Louis Balmain

Louis Henry Fletcher Balmain (17 January 1858 – 1904) was a cricketer who played one match of first-class cricket for Nelson in New Zealand in the 1880-81 season.

Louis Balmain

Personal information
Full name	Louis Henry Fletcher Balmain
Born	17 January 1858 Bath, Somerset, England
Died	1904 (aged 45 or 46) Canada
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1880-81	Nelson
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 90 Batting average 45.00 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 50 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 0/0
Source: Cricinfo, 30 December 2017

Batting at number three, Balmain made 50 and 40, the two highest scores on either side in the drawn match against Wellington on the last two days of 1880. One newspaper described Balmain’s 50 as "the best innings seen on the Wellington ground for a long time".[1][2] It was one of only two individual scores of 50 or more for Nelson in their 17 first-class matches.

References

1. "Wellington v. Nelson". Nelson Evening Mail. 30 December 1880. p. 2.
2. "Wellington v Nelson 1880-81". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2017.

External links

• Louis Balmain at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Louis Balmain at ESPNcricinfo