Alfred Philip Binns (24 July 1929 – 29 December 2017) was a West Indian cricketer from Jamaica who played in five Tests between 1953 and 1956. He played as wicketkeeper in all five Tests.[1][2]
After Binns finished playing cricket he migrated to the United States, where he graduated from Northeastern University in Boston and worked as a teacher in Massachusetts. He married Henrietta Elizabeth Harrison in Boston in 1959, and they had two daughters. They retired to Florida in 1985.[6][7] Binns died in Florida in December 2017 at the age of 88.[2]
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^Alfred Binns at ESPNcricinfo Accessed on 2008-06-24
^ abTownshend, Errol. "Unlucky Alfred Binns, 88, dies in Florida". Caribbean Cricket. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
^. Daily Gleaner. 16 January 1950. p. 10. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
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