John Commins (cricketer, born 1941)

John Eugene Commins (6 November 1941 – 2 January 2013) was a South African cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Western Province between 1960 and 1969.[1]

John Commins

Personal information
Full name	John Eugene Commins
Born	(1941-11-06)6 November 1941 Cape Town, South Africa
Died	1 January 2013(2013-01-01) (aged 71) Cape Town, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg-spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1960-61 to 1968-69	Western Province
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 110 Batting average 7.85 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 29 not out Balls bowled 1434 Wickets 27 Bowling average 27.77 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 5/32 Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 December 2017

Commins, a leg-spin bowler, had a good debut season for Western Province in 1960-61 when he took 22 wickets at an average of 18.50, including his best figures of 5 for 32 against Eastern Province.[2][3] However, he played only four more first-class matches over the next eight seasons.

He was murdered in Cape Town.[4][5] He was the uncle of John Commins who played in the Proteas team in 1994 and 1995.[5]

See also

• List of cricketers who were murdered

References

1. "John Commins". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
2. "First-class Bowling in Each Season by John Commins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
3. "Western Province v Eastern Province 1960-61". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
4. "Kallis reopens death penalty debate". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
5. "Former WP spinner murdered". Sport24. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

External links

• John Commins at ESPNcricinfo