About Nigel Moore
Lived 1930 – 2004 (aged 74). Nigel Moore was a British cricketer.
Nigel Harold Moore (20 April 1930 – 24 December 2003) was an English cricketer. Moore was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Norwich, Norfolk.
Moore made his debut for Norfolk against Hertfordshire in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship. He made two further appearances for the county in 1947, before making his next appearance in 1950. While studying at the University of Cambridge in 1952, Moore made his first-class debut against Leicestershire at Fenner's. He made two further first-class appearances in that season for the university, both at Fenner's, against Sussex and Essex. He scored 70 runs in his three matches, which came at an average of 17.50, with a high score of 51. This score came against Sussex. He gained a Blue in golf while studying at Cambridge.
While undertaking his studies he continued to play for minor counties cricket for Norfolk, with him being a regular feature in the Norfolk side of the fifties. He continued to play minor counties cricket for Norfolk until 1964, with his final appearance coming against Cambridgeshire. He made a total of 95 Minor Counties Championship appearances. He was described by his Norfolk teammate Henry Blofeld as "a jolly good competitor, an enormously strong man who was a formidable striker of the ball and bowled a sharpish fast-medium."
He died at the city of his birth on 24 December 2003.
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Who was Nigel Moore?
English cricketer (1930-2004)
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Nigel Moore was born on 20 April 1930 in Norwich.
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Nigel Moore died on 24 December 2004 in Norwich.
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Nigel Moore was a cricketer.
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Nigel Moore was British.
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