Country: | England |
Fullname: | Nigel Charles Windsor Fenton |
Birth Date: | 22 June 1965 |
Birth Place: | Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
Club1: | Cambridge University |
Year1: | 1984 - 1985 |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 8 |
Runs1: | 11 |
Bat Avg1: | 1.83 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 7 |
Deliveries1: | 1,780 |
Wickets1: | 21 |
Bowl Avg1: | 39.09 |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | 4/64 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
Column2: | List A |
Matches2: | 4 |
Runs2: | 1 |
Bat Avg2: | 1.00 |
100S/50S2: | –/– |
Top Score2: | 1 |
Deliveries2: | 240 |
Wickets2: | 6 |
Bowl Avg2: | 20.33 |
Fivefor2: | – |
Tenfor2: | – |
Best Bowling2: | 3/44 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | –/– |
Date: | 30 August |
Year: | 2019 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/13029.html Cricinfo |
Nigel Charles Windsor Fenton (born 17 November 1963) is an English former cricketer.
The son of Charles Fenton and his wife, Shirley Windsor,[1] He was educated at Rugby School.[2] He then studied at Durham University, where he was awarded a half-palatinate for cricket in 1987.[3]
Fenton continued his education at Magdalene College, Cambridge.[4] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Derbyshire at Fenner's in 1988. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1991, making ten appearances, though he did not feature for Cambridge in 1989 or 1990.[5] Playing as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 21 wickets at an average of 39.09, with best figures of 4 for 64.[6] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, Fenton also appeared in four List A one-day matches for the Combined Universities cricket team in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup,[7] taking 6 wickets at an average of 20.33.[8]