Alan Nelson (cricketer)

Personal information
Full name Alan Norris Nelson
Born 22 November 1965 (1965-11-22) (age 46)
Banbridge, County Down,
Northern Ireland
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Relations Noel Nelson (brother)
International information
National side Ireland
Domestic team information
Years Team
1988–1993 Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 4 6
Runs scored 56 20
Batting average 18.66 10.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 23 9*
Balls bowled 750 318
Wickets 14 4
Bowling average 22.57 48.50
5 wickets in innings 1 –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 5/27 2/19
Catches/stumpings 2/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2011

Alan Norris Nelson (born 22 November 1965) is a former Irish cricketer. Nelson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. He was educated at Banbridge Academy.[1]

Nelson made his first-class debut for Ireland against Scotland in 1988. He made three further first-class appearances for Ireland between then and 1991, all of which came against Scotland.[2] In his four first-class appearances, he took 14 wickets at an average of 22.57, with best figures of 5/27.[3] With the bat, he scored 56 runs at an average of 18.66, with a high score of 23 not out.[4] He made his List A debut for Ireland against Gloucestershire in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. He made five further List A appearances, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the 1993 NatWest Trophy.[5] In his six List A matches, he took just 4 wickets at an average of 48.50, with best figures of 2/19.[6] While with the bat, he scored 20 runs at a average of 10.00, with a high score of 9 not out.[7] He also made six appearances for Ireland in the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya.[8]

His brother, Noel, played a single first-class match for Ireland, while his son, Liam, has played Youth One Day Internationals for Ireland Under-19s. Outside of cricket, Nelson works as a despatch clerk.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Player profile: Alan Nelson". www.cricketeurope4.net. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/DATABASE/ARTICLES4/articles/000025/002566.shtml. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alan Nelson". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17730/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alan Nelson". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17730/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alan Nelson". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17730/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
  5. ^ "List A Matches played by Alan Nelson". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17730/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
  6. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Alan Nelson". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17730/a_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
  7. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Alan Nelson". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17730/a_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 
  8. ^ "ICC Trophy Matches played by Alan Nelson". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/17/17730/ICC_Trophy_Matches.html. Retrieved 15 November 2011. 

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