John Eugene Commins (6 November 1941 – 2 January 2013) was a South African cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Western Province between 1960 and 1969.[1]
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| Full name | John Eugene Commins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1941 Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 2013 (aged 71) Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960-61 to 1968-69 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Commins, a leg-spin bowler, had a good debut season for Western Province in 1960-61 when he took 22 wickets at an average of 18.50, including his best figures of 5 for 32 against Eastern Province.[2][3] However, he played only four more first-class matches over the next eight seasons.
He was murdered in Cape Town.[4][5] He was the uncle of John Commins who played in the Proteas team in 1994 and 1995.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "John Commins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by John Commins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Western Province v Eastern Province 1960-61". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "Kallis reopens death penalty debate". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Former WP spinner murdered". Sport24. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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