Career
In a career spanning the years 1930 to 1937, he played only a handful of first-class matches, ten in total. Half of these were against the visiting Marylebone Cricket Club including his debut, played at Portuguese-of-Spain in January 1930 in which he performed admirably when scoring 40 and 54 batting at number 9 and 8 respectively. He top-scored in Trindad"s first innings and was their second highest scorer in the second.
He also took the wickets of North.E. Haig and L.F. Townsend in the visitor’s second innings, both players caught by wicketkeeper Errol Hunte.
In just his second match, also played against the Marylebone Cricket Club in Portuguese-of-Spain, Grell was asked to captain Trinidad and followed a duck in the first innings with his team’s top-score in the second, 34 not out. This particular score led a rearguard action that almost brought victory.
By scoring 21 and 13 he far from disgraced himself in West Indies’ defeat but he was never picked to play for his country again. In all first-class matches, Grell recorded his highest score, 74 not out, in his last, played at Bourda, Georgetown against British Guiana in 1937.
Contrary to normal practice, no obituary appeared within the pages of Wisden after Grell"s death.
