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Full name | Nigel Charles Windsor Fenton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bradford, Yorkshire, England | 17 November 1965|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1984–1985 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,30 August 2019 |
Nigel Charles Windsor Fenton (born 17 November 1965) is an English former cricketer.
The son of Charles Fenton and his wife,Shirley Windsor, [1] He was educated at Rugby School. [2] He then studied at Durham University,where he was awarded a half-palatinate for cricket in 1987. [3]
Fenton continued his education at Magdalene College,Cambridge. [4] While studying at Cambridge,he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Derbyshire at Fenner's in 1988. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1991,making ten appearances,though he did not feature for Cambridge in 1989 or 1990. [5] Playing as a right-arm fast-medium bowler,he took 21 wickets at an average of 39.09,with best figures of 4 for 64. [6] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge,Fenton also appeared in four List A one-day matches for the Combined Universities cricket team in the 1988 Benson &Hedges Cup, [7] taking 6 wickets at an average of 20.33. [8]
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