Nicholas John Pringle (born 20 September 1966) is a former English cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1986 and 1991. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, he played 27 first-class matches and 12 List A matches during his career. He also made appearances in the Second Eleven Championship for Durham, Gloucestershire and Leicestershire.
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| Full name | Nicholas John Pringle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 September 1966 Weymouth, Dorset, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1986–1991 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 3 September 1986 Somerset v Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 10 August 1991 Somerset v Sri Lankans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 26 July 1987 Somerset v Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 21 July 1991 Somerset v Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricket career
editPringle made his first-class debut for Somerset late in the 1986 season against Worcestershire, bowling 10 overs in the first-innings without a wicket. Batting as part of the lower order, he scored 10 and 11 as Somerset lost by an innings after being forced to follow on.[1] By the time of his next appearance in the County Championship midway through the following season, Pringle was considered more of a batsman, being moved up to number five.[2] Playing back-to-back matches, Pringle enjoyed his best batting display in the next match, against Warwickshire. He scored a career-high 79, and shared a fourth-wicket partnership of 193 with Martin Crowe.[3] His final match for Somerset in August 1991 against the touring Sri Lankans.
References
edit- ^ "Worcestershire v Somerset". CricketArchive. 3 September 1986. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Essex v Somerset". CricketArchive. 27 June 1987. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Somerset". CricketArchive. 1 July 1987. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
External links
edit- Nick Pringle at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Nick Pringle at ESPNcricinfo