by now living in nelson and barred from the inter-colonial tournament, constantine played no first-class cricket for two years. his contract with nelson made him unavailable for much of the 1933 west indies' tour of england under grant. constantine never challenged nelson over this; some critics suggested he was swayed by the greater financial rewards the club provided. he appeared once for the tourists in may, scoring 57 in 27 minutes and taking four wickets in a victory over an mcc team at lord's. the west indian board unsuccessfully tried to secure his release for the first test match, which the west indies lost heavily. after he took nine wickets in the tourists' game against yorkshire, nelson gave him permission to appear in the second test at manchester.