Nkrumah Bonner

Nkruma Eljego Bonner (born 23 January 1989) is a Jamaican cricketer who has played international cricket for the West Indies cricket team.[1] A leg spin bowler and right-hand batsman, Bonner made his first-class cricket debut for Jamaica against Combined Campuses and Colleges in February 2011.[2]

Nkrumah Bonner
Personal information
Full nameNkrumah Eljego DaBonner
Born (1989-01-23) 23 January 1989
Saint Catherine, Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeg spin
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 323)3 February 2021 v Bangladesh
ODI debut (cap 197)20 January 2021 v Bangladesh
Last ODI25 January 2021 v Bangladesh
T20I debut (cap 47)23 September 2011 v England
Last T20I27 March 2012 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2014/15Jamaica
2010/11Combined Campuses and Colleges
2013–2016Jamaica Tallawahs
2015/16–presentLeeward Islands
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20
Matches 2 60 48 42
Runs scored 27 2,621 1,364 661
Batting average 13.50 32.47 32.47 19.44
100s/50s 0/0 1/15 3/8 0/2
Top score 27 127 122* 82
Balls bowled 12 2,051 555 138
Wickets 0 38 24 6
Bowling average – 31.18 16.95 35.00
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling – 5/26 3/21 3/24
Catches/stumpings 0/– 48/– 18/– 13/–
Source: ESPNcricInfo, 3 February 2021

Bonner was selected as part of the West Indies team to tour England in 2011. In October 2019, he was named in Jamaica's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[3]

In June 2020, Bonner was named in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[4] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[6][7]

In December 2020, Bonner was named in the West Indies' Test and One Day International (ODI) squads for their series against Bangladesh.[8] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against Bangladesh, on 20 January 2021.[9] He made his Test debut for the West Indies, also against Bangladesh, on 3 February 2021.[10]

References
  1. "Bonner keen to make impact on Test scene". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. "Combined Campuses and Colleges v Jamaica". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. "Powell to lead Jamaica Scorpions in super 50". The Jamaica Star. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  4. "Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. "Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. "Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer among ten West Indies players to pull out of Bangladesh tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. "1st ODI (D/N), Dhaka, Jan 20 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  10. "1st Test, Chattogram, Feb 3 - Feb 7 2021, West Indies tour of Bangladesh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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