James Nankivelle McEwin (11 September 1898 – 13 June 1979) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1917 to 1928.
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| Full name | James Nankivelle McEwin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 September 1898 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 June 1979 (aged 80) Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg-break and googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1917-18 to 1927-28 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 September 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A leg-spinner, Jim McEwin had his best performance in January 1919, taking 5 for 108 and 5 for 87 when Canterbury defeated Wellington by seven wickets to regain the Plunket Shield. In the second innings he opened the bowling and bowled 29 overs unchanged.[1] In senior club cricket for Sydenham in Christchurch he played 93 matches and took 454 wickets at an average of 16, taking five or more wickets in an innings 40 times.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Wellington v Canterbury 1918-19". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Centenary Book: Averages". Sydenham CC. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
External links
edit- Jim McEwin at ESPNcricinfo
- Jim McEwin at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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