William Michael Jeffrey (21 June 1950 – 2 September 1993) was a Guyanese cricketer who represented the Guyanese national team in West Indian domestic cricket. He was an all-rounder who bowled right-arm off-spin and batted right-handed.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | William Michael Alexander Jeffrey |
| Born | (1950-09-12)12 September 1950 Rose Hall, British Guiana |
| Died | 2 September 1993(1993-09-02) (aged 43) Skeldon, Guyana |
| Nickname | JEFF |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin |
| Role | All-rounder |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1970–1978 | Guyana |
Source: CricketArchive, 29 December 2015 | |
Jeffrey was born in the town of Rose Hall, in what is now Guyana's East Berbice-Corentyne region.[1] He made his first-class debut for Guyana in a match against Jamaica during the 1969–70 Shell Shield season.[2] Jeffrey took figures of 3/64 and 1/46 on debut,[3] and remained in Guyana's team for the entire season. However, he made only one Shell Shield appearance the following season, against Trinidad and Tobago.[2] In late 1971, Jeffrey represented Berbice in the final of the inter-county Jones Cup, which at the time held first-class status. He failed to take a wicket as a bowler, but as a batsman scored 78 runs from third in the batting order, his only first-class half-century.[4] After a gap of almost seven years, Jeffrey returned to the Guyanese national team in February 1978 for one final Shell Shield match, against Trinidad and Tobago.[2] After retiring from playing, he took up coaching, eventually being appointed coach of the national under-19 team in 1989. He was the first full-time coach of a Guyanese national team at any level,[5] and in 1992 won the award for Guyana's best sports coach of the year.[6] Jeffrey died in September 1993, aged 43.[7]