Errion Donaldson Charles (born 7 December 1965) is a sportsman from the

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who has represented his nation at international level at both

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and

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, despite being born on the neighbouring island of Saint Vincent.

Cricket career

In cricket, Charles first played for the

in the 2003/04 Americas Affiliates Championship against the

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. He later played a single

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match for the Turks and Caicos Islands against

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in the 2008 Stanford 20/20 at the

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, a match in which he captained the team. He was dismissed for 4 runs in this match by

Trevor Semper Jaron Trevor Semper (born 7 June 1970) is a former West Indian cricketer. Semper was a right-handed batsman who bowled both right-arm off break and right-arm medium pace. He was born on Montserrat. In 2003, Semper played club cricket in Englan ...

, with the Turks and Caicos Islands making just 67 runs in their twenty overs. Montserrat went on to win the match by 9 wickets.

Football career

Charles made his debut for

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in the country's first official international game, a February 1999 Copa Caribe match against the

and earned a total of 7 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 4 World Cup qualification games.

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