Clement John (born 29 March 1941) is a former

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er and senior civil servant from

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Cricket career

Clem John was a middle-order batsman who played

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for the

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and the Combined Islands from 1961 to 1969. He was the Windward Islands’ best batsman in their match against the touring Australians in 1965, scoring 77 and 27. He captained the Combined Islands in the inaugural season of the Shell Shield in 1965–66. After drawing their first two matches and losing their third, they beat

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in their fourth match, John making 94, the highest score on either side in the match.

Later life

After his playing career was over, John served as a selector for the

cricket team for 10 years. A cricket stand at Windsor Park Stadium in

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is named in his honour – the Clem John and Kelleb Laurent Stand. He was awarded the

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in 2002, and was inducted into the Dominica Cricket Hall of Fame in 2010. John was Dominica’s Chief Elections Officer from 1982 to 2000 and was Chairman of the Justice Committee of Prisons and a member of the Public Service Appeal Board. He was an election observer for the

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and CARICOM and served on their supervisory bodies for several Caribbean elections. The Windward Islands cricketer Jerlani Robinson is his grandson.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:John, Clem 1941 births Living people People from Roseau Combined Islands cricketers Windward Islands cricketers Dominica cricketers Dominica civil servants