[1] Constantine's father, Lebrun, was the grandchild of slaves,[2] who rose to the position of overseer on a cocoa estate in Cascade, near Maraval, where the family lived when Elias was born.
[8] According to his obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, "he was so quick in the field that his team-mates reputedly congratulated him when he dropped a catch on his Trinidad debut, because no one else could have got close.
"[9] In the following game, the final of the tournament, Constantine scored 92 not out and took his first two wickets in first-class cricket as Trinidad won the competition.
[8][9] During the Trinidad Test match, played shortly afterwards, Constantine was chosen as twelfth man purely because of his reputation as an outstanding fielder.
Elias even paid his own expenses to travel to the trial matches in Trinidad, but was not selected for them and he did not make the tour.