George McDonald Carew (4 June 1910 – 9 December 1974) was a

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er who edplayed four

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for the

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between 1935 and 1948. He was a right-hand batsman from

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where he ran a taxi business. He is best remembered for his innings in the Second Test against England at

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in 1947–48, when he scored 107 in a first wicket partnership with Andy Ganteaume that put on 173 runs. '' Wisden'' reported: "Wearing a chocolate-coloured felt hat and chewing gum the whole time, Carew, in an unorthodox display, used the hook and pull freely in a dazzling exhibition."'' Wisden'' 1949, p. 751. He toured India with the West Indian team later that year but played only one Test.

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