swanton believed that constantine was the first west indian cricketer to make an impression on the british public: "he ... personified west indian cricket from the first faltering entry in the test arena in 1928 until the post-war emergence of the trinity of worrell, weekes and walcott." swanton continued: "there have been many all-rounders with better records ... but it is hard to think of one who made a more sensational impact [and] impossible to imagine his superior as a fielder anywhere." in 1934 neville cardus described constantine as a "genius" and the "most original cricketer of recent years". r. c. robertson-glasgow called constantine the most exciting cricketer to watch of all his contemporaries. this was partly because his style of cricket meant that he could alter the course of a match in a short space of time, although he developed his technique to minimise risk.