- Nick Compton
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Nick Compton 
Personal information Full name Nicholas Richard Denis Compton Born 26 June 1983
Durban, Natal, South AfricaHeight 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Batting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm off break Role Batsman Relations Dennis Compton(grandfather), Leslie Compton(great-uncle), Richard Compton(father), Patrick Compton(uncle) Domestic team information Years Team 2010–present Somerset (squad no. 3) 2010 Mashonaland Eagles 2001–2009 Middlesex First Class debut 12 May 2004 Middlesex v Cambridge UCCE List A debut 16 September 2001 Middlesex v Glamorgan Career statistics Competition FC LA T20 Matches 82 86 56 Runs scored 4,761 2,441 846 Batting average 37.78 39.37 19.22 100s/50s 11/20 6/13 0/5 Top score 254* 131 74 Balls bowled 164 61 – Wickets 3 1 – Bowling average 71.66 53.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a Best bowling 1/1 1/0 – Catches/stumpings 40/– 41/– 21/– Source: CricketArchive, 8 October 2011 Nick Compton (born Durban, South Africa 26 June 1983) is a South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler. He is the grandson of Denis Compton and the great-nephew of Leslie Compton, and his father Richard Compton played seven first-class games for Natal. His uncle, Patrick Compton is a retired South African cricketer.
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Cricket career
Compton training prior to a CB40 match against Worcestershire.
Early career
Born in South Africa, Compton moved to England while in his teens and was educated at Harrow School.[1] He'd only just turned 18 when he appeared for ECB Schools against West Indies Under-19s in three matches as an opening batsman, top scoring for the side in the third match with 74.[2] A month later, he represented England Under-18s during the same tour, on this occasion scoring 42 from number three.[3]
He made his Middlesex debut at the end of that 2001 season, batting at six in a 40 run defeat by Glamorgan.[4] The following winter, he was selected for the England Under-19s squad to take part in the ICC Under-19 World Cup 2002.[5] He played four further Norwich Union League matches for Middlesex in the 2002 season, impressing with an 86 not out against Lancashire.[6] He performances for the second eleven led him received the NBC Denis Compton Award, named after his grandfather, for the most promising Middlesex player in both 2001 and 2002.[7]
Later Middlesex career
Injury set him back for the 2003 and 2004 seasons, during which he was unable to perform, and he only played in one first-class match in 2005. He established himself in 2006, with a string of strong scores, including five centuries, and was capped by the county in that season. He was selected to tour with the England A team in Bangladesh in 2006-07. His highest score in a first-class match was 92 against Bangladesh A, though he did hit 152* in one of the minor games.
Move to Somerset
After signing a new contract in 2009, he then left the club at the end of the season, despite heading the run-scoring lists in a disappointing season for Middlesex.[8] He subsequently signed for Somerset, where he was expected to bat in the top three.[9]
References
- ^ Hopps, David (2009-10-26). "Nick Compton ends family ties at Middlesex for new life at Somerset". The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/oct/26/nick-compton-leaves-middlesex. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "ECB Schools v West Indies Under-19s". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/147/147003.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "England Under-18s v West Indies Under-19s". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/147/147007.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "Glamorgan v Middlesex". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/73/73056.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Nick Compton". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/44/44044/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "Middlesex v Lancashire". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/75/75435.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ "The NBC Denis Compton Awards". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/209589.html. Retrieved 2009-10-29.
- ^ Middlesex Confirm Newman In, Compton Out, Cricketworld.com, 26th October, 2009
- ^ "Somerset sign Compton from Middlesex". Cricinfo. 2009-10-27. http://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/current/story/431283.html. Retrieved 2009-10-27.
External links
- Player profile: Nick Compton from ESPNcricinfo
- Player Profile: Nick Compton from CricketArchive
- Player Profile: Nick Compton from ECB
Somerset County Cricket Club – current squad 2 Trescothick (c) · 3 Compton · 4 Hayman · 7 Trego · 8 Thomas · 9 Kirby · 10 Waller · 12 van der Merwe · 14 Jones · 15 Buttler (wk) · 16 Dibble · 17 Snell (wk) · 18 Barrow · 19 Haggett · 20 Dockrell · 22 Kieswetter (wk) · 23 Suppiah · 24 Gregory · 25 Hildreth · 26 Meschede · 27 Hussain · 55 Pollard · 58 Burke · Coach: Hurry
Categories:- 1983 births
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