Prior is one of those personalities who took full advantage of our two sporting seasons. He was a fast bowler for Princes Town E.C. School and continued in that vein throughout his career. He entered Queen's Royal College after leaving the elementary stage and while there was a member of both the winning cricket and football teams in the college's record year - 1933. Two years later he was included in the Trinidad football team, which visited Jamaica. Two years further on he was selected to represent Trinidad v. Barbados in an inter-colonial Cricket match. No young sportsman could have expected more. But there was disappointment in store for him. On the morning of the Cricket game he was informed that he would be replaced by 'Teddy' Peter. He had to wait four years to gain island recognition at cricket. Meanwhile the 1939 tour of Great Britain was undertaken and he did not get any opportunity to address the selectors. A fast bowler of remarkable control he had to wait nine years to get Test consideration.

When the Goodwill Series started in 1941 he was overlooked for Joe Hendrickson in the first game but made his debut in the second. He scored 43 runs and partnered Andy Ganteaume in an eight-wicket stand worth 103 runs. His returns for that game were only 1/55 & 1/41 but in the next five years the venue did not matter as he took 2/61 & 1/25, 3/44 & 0/28 v. Barbados in Trinidad and 4/65, 3/66 & 2/38 in Barbados. In 1934 at the Queen's park Oval, apart from taking 3/59 & 0/49, 1/83 & 1/36, he made 47 and 48* in his only innings v. Barbados. Next year he paid them a visit and got career bests, 6/66 (bowling) in the first game and 60* (batting) in the second, during which he added 105 for the eighth wicket with Jeff Stollmeyer. In 1945 at Bourda he took 3/30 & 0/11, 3/31 & 3/44, the latter supplemented by scores of 34 & 23* in a three-wicket win. The following year he played in all three games in Jamaica and captured 11 wickets, with a best of 5/37 in the final game. When Test cricket for the West Indies resumed in 1948 he was a certainty and, on his debut at the Kensington Oval, he returned figures of 4/54 & 0/29. He did not play any more in the series due to injury but was included in the party to tour India & Ceylon later that year.

That was the first of three consecutive tours on which he gained selection his experience extending to cities in Great Britain 1950, Australia 1951 and New Zealand 1952. The Asian tour was his most successful, for he totalled 51 wickets (av. 18.54) and the last two Tests were his most fruitful with 2/28 & 4/30 at Madras, scene of the team's only (and deciding) victory and 1/31 & 5/85 at Bombay, the latter off 41 overs, (bowled to a plan of containment). In England he found the pitches too slow for his liking and only took one wicket from two Tests but he improved his career bowling figures to 7/29, taken vs. Yorkshire at Bradford. On the Australia and New Zealand tour, he played in one Test, Sydney, claiming 3/68 & 0/16 and ended his career on return. But he continued in local cricket, captained both North and South in Beaumont Cup games, his best figures in those encounters being gained for North - 5/42 in 1939 and 77*, Skinner Park, 1942 in a record eighth wicket partnership of 137 with Clarence Skeete. Later he served on the North Management Committee of the Trinidad Tobago Cricket Council and was manager of the 1966-67 West Indies team that toured India & Ceylon.

On the football field he captained Trinidad from 1944 to 1947, touring Barbados, British Guiana, Jamaica and Curacao and serving as host to all but Curacao during that period. He also gave his services as linesman and referee after his retirement. As roving centre half he was never known to have a bad game and his goal scoring prowess could not be overlooked. In 1944, playing for his club Maple, he scored against Barbados from a shot taken way outside the penalty area. Later at club level he played at inside left or left wing. Prior was a Customs Officer all through his international career. In 1955 he was transferred to the Point Fortin area and played with Shell (formerly U.B.O.T.). He took an interest in the community and served as a voluntary fireman. Later he became a full time Shell employee and his interest extended to another sport - fencing. At that time his expertise in sport was brought to the forefront in the field of television.
(T&T Sports Hall of Fame bio)