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{{short description|South African cricketer}}
'''Neville Anthony Quinn''' ([[21 February]], [[1908]] in [[Tweefontein]], [[South Africa]] - [[5 August]], [[1934]] in [[Kenilworth, Cape Town|Kenilworth]], South Africa) was a [[cricket]]er. He played 12 [[Test cricket|test matches]] for [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] from 1929 to 1932, before giving up playing internationals for [[South Africa cricket team|South Africa]] at the of 24. He died suddenly at the age of 26.
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| name = Neville Quinn
| image = Neville Quinn.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Quinn in 1931
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1908|2|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Tweefontein]], South Africa
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|1934|8|5|1908|2|21}}
| death_place = Kenilworth, [[Kimberley, Northern Cape]], South Africa
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Left-arm medium-fast
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Tests]]
| matches1 = 12
| runs1 = 90
| bat avg1 = 6.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 28
| deliveries1 = 2,922
| wickets1 = 35
| bowl avg1 = 32.71
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 6/92
| catches/stumpings1= 1/–
| column2 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
| matches2 = 51
| runs2 = 438
| bat avg2 = 9.12
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 32
| deliveries2 = 11,055
| wickets2 = 186
| bowl avg2 = 20.78
| fivefor2 = 12
| tenfor2 = 3
| best bowling2 = 8/37
| catches/stumpings2= 10/–
| international = true
| internationalspan = 1929–1932
| country = South Africa
| testdebutagainst = England
| testcap = 127
| testdebutdate = 15 June
| testdebutyear = 1929
| lasttestdate = 4 March
| lasttestagainst = New Zealand
| lasttestyear = 1932
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| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/46952.html Cricinfo
| date = 7 August
| year = 2019
}}
'''Neville Anthony Quinn''' (21 February 1908 – 5 August 1934) was a [[cricket]]er who played in 12 [[Test cricket|Test matches]] for [[South African national cricket team|South Africa]] from 1929 to 1931–32.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/0/507/507.html| title = Neville Quinn |publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2012-03-26}}</ref>


==Early cricket career==
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A left-handed lower-order batsman and a left-arm medium fast bowler, Quinn played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Griqualand West cricket team|Griqualand West]] from the 1927–28 season. The following season, in only his third first-class game, he took eight [[Border cricket team|Border]] first-innings wickets for 37 runs, and this remained his best innings bowling performance.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/12/12933.html| title = Scorecard: Border v Griqualand West | date = 1928-12-17 |publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2012-03-30}}</ref> He followed that with six for 19 in 24 overs against [[Transvaal cricket team|Transvaal]] in the next match, and that secured his place on the [[South African cricket team in England in 1929|1929 South African tour to England]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/12/12934.html| title = Scorecard: Griqualand West v Transvaal| date = 1928-12-19 |publisher = www.cricketarchive.com | accessdate = 2012-03-30}}</ref>
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*[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/southafrica/content/player/46952.html Cricinfo page on Neville Quinn]


==Tour to England==
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He made his Test debut on the tour to England in 1929. He found the bowling conditions of a dry English summer suited his swing bowling, and played in four of the five Tests. He took 6–92 in England's first innings in the Third Test at [[Headingley Stadium|Headingley]],<ref>{{cite web |title=3rd Test, South Africa tour of England at Leeds, Jul 13-16 1929 |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17594/scorecard/62569/england-vs-south-africa-3rd-test-south-africa-tour-of-england-1929 |website=Cricinfo |accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref> the only 5-wicket haul in his short Test career, and came second in the tourists' [[bowling average]]s behind [[Tuppy Owen-Smith]].
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[[Category:South African cricketers|Quinn, Neville]]
Quinn played in one Test of the series at home against England in 1930–31, the drawn Third Test at [[Durban]] which was dominated by the English bowlers,<ref>{{cite web |title=South Africa v England, Durban 1930-31|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/13/13760.html|website=CricketArchive |accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref> and then toured to Australia and New Zealand in 1931–32, also finishing second in the tourists' bowling averages, this time behind [[Sandy Bell]]. He dismissed [[Donald Bradman]] for only 2 in the Third Test in [[Melbourne]],<ref>{{cite web |title=3rd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 31 1931 - Jan 6 1932|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/17580/scorecard/62600/australia-vs-south-africa-3rd-test-south-africa-tour-of-australia-1931-32|website=Cricinfo |accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref> the only time Bradman was out for less than 100 in that series.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sir Donald Bradman (Australia) - Test Cricket |url=http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerProgressBat.asp?PlayerId=0225&Series=0057 |website=Howstat |accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref> Bradman wrote later: "In the First Test, Neville Quinn ... had me sorely puzzled, and I was missed off him twice in my innings, then went on to make 226 ... Quinn worried me more than any of their bowlers, and appeared to come off the pitch faster than any medium fast bowler I have met in this country with the possible exception of [[Maurice Tate]]."<ref>Don Bradman, ''Farewell to Cricket'', Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1950, pp. 48, 49.</ref>
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[[Category:South African bowlers|Quinn, Neville]]
The matches on the Australasian tour proved to be his last Test cricket. He died suddenly at the age of 26 of [[heart failure]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Death of a South African Cricketer | newspaper = The Times |issue = 46825 | page = 5 | location = London | date = 6 August 1934 }}</ref> He had been a habitual [[sleepwalking|sleepwalker]].<ref>[[Bill Ferguson (cricket scorer)|W. H. Ferguson]], ''Mr Cricket'', Nicholas Kaye, London, 1957, pp. 91–92.</ref>
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His older brother [[Michael Quinn (Rhodesian cricketer)|Michael]] played [[first-class cricket]] for [[Rhodesia cricket team|Rhodesia]] in 1931–32.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=46952}}

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Latest revision as of 06:08, 23 October 2024

Neville Quinn
Quinn in 1931
Personal information
Born(1908-02-21)21 February 1908
Tweefontein, South Africa
Died5 August 1934(1934-08-05) (aged 26)
Kenilworth, Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 127)15 June 1929 v England
Last Test4 March 1932 v New Zealand
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 12 51
Runs scored 90 438
Batting average 6.00 9.12
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 28 32
Balls bowled 2,922 11,055
Wickets 35 186
Bowling average 32.71 20.78
5 wickets in innings 1 12
10 wickets in match 0 3
Best bowling 6/92 8/37
Catches/stumpings 1/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2019

Neville Anthony Quinn (21 February 1908 – 5 August 1934) was a cricketer who played in 12 Test matches for South Africa from 1929 to 1931–32.[1]

Early cricket career

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A left-handed lower-order batsman and a left-arm medium fast bowler, Quinn played first-class cricket for Griqualand West from the 1927–28 season. The following season, in only his third first-class game, he took eight Border first-innings wickets for 37 runs, and this remained his best innings bowling performance.[2] He followed that with six for 19 in 24 overs against Transvaal in the next match, and that secured his place on the 1929 South African tour to England.[3]

Tour to England

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He made his Test debut on the tour to England in 1929. He found the bowling conditions of a dry English summer suited his swing bowling, and played in four of the five Tests. He took 6–92 in England's first innings in the Third Test at Headingley,[4] the only 5-wicket haul in his short Test career, and came second in the tourists' bowling averages behind Tuppy Owen-Smith.

Quinn played in one Test of the series at home against England in 1930–31, the drawn Third Test at Durban which was dominated by the English bowlers,[5] and then toured to Australia and New Zealand in 1931–32, also finishing second in the tourists' bowling averages, this time behind Sandy Bell. He dismissed Donald Bradman for only 2 in the Third Test in Melbourne,[6] the only time Bradman was out for less than 100 in that series.[7] Bradman wrote later: "In the First Test, Neville Quinn ... had me sorely puzzled, and I was missed off him twice in my innings, then went on to make 226 ... Quinn worried me more than any of their bowlers, and appeared to come off the pitch faster than any medium fast bowler I have met in this country with the possible exception of Maurice Tate."[8]

The matches on the Australasian tour proved to be his last Test cricket. He died suddenly at the age of 26 of heart failure.[9] He had been a habitual sleepwalker.[10]

His older brother Michael played first-class cricket for Rhodesia in 1931–32.

References

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  1. ^ "Neville Quinn". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Scorecard: Border v Griqualand West". www.cricketarchive.com. 17 December 1928. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  3. ^ "Scorecard: Griqualand West v Transvaal". www.cricketarchive.com. 19 December 1928. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  4. ^ "3rd Test, South Africa tour of England at Leeds, Jul 13-16 1929". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ^ "South Africa v England, Durban 1930-31". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ^ "3rd Test, South Africa tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 31 1931 - Jan 6 1932". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Sir Donald Bradman (Australia) - Test Cricket". Howstat. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ^ Don Bradman, Farewell to Cricket, Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1950, pp. 48, 49.
  9. ^ "Death of a South African Cricketer". The Times. No. 46825. London. 6 August 1934. p. 5.
  10. ^ W. H. Ferguson, Mr Cricket, Nicholas Kaye, London, 1957, pp. 91–92.
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