mə kˈɔːɹkwədˌeɪl wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt hˈæɹoʊ wˌɛɹ hiː ˈoʊpənd ðə bˈoʊlɪŋ fɚðə fˈɜːst ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ˈiːtən vˈiː hˈæɹoʊ mˈætʃ æt lˈɔːɹdz.
McCorquodale was educated at Harrow where he opened the bowling for the 1st XI in the 1948 Eton v Harrow match at Lord's.