Nigel Felton
CountryEngland
FullnameNigel Alfred Felton
Birth date24 October 1960 (age 65)
Birth placeGuildford, Surrey, England
Heightft5
Heightinch7
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm off spin
RoleBatsman
Club 1Somerset
Year 11982–1988
Club 2Northamptonshire
Year 21989–1994
Type 1FC
Debutdate 131 July
Debutyear 11982
Debutfor 1Somerset
Debutagainst 1Hampshire
Lastdate 118 July
Lastyear 11994
Lastfor 1Northamptonshire
Lastagainst 1South Africans
Type 2LA
Debutdate 215 July
Debutyear 21984
Debutfor 2Somerset
Debutagainst 2Glamorgan
Lastdate 26 July
Lastyear 21994
Lastfor 2Northamptonshire
Lastagainst 2Middlesex
Columns2
Column 1First-class
Matches 1211
Runs 110242
Bat avg 130.12
100s/50s 115/61
Top score 1173*
Deliveries 1288
Wickets 12
Bowl avg 1172.50
Fivefor 10
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 11/48
Catches/stumpings 1122/–
Column 2List A
Matches 2160
Runs 23564
Bat avg 225.27
100s/50s 20/22
Top score 296
Deliveries 212
Wickets 20
Bowl avg 2
Fivefor 2
Tenfor 2
Best bowling 2
Catches/stumpings 247/–
Date30 September
Year2008
Sourcehttps://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3544/3544.html CricketArchive

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

  1. ^ "Ton-up Warren shines as County seal it - Features - Northampton Chronicle and Echo". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03.
  2. ^ "Firm's 'secret' frost covers are a winner - Local - Northampton Chronicle and Echo". Archived from the original on 2012-10-03.