Rupert Tang Choon
West Indian cricketer (1914-1985)
Rupert Paul Tang Choon (31 May 1914 – 5 September 1985) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Trinidad from 1934 to 1955.
All-rounder, 1934-35 to 1942-43
Tang Choon played the first part of his career as a leg-spinning all-rounder. In his fourth first-class match, against Barbados in the Inter-Colonial Tournament in 1935–36, he made 72 and 2 batting at number eight, and took 6 for 123 and 3 for 131 in a 36-run victory for Trinidad. In 1938, for R.S. Grant's XI against British Guiana, he took 3 for 13 and 5 for 81 to help his side to an innings victory. His highest score in this period was 83, batting at number seven against Barbados in 1940–41.
He "came near to being chosen to tour England with the 1939 West Indian side" but the leg-spinners Bertie Clarke and John Cameron were preferred.
He played for North Trinidad in the Beaumont Cup from 1934–35 to 1951–52, in the days before the matches had first-class status. In the 1934-35 match he took 8 for 32.
Batsman, 1943-44 to 1954-55
Tang Choon seldom bowled after the 1942–43 season, taking only one wicket during the rest of his first-class career. His batting improved, however.
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