Keithroy Cornelius
{{Infobox cricketer
| name =
| country = West Indies
| international =
| fullname = Keithroy Cornelius
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|5|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands
| heightft =
| heightinch =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast
| role =
| family =
| club1 = United States Virgin Islands
| year1 = 2007/08
| clubnumber1 =
| columns = 1
| column1 = Twenty20
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 0
| bat avg1 = 0.00
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 0
| hidedeliveries = true
| catches/stumpings1 = –/–
| date = 6 January
| year = 2013
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/333022.html Cricinfo
}}
Keithroy Cornelius (born 3 May 1968) is a former West Indian cricketer. Cornelius was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He also plays association football for the United States Virgin Islands football team.
In February 2008, the United States Virgin Islands were invited to take part in the 2008 Stanford 20/20, whose matches held official Twenty20 status. Cornelius made a single appearance for the team in their preliminary round match against St Kitts.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/260/260223/Twenty20_Matches.html|title=Twenty20 Matches played by Keithroy Cornelius|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 January 2013}} 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 duck by Elsroy Powell.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/124/124444.html|title=St Kitts v United States Virgin Islands, 2007/08 Stanford 20/20|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=6 January 2013}}
In football, Cornelius has made six appearances for the United States Virgin Islands, the last of which came in a 6–1 defeat to Curaçao in a qualification match for the 2014 World Cup, in which he scored his team's only goal,{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/people/us-virgin-islands/63279/keithroy-cornelius/national|title=Player profile: Keithroy Cornelius|publisher=www.goal.com|accessdate=6 January 2013}} to become one of the oldest scorers, aged 43 years and 196 days.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/oldest-youngest.html |title=Oldest and Youngest Players and Goal-scorers in International Football: Men - Oldest Goal-scorers |website=RSSSF |date=27 August 2020 }}
Football career
=International goals=
:Scores and results list the U.S. Virgin Islands' goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/7085/Keithroy_Cornelius.html|title=Cornelius, Keithroy|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=3 May 2017}}
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! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
1. | 15 November 2011 | Ergilio Hato Stadium, Willemstad, Curaçao | {{fb|CUW}} | align=center | 1–2 | align=center | 1–6 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
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External links
- [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/333022.html Keithroy Cornelius] at ESPNcricinfo
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/260/260223/260223.html Keithroy Cornelius] at CricketArchive
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Category:People from Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Category:United States Virgin Islands cricketers
Category:United States Virgin Islands men's soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:United States Virgin Islands men's international soccer players
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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