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Full name Arthur William Nourse
Born January 25, 1879, South Norwood, Surrey, England
Died July 8, 1948, Glendinningvale, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province (aged 69 years 165 days)
Major teams South Africa,Natal,Transvaal,Western Province
Also known as Arthur David Nourse
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm medium
Relations Son - AD Nourse
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
45
83
8
2234
111
29.78
1
15
0
43
0
First-class
228
371
39
14216
304*
42.81
38
60
172
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
45
57
3234
1553
41
4/25
7/104
37.87
2.88
78.8
2
0
0
First-class
228
17683
7125
305
6/33
23.36
2.41
57.9
13
1
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Oct 11-14, 1902 scorecard
Last Test
England v South Africa at The Oval, Aug 16-19, 1924 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1896/97 - 1935/36
Profile
The Grand Old Man of South African, Arthur William "Dave" Nourse, was born in Croydon, England, but went to South Africa with the army as a 17-year-old and ended up making 45 consecutive Test appearances for them. A dogged left-hander, seam bowler, and brilliant slip fielder, he made 15 Test fifties but only one hundred, 111 against Australia at Johannesburg in 1921-22. He played first-class cricket until he was 57 - hence the nickname - scoring more runs than anyone else in South African domestic cricket, including a career-best 304 not out for Natal against Transvaal in 1919-20. His son, Dudley, also played 34 Tests for South Africa, and the pair played together in provincial cricket at the end of Dave's career. He died in Port Elizabeth in 1948.
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