Cyril Christiani

Cyril Marcel Christiani (28 October 1913 – 4 April 1938) was a West Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches in 1934–35.

Cyril Christiani

Personal information
Full name	Cyril Marcel Christiani
Born	(1913-10-28)28 October 1913 Georgetown, British Guiana
Died	4 April 1938(1938-04-04) (aged 24) Georgetown, British Guiana
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Robert Christiani (brother)
International information
National side	West Indies
Test debut (cap 38)	8 January 1935 v England
Last Test	14 March 1935 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 4 28 Runs scored 98 658 Batting average 19.60 16.44 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 Top score 32* 79 Balls bowled 0 6 Wickets – 0 Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 0/0 44/20
Source: CricInfo, 15 October 2020

Aged 19, Christiani toured England in 1933 as the reserve wicket-keeper to Ivan Barrow.^[1] He was the West Indian wicket-keeper in all four Tests of the 1934–35 series.^[2]

Christiani died in 1938 of malaria, aged 24.^[3] He had three brothers who played first-class cricket for British Guiana, one of whom was the Test cricketer Robert Christiani.^[2]