(1924-05-22)22 May 1924 Flint Hall, Saint Michael, Barbados
Died
12 July 2019(2019-07-12) (aged 95) Auckland, New Zealand
Batting
Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1948-49 to 1954-55
Barbados
Career statistics
Competition
FC
Matches
6
Runs scored
268
Batting average
26.80
100s/50s
0/2
Top score
84
Balls bowled
–
Wickets
–
Bowling average
–
5 wickets in innings
–
10 wickets in match
–
Best bowling
–
Catches/stumpings
2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 September 2017
Nigel Gordon Proverbs (22 May 1924 – 12 July 2019)[1] was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Barbados from 1949 to 1955.[2]
A middle-order batsman, his highest score was 84 in 1951-52, when he added 198 for the fourth wicket with Wilfred Farmer in a Barbados total of 753 against Jamaica.[3] He later moved to New Zealand where he played for many years for the Athletic College Old Boys Cricket Club in Nelson.[4]
^"Nigel Gordon PROVERBS". NZ Herald. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 275. ISBN 9781472975478.
^"Barbados v Jamaica 1951-52". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
^"1st Class representatives". Athletic College Old Boys Cricket Club. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
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