Nkrumah Bonner

Jamaican cricketer

Nkrumah Bonner

Nkrumah Bonner batting during the First Test Australia versus West Indies at Perth Stadium, 2 December 2022

Personal information
Full name|

Nkrumah Eljego Bonner

Born|  (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)
Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling| Right-arm leg break
Role| Middle-order batter
International information
National side|

* West Indies (2011-2022)

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
Domestic team information
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
Career statistics
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA

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Matches | 10 | 3 | 80 | 67
Runs scored | 738 | 51 | 4,145 | 1,956
Batting average | 49.20 | 17.00 | 29.82 | 34.31
100s/50s | 2/3 | 0/0 | 5/22 | 4/11
Top score | 123 | 31 | 135 | 122*
Balls bowled | 78 | 17 | 2,627 | 684
Wickets | 1 | 0 | 46 | 27
Bowling average | 69.00 | – | 33.23 | 19.74
5 wickets in innings | 0 | – | 1 | 0
10 wickets in match | 0 | – | 0 | 0
Best bowling | 1/16 | – | 5/26 | 3/21
Catches/stumpings | 10/– | 0/– | 62/– | 24/–

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

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1. ^ "Bonner keen to make impact on Test scene". Cricket West Indies. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
2. ^ "Combined Campuses and Colleges v Jamaica". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
3. ^ Aldred, Lennox (25 October 2019). "Powell to lead Jamaica Scorpions in super 50". The Jamaica Star. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
4. ^ Gollapudi, Nagraj (3 June 2020). "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
5. ^ "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
6. ^ Muthu, Deivarayan (6 July 2020). "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
7. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ "1st ODI (D/N), Dhaka, Jan 20 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
10. ^ "1st Test, Chattogram, Feb 3 - Feb 7 2021, West Indies tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
11. ^ "Kyle Mayers and Nkrumah Bonner rewarded with their first West Indies contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
12. ^ 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.

## External links

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* Nkrumah Bonner at ESPNcricinfo