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Nigel Felton

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Nigel Felton
Personal information
Full name
Nigel Alfred Felton
Born (1960-10-24) 24 October 1960 (age 64)
Guildford, Surrey, England
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm off spin
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1982–1988Somerset
1989–1994Northamptonshire
FC debut31 July 1982 Somerset v Hampshire
Last FC18 July 1994 Northamptonshire v South Africans
LA debut15 July 1984 Somerset v Glamorgan
Last LA6 July 1994 Northamptonshire v Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 211 160
Runs scored 10242 3564
Batting average 30.12 25.27
100s/50s 15/61 0/22
Top score 173* 96
Balls bowled 288 12
Wickets 2 0
Bowling average 172.50
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/48
Catches/stumpings 122/– 47/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 September 2008

Nigel Felton (24 October 1960) is an English former first-class 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 to 2002, and serving on both the cricket and general committees.[1] He is currently managing director of a company providing frost and rain protection for sports pitches and racecourses.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ton-up Warren shines as County seal it - Features - Northampton Chronicle and Echo". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Firm's 'secret' frost covers are a winner - Local - Northampton Chronicle and Echo". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.
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