He was born in Trinidad and first came to England with the 1933 West Indies cricket team as valet to the star player Learie Constantine.
The West Indian cricketer Learie Constantine included 'Maraval' in his full title when, in 1969, he became a Life Peer and member of the British House of Lords.
The English batsmen were overwhelmed by the pace bowlers of the West Indies team, and some MCC players complained that Learie Constantine, Manny Martindale and Leslie Hylton intimidated the visiting batsmen with short-pitched bowling.
In March, when it was first known that there would be a by-election, the Liberal party approached Sir Learie Constantine to stand as Liberal candidate.
Constantine | Constantine the Great | Grand Duke Constantine Pavlovich of Russia | Constantine, Algeria | Larry Constantine | Constantine VII | Constantine I of Greece | Constantine II (emperor) | Constantine II | Susannah Constantine | Learie Constantine | Constantine II of Greece | Michael Constantine | Constantine P. Cavafy | Constantine, Michigan | Niš Constantine the Great Airport | Eddie Constantine | Constantine VIII | Constantine V | Constantine Scollen | John Constantine | Constantine Phipps, 2nd Baron Mulgrave | Siege of Constantine | Constantine the African | Constantine Samuel Rafinesque | Constantine Phipps, 1st Marquess of Normanby | Constantine Orbelian | Constantine II, King of Armenia | Constantine Finehouse | Constantine Euphorbenos Katakalon |
During this period the club has fielded prominent cricketers such as Learie Constantine, Kapil Dev and Steve Waugh.