Nigel Gordon Proverbs (22 May 1924 – 12 July 2019)[1] was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Barbados from 1949 to 1955.[2]
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Full name | Nigel Gordon Proverbs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1924-05-22)22 May 1924 Flint Hall, Saint Michael, Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 July 2019(2019-07-12) (aged 95) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1948-49 to 1954-55 | Barbados | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2017 |
A middle-order batsman, his highest score was 84 in 1951-52, when he added 198 for the fourth wicket with Wilfred Farmer in a Barbados total of 753 against Jamaica.[3] He later moved to New Zealand where he played for many years for the Athletic College Old Boys Cricket Club in Nelson.[4]
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