Mike Nurton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1943
Place of Birth: Botley, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Mike Nurton
- Michael Dennis Nurton (born 11 January 1943) is a former English cricketer.
- Nurton was a left-handed batsman, although his bowling style is unknown.
- He was born in Botley, Oxfordshire. Nurton made his debut for Oxfordshire in the 1963 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset.
- Nurton played Minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire from 1963 to 1990, which included 218 Minor Counties Championship matches and 9 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
- He made his List A debut against Worcestershire in the 1970 Gillette Cup.
- He played 10 further List A matches for Oxfordshire, the last coming against Leicestershire in the 1987 NatWest Trophy.
- By the end of his Minor counties career with Oxfordshire, he had scored 12,713 runs in the Minor Counties Championship.Playing for Oxfordshire allowed him to represent the Minor Counties cricket teams.
- He first played for Minor Counties South in the 1974 Benson & Hedges Cup against Glamorgan.
- Nurton played 6 further List A matches for Minor Counties South, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup.
- In addition, he played 8 List A match for Minor Counties West in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup and 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup.
- He also appeared once for a combined Minor Counties cricket team in the 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire.
- In total, Nurton played 27 List A matches in his career.
- In these he scored 597 runs at a batting average of 23.88, with 5 half centuries and a high score of 70.
- With the ball, he took 5 wickets at a bowling average of 29.80, with best figures of 2/29.
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