John Eugene Commins (6 November 1941 – 2 January 2013) was a South African cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Western Province between 1960 and 1969.[1]
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Full name | John Eugene Commins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1941-11-06)6 November 1941 Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1 January 2013(2013-01-01) (aged 71) Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1960-61 to 1968-69 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 December 2017 |
Commins, a leg-spin bowler, had a good debut season for Western Province in 1960-61 when he took 22 wickets at an average of 18.50, including his best figures of 5 for 32 against Eastern Province.[2][3] However, he played only four more first-class matches over the next eight seasons.
He was murdered in Cape Town.[4][5] He was the uncle of John Commins who played in the Proteas team in 1994 and 1995.[5]
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