Keithroy Cornelius (born 3 May 1968) is a former West Indian

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er. Cornelius was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He also plays

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for the United States Virgin Islands football team. In February 2008, the

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were invited to take part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official

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status. Cornelius made a single appearance for the team in their preliminary round match against St Kitts. In a match which they won by 4 wickets, he bowled two expensive wicketless overs which cost 20 runs, while with the bat he was dismissed for a

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by Elsroy Powell. In football, Cornelius has made six appearances for the United States Virgin Islands, the last of which came in a 6–1 defeat to

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in a qualification match for the 2014 World Cup, in which he scored his team's only goal, to become one of the oldest scorers, aged 43 years and 196 days.

Football career

International goals

:''Scores and results list the U.S. Virgin Islands' goal tally first.''

References

External links

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Keithroy Cornelius
at CricketArchive 1968 births Living people People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands cricketers United States Virgin Islands men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders United States Virgin Islands men's international soccer players {{USVirginIslands-footy-bio-stub