton Anthony Cordle (born
September 21 ,1940 inBridgetown ) is a former Barbadian first-class cricketer who played in England for Glamorgan.Cordle moved to the United Kingdom during the 1960's and found a job working for London Transport. He then travelled to Cardiff where his siblings were living and signed up for their local cricket club before being picked up by Glamorgan.
He made his first class debut in 1963, becoming the county's first ever overseas fast bowler and cemented his spot in the side by 1967 after managing 74 wickets at 21 during the season. He was a member of their Championship winning side in 1969 and took his career best figures that season of 9 for 49 against Leicestershire.
In 1979 Cordle was named as Glamorgan's 'Player of the Year' and from 1981 until 1983 he acted as Glamorgan coach before eventually emigrating to Canada.
External links
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/0/675.html Cricket Archive profile]
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