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.
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.