Full Name

Oscar Constantine Da Costa

Born

September 11, 1907, Kingston, Jamaica

Died

October 01, 1936, Kingston, Jamaica, (aged 29y 20d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

Oscar Da Costa was a good allround player, who could bat, bowl medium-pace, and was also an athletic fielder. He made his debut against England in the final - timeless - Test at Kingston, scoring 39 batting at No. 8 and taking a wicket in either innings. He was selected to tour England in 1933 and scored more than a thousand runs, including his only first-class hundred against Essex. He was less impressive with the ball, and failed in the Tests. His final Test appearance came against England in 1934-35, by which time his batting had become more important than his bowling. A renowned joker, he carried a rubber stamp embossed with his signature to save him time signing autographs and to ensure that nobody wanting one was disappointed. He died prematurely in 1935, the first West Indian Test cricketer to do so.
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Oscar Da Costa Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests5911533919.1200050
FC3964111563105*29.4919-300

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests5737217531/142/9558.332.82124.0000
FC39-41281766444/31-40.132.5693.8-00
Oscar Constantine Da Costa

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Debut/Last Matches of Oscar Da Costa

Recent Matches of Oscar Da Costa

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
West Indies vs England25 & 19*0/23 & 0/024-Jan-1935Port of SpainTest # 239
West Indies vs England8 & 351/3012-Aug-1933The OvalTest # 229
West Indies vs England20 & 00/1222-Jul-1933ManchesterTest # 228
West Indies vs England6 & 10/1524-Jun-1933Lord'sTest # 227
West Indies vs England391/81 & 1/1403-Apr-1930KingstonTest # 193