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Full name Nicholas Richard Denis Compton
Born June 26, 1983, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Current age 25 years 10 days
Major teams Middlesex
Nickname Compo, Ledge, Cheser
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height
6 ft 2 in
Education Hilton College, SA, Harrow School, Durham University
Relations Grandfather - DCS Compton,Great-uncle - LH Compton,Father - R Compton,Uncle - PMD Compton
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
38
65
7
2110
190
36.37
4600
45.86
6
9
20
0
List A
43
37
8
831
110*
28.65
1146
72.51
1
4
22
0
Twenty20
22
17
1
187
50*
11.68
175
106.85
0
1
23
2
13
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
38
66
123
1
1/94
1/94
123.00
11.18
66.0
0
0
0
List A
43
54
45
0
-
-
-
5.00
-
0
0
0
Twenty20
22
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Career statistics
First-class debut
2004
Last First-class
Middlesex v South Africans at Uxbridge, Jul 4-6, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
2001
Last List A
Middlesex v Northamptonshire at Southgate, Sep 23, 2007 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Kent v Middlesex at Maidstone, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Middlesex v Essex at Lord's, Jul 6, 2007 scorecard
Profile
Grandson of the legendary Denis, Nick Compton was raised in South Africa and only arrived in the UK (at Harrow) as a teenager, and his early upbringing is manifest in his swagger at the crease. A talented allround ballplayer, he represented Natal at tennis, football and hockey at junior level, as well as being a decent six-handicap golfer.
Although he played for England Under-19s in 2001-02, he took some time to break through into the Middlesex side, but when his chance finally came at the start of 2006 he made the most of it. He kicked off with a maiden hundred in the first game against a universities side (sharing a 192 opening stand with another famous grandson, Ben Hutton) and then his a hundred against Kent in the first Championship match of the summer, and only his fourth in all.
Martin Williamson
Notes
NBC Denis Compton Award 2001
NBC Denis Compton Award 2002
NBC Denis Compton Award 2006
