Gordon Proverbs

Nigel Gordon Proverbs (22 May 1924 – 12 July 2019)[1] was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Barbados from 1949 to 1955.

Gordon Proverbs
Personal information
Full nameNigel Gordon Proverbs
Born(1924-05-22)22 May 1924
Flint Hall, Saint Michael, Barbados
Died12 July 2019(2019-07-12) (aged 95)
New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1948-49 to 1954-55Barbados
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 6
Runs scored 268
Batting average 26.80
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 84
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/–
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.[2] He later moved to New Zealand where he played for many years for the Athletic College Old Boys Cricket Club in Nelson.[3]

References

  1. "Nigel Gordon PROVERBS". NZ Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. "Barbados v Jamaica 1951-52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  3. "1st Class representatives". Athletic College Old Boys Cricket Club. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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