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 .
Even so , Learie Constantine hoped that Elias would be chosen for the 1939 West Indies tour of England .
Elias even paid Learie Constantine 's own expenses to travel to the trial matches in Trinidad , but was not selected for them and he did not make the tour .
Even so , Learie Constantine hoped that Elias would be chosen for the 1939 West Indies tour of England .