Nigel Clement Francis Bloy (2 January 1923 – 7 January 1989) was an English cricketer and Royal Air Force officer. Bloy was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Plymouth, Devon.

Nigel Bloy
Personal information
Full name
Nigel Clement Francis Bloy
Born(1923-01-02)2 January 1923
Plymouth, Devon, England
Died7 January 1989(1989-01-07) (aged 66)
Sherborne, Dorset, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958–1961Dorset
1954–1958Marylebone Cricket Club
1951–1957Devon
1946–1948Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 31
Runs scored 964
Batting average 21.90
100s/50s –/1
Top score 77
Balls bowled 814
Wickets 8
Bowling average 76.62
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/80
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2011

Bloy reached the age of active service in the British Armed Forces during the Second World War. He was mentioned in a supplement to the London Gazette in 1943 as having been placed on Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.[1] By 1950 he was still active within the Royal Air Force and in December 1949, he had been promoted to Flying Officer.[2]

Bloy made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Gloucestershire in 1946. He played 28 first-class matches for the university from 1946 to 1948, with his final appearance for it coming against Surrey.[3] Bloy scored 862 runs for the university, at a batting average of 22.10, with two half centuries and a high score of 77.[4] His highest score for the university came against Yorkshire in his second first-class match in 1946. He was eventually dismissed in this innings by Len Hutton.[5] He made further first-class appearances for the Free Foresters in 1951 against Oxford University and later in 1954 and 1958 against Ireland while touring with the Marylebone Cricket Club.[3]

Bloy briefly played for the Gloucestershire Second XI,[6] before joining Devon where he represented the county in the Minor Counties Championship from 1951 to 1957.[7] He later played Minor counties cricket for Dorset from 1958 to 1961.[7]

He died in Sherborne, Dorset on 7 January 1989.

References

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  1. ^ "No. 36100". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 July 1943. p. 3282.
  2. ^ "No. 38861". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 March 1949. p. 1277.
  3. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Nigel Bloy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nigel Bloy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Oxford University v Yorkshire, 1946". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Teams Nigel Bloy played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nigel Bloy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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