Full name Seymour MacDonald Nurse
Born November 10, 1933, Jack-My-Nanny Gap, Black Rock, St Michael, Barbados
Current age 84 years 164 days
Major teams West Indies, Barbados
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
29 | 54 | 1 | 2523 | 258 | 47.60 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 0 |
First-class | 141 | 235 | 19 | 9489 | 258 | 43.93 | 26 | 40 | 116 | 0 | |
List A | 6 | 6 | 1 | 246 | 102* | 49.20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
29 | 3 | 42 | 7 | 0 | - | - | - | 1.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 141 | 531 | 389 | 12 | 3/36 | 32.41 | 4.39 | 44.2 | 0 | 0 | |||
List A | 6 | 36 | 41 | 2 | 1/19 | 1/19 | 20.50 | 6.83 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | West Indies v England at Kingston, Feb 17-23, 1960 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v West Indies at Christchurch, Mar 13-17, 1969 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class span | 1958/59 - 1971/72 |
List A span | 1963 - 1972/73 |
Seymour Nurse was a powerfully-built batsman and excellent close fielder right out of the top drawer. He was a middle-order strokemaker from Barbados who didn't really establish himself until the 1966 West Indian tour of England, when he was 32. Nurse then passed 50 five times in as many Tests, and though he hammered 137 at Headingley his best innings probably came at Trent Bridge, where he thumped a majestic 93 in trying circumstances. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1967, and finished his Test career with a magnificent 258 at Christchurch in 1968-69.
Martin Williamson
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1967