Norman Featherstone

Norman George Featherstone (born 20 August 1949 in Que, Que, Southern Rhodesia) is a South African retired cricketer.

Norman Featherstone
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm off spin
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 329 248
Runs scored 13922 4269
Batting average 29.37 20.42
100s/50s 12/- -/20
Top score 147 82*
Balls bowled 2247
Wickets 181 65
Bowling average 27.54 27.52
5 wickets in innings 4 –
10 wickets in match – n/a
Best bowling 5/32 4/10
Catches/stumpings 277/0 65/0
Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2019

Education

Known as "Smokey", Featherstone was educated at King Edward VII High School in Johannesburg and toured England with the South African Schools team in 1967.

Career

Featherstone made his debut for Transvaal B as a right-handed batsman and an off-break bowler in the 1967–68 Currie Cup competition. He represented Middlesex between 1968 and 1979, being awarded his county cap in 1971. In 1976, when Middlesex won their first title for 27 years, he scored 995 runs and took 36 wickets. In his career, he scored 8,882 runs in 216 first-class matches with eight centuries and took 137 wickets. He later played for Glamorgan in 1980 and 1981.[1]

References
  1. "Norman Featherstone". Cricinfo. Retrieved 2017-04-26.


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