"cricket team Nelson played first-class cricket from 1874 to 1891. In both their first and last first-class innings they were dismissed for 111. David Shepherd made popular the longstanding practice of raising a leg or legs from the ground on Nelson in an effort to avoid ill fate. When crowds noticed this, they would cheer his leg-raising. The equivalent superstitious number in Australian cricket is 87, or the ""Devil's Number"". Many, including commentators and journalists, mistakenly think 87 is considered unlucky because it is thirteen shy of 100 however it came to be known as the ""Devil's Number"" after Ian"
"From then on, Shepherd became a fixture on the international scene, his round figure instantly recognisable by players and spectators alike. He was a very jolly character, with red face and white hair under a white flat cap, universally liked on and off the field. Perhaps his most famous quirk was his habit of lifting one foot off the ground whenever the score reached 111, or multiples thereof, they being regarded as unlucky by Shepherd in a ritual dating back to his childhood cricket team days. The number 111 is known as the ""Nelson"", and is considered unlucky for the"
"to in their second-innings by making 222 all out, during which Nelson was again dismissed for a duck, this time by Arthur Mold. Lancashire were set a target of 292 for victory, but were dismissed for 175 in their second-innings chase. He died at Holly Green, Worcestershire, on 2 May 1927. His nephew, Guy Nelson, played first-class cricket. Alfred Nelson (cricketer) Alfred Leonard Nelson (13 November 1871 – 2 May 1927) was an English cricketer. Nelson was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and was educated at Radley College and Merton"
"of peculiar mannerisms - hops, shuffles, jiggles and so on since an umpire cannot sit down and raise his feet - that he would indulge in if the score was ever a ""Nelson"" multiple. Particularly if the number of wickets also matched - 111/1, 222/2 etc. 111 is also: 111 (number) 111 (One hundred [and] eleven) is the natural number following 110 and preceding 112. 111 is a perfect totient number. 111 is R or the second repunit, a number like 11, 111, or 1111 that consists of repeated units, or 1's. It equals 3 × 37, therefore all triplets"
"Nelson in 1934 and 1935, and also for Church in 1935. He played cricket in England during the Second World War, for representative British Empire cricket teams, for Civil Defence Services, and for Northamptonshire. Immediately after the end of the Second World War, he played a series of games for New Zealand Services against a Lord's XI, Australian Imperial Forces, WR Hammond's XI, Sir PF Warner's XI, and the Royal Air Force, including a final first-class match in September 1945 against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI. Aged 47, he took 6–166 against a team that included Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook and Bill"
"Alan Nelson (cricketer) Alan Norris Nelson (born 22 November 1965) is a former Irish cricketer. Nelson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland. He was educated at Banbridge Academy. Nelson made his first-class debut for Ireland against Scotland in 1988. He made three further first-class appearances for Ireland between then and 1991, all of which came against Scotland. In his four first-class appearances, he took 14 wickets at an average of 22.57, with best figures of 5/27. With the bat, he scored 56 runs at an average of 18.66, with"
"Robert Nelson (cricketer, born 1970) Robert David Nelson (born 2 July 1970) is an English cricketer. Nelson is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Chiswick, London and later educated at Harrow School. Nelson represented the Middlesex Cricket Board in 3 List A matches. These came against Wiltshire and Sussex in the 2000 NatWest Trophy and the Derbyshire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was held in 2002. In his 3 career List A match he scored 7 runs at a batting average of 7.00, with a"
"Nelson cricket team Nelson cricket team is a cricket team representing the Nelson Region of New Zealand. It played first-class cricket from 1874 to 1891, and currently competes in the Hawke Cup. Cricket was first reported as being played in Nelson in the ""Nelson Examiner"" in March 1844, in a match between the Surveyors of the Land Company and Nelson. Nelson as a representative team played interprovincial cricket as early as 1862, later first playing first-class cricket in 1873-74 against Wellington at the Basin Reserve, becoming the fifth team to play first-class cricket in New Zealand. This match is also"
"until Nelson beat it in 1983-84, when they scored 641 for seven defending their title against Taranaki. In their next match, in 1984-85, they beat it again, scoring 649 against Wairarapa. The record stood until Manawatu beat it with 650 all out in 1993-94. The Nelson Cricket Association relocated from Trafalgar Park to Saxton Oval in 2009. The Nelson Cricket Association forms part of the Central Districts cricket team, which competes in first-class, List A and Twenty20 domestic cricket competitions. Nelson cricket team Nelson cricket team is a cricket team representing the Nelson Region of New Zealand. It played first-class"
"Noel Nelson Noel Nelson (born 13 April 1967) is a former Irish first-class cricketer. Nelson was born at Banbridge in County Down in April 1967, and was educated at Banbridge Academy. An all-rounder at club level, he played one first-class cricket match for Ireland against Scotland at Edinburgh in 1990. In a drawn match, Nelson batted once and was dimissed without scoring by Craig McKnight. He also bowled fifteen overs with his medium pace, but failed to take a wicket. He toured Zimbabwe in March 1991, playing six minor fixtures. Following this tour, he was not selected again for Ireland,"
"beginning a career as an operations manager instead. His brother, Alan Nelson, also played first-class cricket for Ireland. More recently, his nephew, Lee Nelson, has played first-class cricket for the Northern Knights. Noel Nelson Noel Nelson (born 13 April 1967) is a former Irish first-class cricketer. Nelson was born at Banbridge in County Down in April 1967, and was educated at Banbridge Academy. An all-rounder at club level, he played one first-class cricket match for Ireland against Scotland at Edinburgh in 1990. In a drawn match, Nelson batted once and was dimissed without scoring by Craig McKnight. He also bowled"
"individual score was 29, by Nelson's Henry Boddington. In the seven matches 1703 runs were scored for the loss of 250 wickets, an overall average of 6.81. The highest team total was Nelson's 150 in 1882-83. Of the 27 innings, only four reached 100, all by Nelson. Edward Boddington of Nelson made the highest individual score, 36, in 1885-86. On only five occasions did a batsman reach 30. The best bowling figures in an innings were Harry Hole's 8 for 37 for Nelson in the first match, and the best match figures were Andrew Percy Bennett's 12 for 18 for"
"high score of 5*. With the ball he bowled 23 wicket-less overs. He currently plays club cricket Brondesbury Cricket Club in the Middlesex County Cricket League. Robert Nelson (cricketer, born 1970) Robert David Nelson (born 2 July 1970) is an English cricketer. Nelson is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Chiswick, London and later educated at Harrow School. Nelson represented the Middlesex Cricket Board in 3 List A matches. These came against Wiltshire and Sussex in the 2000 NatWest Trophy and the Derbyshire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham &"
"Nelson Cricket Club Nelson Cricket Club, based at Seedhill in Nelson, Lancashire, are a cricket club in the Lancashire League. They play at the Seedhill ground in Nelson. Their captain for the 2016 season is Neil Thompson and their professional is Ryan Bailey. Nelson Cricket Club was formed in 1861 when two other local clubs merged. It was a founding member of the Lancashire League in 1892, winning the inaugural championship. The club has gone on to win the league on 21 occasions, the most of any club. During this period the club has fielded prominent cricketers such as Learie"
"notable for having ended in a tie, the eighth time this had happened and one of sixty occasions overall that a first-class match has ended in such a result. Over the coming seasons, Nelson averaged one first-class match a year, all but one of them against Wellington, before appearing in first-class cricket for a final time in 1891 against Wellington at Trafalgar Park. Nelson played 17 times in first-class cricket, winning nine and losing seven. Nelson used three home grounds during this period, all of them in the city of Nelson: Victory Square, the Botanical Gardens and Trafalgar Park. The"
"Shepherd during a radio interview to mark his retirement explained it as ""One arm, one eye and one lump of sugar in his tea."" It is thought by the superstitious that bad things happen on that score, although an investigation by the magazine ""The Cricketer"" in the 1990s found that wickets are no more likely to fall on Nelson and indeed, the score at which most wickets fall is 0 (a duck). It may be considered unlucky because the number resembles a wicket without bails (a batsman is out if the bails are knocked off their wicket). The New Zealand"
"17 matches were extremely low-scoring affairs. Only twice did a side reach 200, and on 40 occasions a side was dismissed for under 100. Nelson's highest team score was 238 at Wellington in 1880-81, when Louis Balmain, in his only first-class match, top-scored with 40, having also top-scored with 50, Nelson's first individual fifty, in the first innings. Nelson's only other fifty was a 52 made by Andrew Bennett at Wellington in 1886-87. The best innings and match figures were 9 for 43 and 5 for 20 (14 for 63 in the match) by Thomas Eden in 1875-76. Bennett, in"
"Alfred Nelson (cricketer) Alfred Leonard Nelson (13 November 1871 – 2 May 1927) was an English cricketer. Nelson was a right-handed batsman who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and was educated at Radley College and Merton College, Oxford. Nelson made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Lancashire in the 1895 County Championship at Aigburth, Liverpool. Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat first, making 207 all out, during which Nelson was dismissed for a duck by Albert Hallam. Lancashire responded in their first-innings by making 138 all out, to which Warwickshire responded"
"Nigel Llong Nigel James Llong (born 11 February 1969) is an English cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer. He is currently a member of the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires and officiates in international matches - Tests, ODIs and T20Is. Earlier, he had played English domestic cricket during the 1990s with Kent County Cricket Club. He made his first-class cricket debut for Kent in 1990 and won his county cap in 1993. His playing style was unusual in that he batted left-handed but bowled right-handed off spin. He also played club cricket at Greenpoint CC in Cape Town during the"
"Constantine, Kapil Dev and Steve Waugh. Nelson Cricket Club Nelson Cricket Club, based at Seedhill in Nelson, Lancashire, are a cricket club in the Lancashire League. They play at the Seedhill ground in Nelson. Their captain for the 2016 season is Neil Thompson and their professional is Ryan Bailey. Nelson Cricket Club was formed in 1861 when two other local clubs merged. It was a founding member of the Lancashire League in 1892, winning the inaugural championship. The club has gone on to win the league on 21 occasions, the most of any club. During this period the club has"
"1875 and 1887 Nelson played seven matches at Victory Square that are now recognised as first-class. Nelson won all six matches against Wellington and lost the other match to Auckland. Scores were extremely low and there were some notable bowling figures. Harry Hole took 8 for 37 and 2 for 24 for Nelson in his only first-class match. Thomas Armitage of Wellington, also playing in his first first-class match, took 5 for 18 and 4 for 24. The highest score was 31, made by two Wellington batsmen in the first innings. The Eden brothers were the main destroyers for Nelson:"
"Robert Nelson (cricketer, born 1912) Robert Prynne Nelson (7 August 1912 in Fulham, London – 29 October 1940 in Deal, Kent) was an English cricketer active from 1931 to 1939 who played for Middlesex and Northamptonshire (Northants). He was Northants club captain in the 1938 to 1939 seasons. He appeared in 77 first-class matches as a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm orthodox spin. He scored 3,394 runs with a highest score of 123 not out, one of two centuries, and took 62 wickets with a best performance of three for 7. During the Second World War, Nelson was a Second"
"""nil"". This can cause difficulty for radio and television newsreaders, because the reader must be aware of which name to use, when the score is often written as the digit ""0"" in the script. (McLeish recommends to readers that they write the number out on the script in words if necessary.) In cricket, a batsman who is out without scoring is said to have scored ""a duck"", but ""duck"" is not used as a synonym for zero in the same way that ""love"" or ""nil"" are: it is always accompanied by the indefinite article and is not usually used in"
"Nelson Betancourt Nelson Betancourt (4 June 1887 – 12 October 1947) was a cricketer who was a useful batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper and bowler. He was born in Trinidad and died there. His career, at first glance, was a long one spanning the years 1905 to 1930 but in truth he played only sporadically, with long periods of cricket inactivity. His first-class debut came in Trinidad’s victory over Jamaica at Sabina Park, Kingston in August 1905, but it was more than two years before he made his second appearance. His highest score, 71 not out, was scored against British"
"Scorecard of A. E. J. Collins Arthur Edward Jeune ""James"" Collins (18 August 1885 – 11 November 1914) was an English cricketer and soldier, most famous for his achievement as a schoolboy of what was, for 116 years, the highest-ever recorded score in cricket—628 not out, scored over four afternoons in June 1899. Collins's record-making innings drew a large crowd and increasing media interest: spectators at the Old Cliftonian match being played nearby were drawn away to watch a junior school house cricket match. Collins's record score was never matched until 2016, when Pranav Dhanawade scored 1009 not out. Fall"
"Net run rate Net Run Rate (NRR) is a statistical method used in analysing teamwork and/or performance in cricket. It is the most commonly used method of ranking teams with equal points in limited overs league competitions, analogous to goal difference in football. The NRR in a single game is the average runs per over that team scores, minus the average runs per over that is scored against them. The NRR in a tournament is the average runs per over that a team scores across the whole tournament, minus the average runs per over that is scored against them across"
"Century break In snooker, a century break (sometimes referred to as a ton) is a score of 100 points or more within one at the table without missing a shot and requires potting at least 25 consecutive balls. The ability to score century is regarded as a mark of the highest skill in snooker, while the first career century has been described by Ronnie O'Sullivan as the ""ultimate milestone for any snooker player"". Over 20,000 century breaks have been recorded by snooker players throughout professional tournaments. In 2014, Neil Robertson became the first person to have scored over 100 century"
"Henry Nicholson (cricketer) Henry Wheeler Lloyd Nicholson (1832 – 20 January 1858) was an English cricketer. Nicholson's batting and bowling styles are unknown. Nicholson made his first-class debut for Sussex against Nottinghamshire in 1853. He made ten further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Kent in 1855. In his eleven first-class appearances for the county, he scored 272 runs at an average of 14.31, with a high score of 41. Nicholson also played first-class cricket for a handful of other teams. He played three matches for the Gentlemen of England, two matches for the Surrey Club"
"Victory Square, Nelson Victory Square is a cricket ground in Nelson, Nelson Region, New Zealand. Located a short distance south-west of Nelson's central business district, it is in a public park of the same name bounded by Vanguard, Toi Toi, St Vincent and Northesk streets. The ground was being used for cricket in the 1858-59 season, when clubs from Nelson and the nearby town of Wakefield played each other there. The first interprovincial match there was in 1862-63, when Nelson played Wellington in a one-day match in which 40 wickets fell for 167 runs on a ""very fiery pitch"". Between"
"Norm O'Neill Norman Clifford Louis O'Neill OAM (19 February 1937 – 3 March 2008) was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. A right-handed batsman known for his back foot strokeplay, O'Neill made his state debut aged 18, before progressing to Test selection aged 21 in late 1958. Early in his career, O'Neill was one of the foremost batsmen in the Australian team, scoring three Test centuries and topping the run scoring aggregates on a 1959–60 tour of the Indian subcontinent which helped Australia win its last Test and series on Pakistani soil for 39 years, as"
"to 7 December 1987. It was won by Australia by 9 wickets with David Boon scoring a century and Craig McDermott, Bruce Reid and Merv Hughes sharing the wickets. Johnson’s colleague was Tony Crafter. Johnson also umpired 49 One Day International (ODI) matches between 1979 and 1988. He was also an English teacher at Anglican Church Grammar school circa 1983. Mel Johnson Melville William (Mel) Johnson (born 17 May 1942) is an Australian Test cricket match umpire who accumulated a ten-year career total of 67 first-class matches between 1978 and 1988. A native of the Brisbane suburb of Herston, Mel"
"scorebook hangs in the pavilion at Clifton to this day. The scorers faced a difficult task in accurately recording the innings. One of them, Edward Peglar, is said to have remarked that Collins's score was ""628, plus or minus twenty shall we say"". The other scorer for the match was J. W. Hall, whose father in 1868 had batted with Edward Tylecote, who later played Test cricket for England and whose name is on a poem kept with the Ashes urn. Tylecote had earlier set a world-record score of 404 not out in 1868, also at Clifton. Hall later wrote"
"Neil Jenkins Neil Jenkins, (born 8 July 1971) is a former rugby union player and current coach. He played fly-half, centre, or full back for Pontypridd, Cardiff, Celtic Warriors, Wales and the British and Irish Lions. Jenkins is Wales' highest ever points-scorer and is the third highest on the List of leading Rugby union Test point scorers. He was the first player to score 1,000 points in international matches. In 2004 Jenkins joined the coaching staff of the Wales national rugby union team and is the kicking skills coach. Jenkins was born in Church Village near Pontypridd, Wales to a"