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Seymour Nurse
 Seymour
Nurse was a stylish elegant middle-order batsman, who who
played 29 Test for the West Indies from 1960-1969.
Nurse was first called to represent the West Indies, at the
last moment for the third Test against England at Sabina Park in
February 1960, he went on hit a sparkling 70 on debut. His
batting was wristy and artistic with tremendous powers of
concentration, Nurse marched onto the Test stage on a high at the
mature age of 26 after scoring a double hundred off the tourist in
December 59.
Nurse establish himself on the 1966 West Indian tour of England, when
he was 32. Nurse passed 50 five times in as many Tests, and
though he hammered 137 at Headingley his best innings probably came at
Trent Bridge, where he thumped a majestic 93 in trying circumstances.
He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1967, and finished his Test
career with a magnificent 258 at Christchurch in 1968-69.
After retiring as a player,
Semour Nurse was involved in coaching cricket, in schools, for the
National Sports Council in his native Barbados.
Seymour Nurse Test Cricket
Statistics
| Full Name |
Seymour MacDonald Nurse |
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Number
of Test
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29 |
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Test Run Aggregate
|
2,523 |
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Test
Batting Average
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47.60
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Total Test Wickets
|
-- |
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Test Bowling Average
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-- |
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Test
Centuries
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6 |
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Date of Birth
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November
10, 1933, Jack-My-Nanny Gap, Black Rock, St Michael, Barbados
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Test Debut
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West
Indies v England at Kingston - Feb 17-23, 1960 |
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Last Test Match
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New
Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch - Mar 13-17, 1969
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Batting
Style
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Right hand bat |
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Bowling
Style
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Right-arm offbreak |
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Description |
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Cricket
Legends These players are the 50 greatest cricketers of
the century, as voted by a blue-ribbon panel of judges assembled by
ESPN. The panelists were asked to list in order, their top 50 players.
Cricketing legends from Australia, England, India, New Zealand,
Pakistan, South Africa and the West Indies all made it to the final 50.
Among them are some famous West Indies fast bowlers, great Aussie
legends, and modern heros of the game. Disc 5 features the great George
Headley. |
| Format |
Pages |
Cost |
| NTSC - DVD |
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£124.99 |
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