Nigel Charles Windsor Fenton (born 17 November 1963) is an English former cricketer.
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| Full name | Nigel Charles Windsor Fenton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 June 1965 Bradford, Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1984–1985 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
References edit
- ^ "Charles Fenton". The Yorkshire Post. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: Nigel Fenton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "Palatinates". Palatinate: 21. 5 November 1987. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 439.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Nigel Fenton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Nigel Fenton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Nigel Fenton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Nigel Fenton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2019.