john arlott describes constantine as a man of "easy humour and essential patience ... his outlook was that of a compassionate radical and he maintained his high moral standards unswervingly." e. w. swanton writes: "none could call lord constantine a modest man, but gifts of warmth and friendliness as well as a shrewd brain and a ready tongue helped to make him one of the personalities of his time." he did not get along with everyone; he and england cricketer wally hammond feuded for nearly ten years over what constantine perceived as a slight in 1925–26. subsequently, constantine continually bowled short when he encountered hammond on the field, until the pair made peace in the old trafford test match of 1933. after this, they pursued a more good-natured rivalry and became quite friendly; hammond publicly expressed sympathy towards constantine and other black west indians for the discrimination that they faced.