Bonnor Middleton
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| Bowling style | Left-arm slow-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James 'Bonnor' Middleton (born 30 September 1865 in Chester-le-Street, England, died 23 December 1913 in Cape Town, Cape Province) was a South African cricketer who played in six Tests from 1896 to 1902. On his debut, he took five wickets in the first innings against England in Port Elizabeth in 1896.[1]
A left-arm slow-medium opening bowler, Middleton played for Western Province from 1890-91 to 1903-04. His best first-class figures were 7 for 64 in the Currie Cup final against Transvaal in 1897-98. He took 12 for 100 in the match, which Western Province won.[2]
His nickname was given because of his resemblance, as a hard-hitting batsman, to the Australian Test cricketer George Bonnor.[1]
See also
- List of South Africa Test cricketers who have taken five wickets on debut
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "1st Test: South Africa v England at Port Elizabeth, Feb 13-14, 1896". espncricinfo. Retrieved 2011-12-18.
- ↑ Western Province v Transvaal 1897-98
External links
- Bonnor Middleton at Cricket Archive
- Bonnor Middleton at Cricinfo