Nigel Felton
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Nigel Felton is an English
cricketer
. A left-handed batsman, Felton played county cricket
for Northamptonshire
and Somerset
and was also an occasional off spin
bowler. He scored 15 first-class centuries with a highest score of 173 not out, and scored 1000 runs in a season on five occasions.
He captained England Young Cricketers in two test matches and a one-day international on their 1978-79 tour of Australia.
After playing for Kent second XI, he moved to Somerset, where he played more than 100 first class matches between 1982 and 1988. He received his county cap in 1986. At the end of the 1988 season he moved counties to Northamptonshire, where he was a regular in the team until 1994. His best season was in 1990, scoring 1538 first-class runs at an average of 41.56. He played in two Natwest Trophy finals for Northamptonshire, finishing on the losing side against Lancashire in 1990, and beating Leicestershire two years later.
Since retiring from cricket, he has maintained links with Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, being Commercial director from 1999-2002, and serving on both the cricket and general committees. He is currently managing director of a company providing frost and rain protection for sports pitches and racecourses.
England
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cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. A left-handed batsman, Felton played county cricket
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
for Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
and Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
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and was also an occasional off spin
Off spin
Off spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket which is bowled by an off spinner, a right-handed spin bowler who uses his or her fingers and/or wrist to spin the ball from a right-handed batsman's off side to the leg side...
bowler. He scored 15 first-class centuries with a highest score of 173 not out, and scored 1000 runs in a season on five occasions.
He captained England Young Cricketers in two test matches and a one-day international on their 1978-79 tour of Australia.
After playing for Kent second XI, he moved to Somerset, where he played more than 100 first class matches between 1982 and 1988. He received his county cap in 1986. At the end of the 1988 season he moved counties to Northamptonshire, where he was a regular in the team until 1994. His best season was in 1990, scoring 1538 first-class runs at an average of 41.56. He played in two Natwest Trophy finals for Northamptonshire, finishing on the losing side against Lancashire in 1990, and beating Leicestershire two years later.
Since retiring from cricket, he has maintained links with Northamptonshire County Cricket Club, being Commercial director from 1999-2002, and serving on both the cricket and general committees. He is currently managing director of a company providing frost and rain protection for sports pitches and racecourses.