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Neville Quinn
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Batting	Left-hand bat
Bowling	Left-arm medium-fast
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Neville Anthony Quinn (21 February 1908 in Tweefontein, South Africa – 5 August 1934 in Kenilworth, a suburb of Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa) was a cricketer who played in 12 Test matches for South Africa from 1929 to 1931-32.^[1]

A left-handed lower-order batsman and a left-arm medium fast bowler, Quinn played first-class cricket for Griqualand West from 1927-28. 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 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 3rd Test at Headingley, 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 3rd Test at Durban which was dominated by the English bowlers, and then toured to Australia and New Zealand in 1931-32, also finishing second in the tourists' bowling averages, this time behind Sandy Bell. It is said that Donald Bradman rated him highly: he dismissed the great Australian batsman for only 2 in the 3rd Test in Melbourne, the only time that Bradman was out for less than 100 in that series.

The matches on the Australasian tour proved to his last Test cricket. He died suddenly at the age of 26 of heart failure.^[3]

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

References

^ "Neville Quinn". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2012-03-26.
^ "Scorecard: Border v Griqualand West". www.cricketarchive.com. 1928-12-17. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
^ "Death of a South African Cricketer". The Times. No. 46825. London. 6 August 1934. p. 5. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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[1] "Neville Quinn". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2012-03-26.

[2] "Scorecard: Border v Griqualand West". www.cricketarchive.com. 1928-12-17. Retrieved 2012-03-30.

[3] "Death of a South African Cricketer". The Times. No. 46825. London. 6 August 1934. p. 5. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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 '''Neville Anthony Quinn''' (21 February 1908 in [[Tweefontein]], [[South Africa]] &ndash; 5 August 1934 in Kenilworth, a suburb of [[Kimberley, Northern Cape]], South Africa) 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>
-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]] and [[Transvaal cricket team|Transvaal]].  Principally a bowler, 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 [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1929/RSA_IN_ENG/RSA_ENG_T3_13-16JUL1929.html 3rd Test] at [[Headingley Stadium|Headingley]], the only 5-wicket haul in his short Test career, and came second in the tourists' [[bowling average]]s behind [[Tuppy Owen-Smith]].
+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 1927-28. 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 = http://www.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 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 [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1920S/1929/RSA_IN_ENG/RSA_ENG_T3_13-16JUL1929.html 3rd Test] at [[Headingley Stadium|Headingley]], the only 5-wicket haul in his short Test career, and came second in the tourists' [[bowling average]]s behind [[Tuppy Owen-Smith]].
 Quinn played in one Test of the series at home against England in 1930-31, the drawn [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1930-31/ENG_IN_RSA/ENG_RSA_T3_16-20JAN1931.html 3rd Test] at [[Durban]] which was dominated by the English bowlers, and then toured to Australia and New Zealand in 1931-32, also finishing second in the tourists' bowling averages, this time behind [[Sandy Bell]]. It is said that [[Donald Bradman]] rated him highly: he dismissed the great Australian batsman for only 2 in the [http://www.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1930S/1931-32/RSA_IN_AUS/RSA_AUS_T3_31DEC1931-06JAN1932.html 3rd Test] in [[Melbourne]], [http://www.howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerProgressBat.asp?PlayerId=0225&Series=0057 the only time] that Bradman was out for less than 100 in that series.