Elvis Leroy Reifer (21 March 1961 – 26 August 2011) was a Barbadian cricketer.
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| Full name | Elvis Leroy Reifer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 March 1961 Saint George, Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 August 2011 (aged 50) Bridgetown, Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Raymon Reifer (son) George Reifer (twin-brother) Leslie Reifer (brother) Floyd Reifer (nephew) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1984 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984/85–1985/86 | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reifer was born in Barbados at Saint George in March 1961, alongside his twin-brother George. He was educated at Saint George Secondary School.[1] Reifer was a key member of the Pickwick Cricket Club in the early 1980s, where as a left-arm fast-medium bowler he opened the bowling alongside Odwin Gilkes.[1] He was signed by Hampshire for the 1984 English season as a replacement for Milton Small, who had been called up to the West Indian team prior to his arrival.[2] He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Cambridge University at Fenner's,[3] taking 4 for 43.[2] Reifer made twenty first-class appearances during his one season at Hampshire,[3] taking 49 wickets at an average of 35.93, with his best figures remaining those he took on debut.[4] With the bat, he scored 357 runs at a batting average of 19.83, with a highest score of 47.[5] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Hampshire, Reifer also made his debut in List A one-day cricket for the county against the Combined Universities cricket team in the 1984 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made sixteen one-day appearances for Hampshire,[6] taking 19 wickets at an average of 28.73, with best figures of 4 for 46.[7] Wisden noted that "although bowling well on occasions, he did not make the hoped-for impact",[8] and so was not retained for the 1985 season.[1]
Returning to Barbados, Reifer made a single first-class appearance for Barbados against Trinidad and Tobago in the 1985–86 Shell Shield.[3] Despite going wicketless in the match, he did make an unbeaten half century batting at number ten in the Barbados first innings.[9] He also made three one-day appearances for Barbados in the 1985–86 Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy,[6] but failed to take a wicket in these matches.[7] Reifer died in his sleep on 26 August 2011 at Bridgetown.[1] He was married to Carol Roberts-Reifer, a well known radio and television personality in Barbados,[1] with their son Raymon playing international cricket for the West Indies. Besides his twin-brother, his elder brother, Leslie, also played first-class and one-day cricket for Barbados. His nephew, Floyd Reifer, is a former captain of the West Indies cricket team.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Marshall, Luigi (28 August 2011). "Elvis Reifer dies at 50". Nation News. Fontabelle. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Black History Month: Brief Encounters 1". www.ageasbowl.com. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Elvis Reifer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Elvis Reifer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Elvis Reifer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b "List A Matches played by Elvis Reifer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b "List A Bowling For Each Team by Elvis Reifer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b Berry, Scyld; Booth, Lawrence. The Shorter Wisden 2011 - 2015. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 641. ISBN 9781472927330.
- ^ "Barbados v Trinidad and Tobago, Shell Shield 1985/86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 August 2023.