da 888casino： Alastair McCorquodale, who quit top-flight athletics to concentrate on cricket, has died at the age of 83
da marjack bet： 18-Mar-2009Alastair McCorquodale, who quit top-flight athletics to concentrate on cricket, has died at the age of 83. At the time of his death he was the seventh-oldest surviving Middlesex player.McCorquodale came fourth in the 1948 London Olympics, finishing with the same time as the two runners in second and third but denied a medal by the on-the-line photo. He was also a member of the 4×100 relay team who finished second behind the USA, and ran in the 200m.Despite his success, he never ran seriously after that summer – his approach was somewhat unorthodox and he was said to stub out his cigarette trackside before a race – and his main sport was cricket. At Harrow he had played in the 1st XI in 1943 and 1944 as a fast bowler and lower-order batsman, and after quitting athletics he played a high standard of club cricket. In 1951 he turned out three times for Middlesex, and at the end of the season was part of a high-profile MCC tour of Canada.He joined the family printing firm of McCorquodale and Co, eventually becoming chairman. He was also on the boards of British Sugar and Guardian Royal Exchange.
