Vincent Elwin

Vincent Elwin (born 11 December 1946, Roseau) is a Dominican first-class cricketer who opened the batting for the Windward Islands.

Domestic and First-Class Career

Elwin appeared in three first-class matches across the 1969–70 and 1970–71 seasons, all for the Windward Islands. Official databases record a highest score of 59 and one fifty overall, with his best returns coming during Glamorgan’s 1970 tour that included a first-class match at the Botanical Gardens. He also featured for Dominica in non–first-class fixtures, including the Windward Islands Tournament and a match against the New Zealand Ambassadors. Primary role: opening batsman; batting right-handed; occasional right-arm offbreaks.

Record, Legacy, and Related Entries

Career record at a glance: 3 first-class matches, 103 runs, average 17.16, top score 59, one fifty, one catch, team Windward Islands. These figures place him within the island’s first-class lineage that supplied openers to Windwards elevens as regional championships expanded in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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