Constable was born to a family of boat builders in
East Molesey,
Surrey, in 1921. Playing for the Surrey club
East Molesey for the earlier part of his career, he was a right-handed batsman, occasional leg-break bowler, and brilliant fieldsman at cover point. His most successful season was 1961, when he scored 1799 runs, despite having had a kneecap removed. He batted up and down the order as the needs of the team demanded. He was a useful leg-spinner early in his career, becoming an occasional change bowler later on.
Micky Stewart said of Constable: "He knew the game inside out and every first-class player inside out. I learned more about cricket from Bernie Constable than from anyone else." He died in
Huntingdon in May 1997, aged 76. His brother
Dennis was also a first-class cricketer. ==References==