Sir Learie Constantine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:cricketer
gptkb:diplomat
gptkb:lawyer
gptkb:person
politician
gptkbp:battingStyle right-handed
gptkbp:birthDate 1901-09-21
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Learie_Nicholas_Constantine
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Diego_Martin,_Trinidad_and_Tobago
gptkbp:bowlingStyle right-arm fast
gptkbp:children gptkb:Learie_Constantine_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1971-07-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:debutYear 1928
gptkbp:diplomaticMissionOf gptkb:High_Commissioner_for_Trinidad_and_Tobago_to_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:diplomaticPostEnd 1964
gptkbp:diplomaticPostStart 1961
gptkbp:firstClassBestBatting 192
gptkbp:firstClassMatches 103
439
gptkbp:firstClassRuns 4,475
gptkbp:honoraryDegree gptkb:University_of_Durham
gptkb:University_of_the_West_Indies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Learie Constantine
gptkbp:knighted 1962
gptkbp:legacy first black peer in the UK House of Lords
pioneer for black cricketers in England
gptkbp:matchesPlayed 18
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Jamaican
gptkbp:notableFor campaigning against racial discrimination
authoring books on cricket and race
gptkbp:peerage gptkb:peer
gptkbp:playedFor gptkb:Lancashire_League
gptkb:Nelson_Cricket_Club
gptkb:Marylebone_Cricket_Club
gptkb:West_Indies_cricket_team
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Labour_Party_(UK)
gptkbp:role all-rounder
gptkbp:spouse Norma Cox
gptkbp:subjectOf BBC Radio 4 drama
biographies
statues in Trinidad and Tobago
gptkbp:testBestBatting 90
gptkbp:testBestBowling 5/87
9/49
gptkbp:testRuns 635
gptkbp:testWickets 58
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baron_Constantine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_University_of_the_West_Indies
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7