Raphael Hugh Oswald Wallace (born 29 May 1957) is a former Nevisian cricketer who played several matches with the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. From Charlestown, the island's capital and largest town, Wallace regularly represented Nevis in inter-island matches, playing from the late 1970s through to the late 1980s.[2] A right-arm fast bowler, he made his first-class debut for the Leewards during the 1979–80 season, in the semi-annual matches against the Windward Islands.[3] In the match, played at the Antigua Recreation Ground, Wallace took 2/33 in the Windwards' first innings, but in the second innings went wicketless, also scoring six runs without losing his wicket.[4] He did not play any further matches at first-class level, but several seasons later played twice for the team in the limited-overs Geddes Grant/Harrison Line Trophy.[5] Wallace took a single wicket in a match against Barbados in February 1984, and two wickets against the same team just over a year later, opening the bowling with Conrad Bartlette.[6][7]
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Full name | Raphael Hugh Oswald Wallace | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Government Road, Charlestown, Nevis | 29 May 1957|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | "Raffie"[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1980–1985 | Leeward Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 24 February 2013 |
His brother, Leon Claxton, also played representative cricket for Nevis.[8] His son, Philo Wallace, played for the Leeward Islands under-age teams,[9] before he was killed by a police constable in October 2015.[10][11]