"wisden cricketers' almanack" recorded that his batting, while highly unorthodox in technique, could be very effective when he was in form. "wisden" also noted that his bowling was fast. several english players, including jack hobbs, singled out constantine as an unusually talented cricketer on the strength of his performances in 1923. pelham warner, a former england captain and influential journalist and administrator, described constantine after the tour as the best fielder in the world; his fielding was also praised by the press and in the pages of "wisden". james later wrote: "he is a success, but he has not set the thames on fire, and, what is more, he hasn't tried to."