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Nkrumah Bonner
Personal information
Full name
Nkrumah Eljego DaBonner
Born (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989 (age 35)
Saint Catherine, Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg spin
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 323)3 February 2021 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 197)20 January 2021 v Bangladesh
Last ODI25 January 2021 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 47)23 September 2011 v England
Last T20I27 March 2012 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2014/15Jamaica
2010/11Combined Campuses and Colleges
2013–2016Jamaica Tallawahs
2015/16–presentLeeward Islands
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 2 60 48 42
Runs scored 27 2,621 1,364 661
Batting average 13.50 32.47 32.47 19.44
100s/50s 0/0 1/15 3/8 0/2
Top score 27 127 122* 82
Balls bowled 12 2,051 555 138
Wickets 0 38 24 6
Bowling average 31.18 16.95 35.00
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/26 3/21 3/24
Catches/stumpings 0/– 48/– 18/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricInfo, 3 February 2021

Nkruma Eljego Bonner (born 23 January 1989) is a Jamaican cricketer who has played international cricket for the West Indies cricket team.[1] A leg spin bowler and 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]

References

  1. ^ "Bonner keen to make impact on Test scene". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Combined Campuses and Colleges v Jamaica". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Powell to lead Jamaica Scorpions in super 50". The Jamaica Star. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. ^ "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. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. ^ "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. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. ^ "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.