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Template:Infobox Historic Cricketer Neville Anthony Quinn (21 February, 1908 in Tweefontein, South Africa - 5 August, 1934 in Kenilworth, South Africa) was a cricketer.

He played first-class cricket for Griqualand West and Transvaal, and played 12 Test matches for South Africa. 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 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.

After playing in one Test of the series at home against England in 1930-31, he toured to Australia and New Zealand in 1931-32, also finishing second in the tourists' bowling averaged, 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 near Kimberley.

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