John Commins (cricketer, born 1941)
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| Full name | John Eugene Commins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 November 1941 Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 January 2013 (aged 71) Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Commins (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–61 to 1968–69 | Western Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Eugene Commins (6 November 1941 – 2 January 2013) was a South African cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Western Province between 1960 and 1969.
Commins, a leg-spin bowler, had a good debut season for Western Province in 1960–61 when, aged 19, he took 22 wickets at an average of 18.50, including his best figures of 5 for 32 against Eastern Province. However, he played only four more first-class matches over the next eight seasons.
In January 2013, Commins was murdered in Cape Town, aged 71. He was the uncle of John Commins who played in the Proteas team in 1994 and 1995.