Nigel Illingworth
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Nigel John Bartle Illingworth (born 23 November 1960) is a former English
cricket
er. Illingworth was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
. He was born at Chesterfield
, Derbyshire
.
Illingworth made his first-class
debut for Nottinghamshire
against Cambridge University
in 1981. He made fourteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey
in the 1983 County Championship. In his fifteen first-class matches, he scored a total of 207 runs at an average
of 13.80, with a high score of 49. With the ball, he took 16 wickets at a bowling average
of 43.37, with best figures of 5/89, which came against Middlesex
in 1982. His List A debut for the county came against Leicestershire
in the 1981 John Player League
. He made twenty further List A appearances, the last of which came against Sussex
in the 1983 John Player Special League
. In his twenty-one List A appearances, Illingworth took 23 wickets at an average of 34.65, with best figures of 4/15. He left Nottinghamshire at the end of the 1983 season
.
He later joined Lincolnshire
, making his debut for the county in the 1987 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland
. He played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1987 to 1993, making fifteen Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy
appearances.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Illingworth was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born at Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
.
Illingworth made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
in 1981. He made fourteen further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in the 1983 County Championship. In his fifteen first-class matches, he scored a total of 207 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 13.80, with a high score of 49. With the ball, he took 16 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 43.37, with best figures of 5/89, which came against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in 1982. His List A debut for the county came against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
in the 1981 John Player League
1981 John Player League
The 1981 John Player League was the thirteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Essex County Cricket Club.-Standings:...
. He made twenty further List A appearances, the last of which came against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in the 1983 John Player Special League
1983 John Player Special League
The 1983 John Player League was the fifteenth competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Yorkshire County Cricket Club.-Standings:...
. In his twenty-one List A appearances, Illingworth took 23 wickets at an average of 34.65, with best figures of 4/15. He left Nottinghamshire at the end of the 1983 season
1983 English cricket season
The 1983 English cricket season was the scene for the third Cricket World Cup which was deservedly won by India.In Minor Counties cricket, the MCCA Knockout Trophy was inaugurated.-Honours:*County Championship - Essex*NatWest Trophy - Somerset...
.
He later joined Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs, which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, making his debut for the county in the 1987 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland
Cumberland County Cricket Club
Cumberland County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1987 to 1993, making fifteen Minor Counties Championship and eleven MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
appearances.
External links
- Nigel Illingworth at ESPNcricinfo
- Nigel Illingworth at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...