Nigel Clement Francis Bloy (2 January 1923 – 7 January 1989) was an English cricketer and Royal Air Force officer. Bloy was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Plymouth, Devon.
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| Full name | Nigel Clement Francis Bloy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1923 Plymouth, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 January 1989 (aged 66) Sherborne, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1961 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1954–1958 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1951–1957 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1948 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bloy reached the age of active service in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War. He was mentioned in a supplement to the London Gazette in 1943 as having been placed on Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.[1] By 1950 he was still active within the Royal Air Force and in December 1949, he had been promoted to Flying Officer.[2]
Bloy made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Gloucestershire in 1946. He played 28 first-class matches for the university from 1946 to 1948, with his final appearance for it coming against Surrey.[3] Bloy scored 862 runs for the university, at a batting average of 22.10, with two half centuries and a high score of 77.[4] His highest score for the university came against Yorkshire in his second first-class match in 1946. He was eventually dismissed in this innings by Len Hutton.[5] He made further first-class appearances for the Free Foresters in 1951 against Oxford University and later in 1954 and 1958 against Ireland while touring with the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3]
Bloy briefly played for the Gloucestershire Second XI,[6] before joining Devon where he represented the county in the Minor Counties Championship from 1951 to 1957.[7] He later played Minor counties cricket for Dorset from 1958 to 1961.[7]
References edit
- ^ "No. 36100". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 July 1943. p. 3282.
- ^ "No. 38861". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 March 1949. p. 1277.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Nigel Bloy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nigel Bloy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Oxford University v Yorkshire, 1946". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Teams Nigel Bloy played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nigel Bloy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
External links edit
- Nigel Bloy at ESPNcricinfo
- Nigel Bloy at CricketArchive