Cardigan Adolphus Connor was born on 24 March 1961 and is an Anguillan born former English cricketer.
12 Facts About Cardigan Connor
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Cardigan Connor left his home island of Anguilla in 1979 to pursue a cricketing career in England.
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Cardigan Connor was signed by Buckinghamshire in 1979 and remained at the club for five years playing in the Minor Counties Championship.
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Cardigan Connor was eventually spotted by former Hampshire cricketer Charlie Knott who recommended him to Hampshire, who signed him for the 1984 season.
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Cardigan Connor would go on to play 300 one-day matches for the club.
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Cardigan Connor formed a deadly partnership with his fellow West Indian new ball bowler Malcolm Marshall, often trying to compete with his partner for pace.
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Cardigan Connor was a member of the 1988 Benson and Hedges Cup Hampshire team, taking two wickets in the final at Lord's.
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Cardigan Connor tasted success for a second time in the Benson and Hedges Cup, this time in 1992 when Hampshire beat Kent.
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Cardigan Connor took a single wicket in the match, that of Mark Ealham.
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Cardigan Connor took his best innings bowling figures during the 1996 County Championship.
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Cardigan Connor made his final first-class appearance for Hampshire in a County Championship match against Derbyshire in 1998, although that season he played just four first-class matches for the club.
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Cardigan Connor was Anguilla's 'chef de mission' at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.