Nigel Moore (cricketer)
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| Full name | Nigel Harold Moore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 April 1930 Norwich, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 December 2003 (aged 73) Norwich, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1964 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nigel Harold Moore (20 April 1930 – 24 December 2003) was an English
batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Norwich
, Norfolk.
Moore made his debut for
Minor Counties Championship. He made two further appearances for the county in 1947, before making his next appearance in 1950.[1] While studying at the University of Cambridge in 1952, Moore made his first-class debut against Leicestershire at Fenner's. He made two further first-class appearances in that season for the university, both at Fenner's, against Sussex and Essex.[2] He scored 70 runs in his three matches, which came at an average of 17.50, with a high score of 51.[3] This score came against Sussex.[4] He gained a Blue in golf while studying at Cambridge.[5]
While undertaking his studies he continued to play for
half century, scoring 59 runs before he was dismissed by Hugh Tayfield.[6] He continued to play minor counties cricket for Norfolk until 1964, with his final appearance coming against Cambridgeshire. He made a total of 95 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[1] He was described by his Norfolk teammate Henry Blofeld as "a jolly good competitor, an enormously strong man who was a formidable striker of the ball and bowled a sharpish fast-medium."[5]
He died at the city of his birth on 24 December 2003.
References
- ^ a b c "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nigel Moore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Nigel Moore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nigel Moore". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Sussex, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Wisden – Obituaries index: K-O". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ "Minor Counties v South Africans, 1960". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
External links
- Nigel Moore at ESPNcricinfo
- Nigel Moore at CricketArchive