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Nkrumah Bonner
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 Nkrumah Bonner batting during the First Test Australia versus West Indies at Perth Stadium, 2 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Nkrumah Eljego Bonner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 1989 Saint Catherine, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Middle-order batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 323) | 3 February 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 30 November 2022 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 197) | 20 January 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 4 June 2022 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 47) | 23 September 2011 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 27 March 2012 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009/10–2014/15 | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010/11–2011/12 | Combined Campuses and Colleges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Jamaica Tallawahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015/16–2017/18 | Leeward Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19–present | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Jamaica Tallawahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 December 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nkrumah Eljego Bonner (born 23 January 1989) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies.[1] An occasional leg spin bowler and top order right-hand batsman, Bonner made his first-class cricket debut for Jamaica against Combined Campuses and Colleges in February 2011.[2]
Bonner was selected as part of the West Indies team to tour England in 2011. In October 2019, he was named in Jamaica's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[3]
In June 2020, Bonner was named in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[4] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[6][7]
In December 2020, Bonner was named in the West Indies' Test and One Day International (ODI) squads for their series against Bangladesh.[8] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against Bangladesh, on 20 January 2021.[9] He made his Test debut for the West Indies, also against Bangladesh, on 3 February 2021.[10] In May 2021, Bonner was awarded with a central contract from Cricket West Indies.[11] He scored 86 runs in his debut match, forming a 216-run partnership with Kyle Mayers to beat Bangladesh in the first Test match by three wickets.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bonner keen to make impact on Test scene". Cricket West Indies. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Combined Campuses and Colleges v Jamaica". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ Aldred, Lennox (25 October 2019). "Powell to lead Jamaica Scorpions in super 50". The Jamaica Star. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (3 June 2020). "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ Muthu, Deivarayan (6 July 2020). "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ Muthu, Deivarayan (29 December 2020). "Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer among ten West Indies players to pull out of Bangladesh tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Dhaka, Jan 20 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "1st Test, Chattogram, Feb 3 - Feb 7 2021, West Indies tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner rewarded with their first West Indies contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Chaurasia, Ayush (8 February 2021). ""I don't want to be a one-hit-wonder"- Kyle Mayers after his 210* against Bangladesh". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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