mə kˈɔːɹkwədˌeɪl bɪɡˈæn hɪz kɹˈɪkɪt kɚɹˈɪɹ wɛn ɐ skˈuːlbɔɪ æt hˈæɹoʊ, plˈeɪɪŋ fɚðə fˈɜːst ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi θɹˈiː ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, plˈeɪɪŋ ɪnðɪ ˈænjuːəl ˈiːtən vˌiːˈɛs hˈæɹoʊ mˈætʃ ɪn bˈoʊθ jˈɪɹz.
McCorquodale began his cricket career when a schoolboy at Harrow, playing for the 1st XI in 1943 and 1944, playing in the annual Eton vs Harrow match in both years.