McCorquodale was educated at Harrow where he opened the bowling for the 1st XI in the 1948 Eton v Harrow match at Lord's.
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.