Irvin Iffla

Irvin Bancroff Iffla (20 January 1924 – 16 March 2012) was a Jamaican-born cricketer who lived and played in Scotland.

Irvin Iffla

Personal information
Born	(1924-01-20)20 January 1924 Kingston, Jamaica
Died	16 March 2012(2012-03-16) (aged 88) Stirling, Scotland
Source: Cricinfo, 5 November 2020

The grave of Irvin Iffla, Valleyfield Cemetery, Stirling

Life

He was born in Kingston, Jamaica the son of Donald Keith Iffla (1893-1926) and his wife Epoldina Maud Patterson (1896-1963).^[1]

He played in four first-class matches for the Jamaican cricket team from 1947 to 1950.^[2] In 1951, he moved to Scotland to join Stirling County Cricket Club and is credited with popularising cricket in the country.^[3]

He died at 1 Hill Street in St Ninians just south of Stirling and is buried in Valleyfield Cemetery next to Stirling Castle in central Scotland.^[4]

Family

In 1945 he was married to Lucille Pearce in Jamaica. They had five children.^[5]

See also

• List of Jamaican representative cricketers