Nigel Paul (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 31-Mar-1933
Place of Birth: Surbiton, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Nigel Paul (cricketer)
- Nigel Aldridge Paul (born 31 March 1933) is a former English cricketer active in the 1950s, making seven appearances in first-class cricket as a batting all-rounder. Paul was educated at Cranleigh School, where he played for the school cricket team from 1949–1951.
- He made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for Warwickshire against the touring Canadians at Edgbaston in 1954.
- He made three further first-class appearances for Warwickshire in 1955, playing two university matches against Oxford and Cambridge, and once against the Combined Services, but did not feature in any County Championship matches.
- He played a first-class match for the Free Foresters in 1956, and followed this up with two matches at The Saffrons in 1958 for DR Jardine's XI against Oxford University and Cambridge University.
- In seven first-class matches, Paul scored a total of 157 runs, averaging 15.70, with as high score of 40.
- As a bowler he took just 3 wickets, which came at an expensive average of 65.33 runs apiece.
- He was one of the tallest first-class cricketers of the time, standing over two metres high, which he made use of when batting to hit the ball hard, and score at a fast rate which was unusual for the times.
- His height helped when he was bowling, generating pace which forced the batsman onto the back foot.Paul is a leading figure within the Old Cranleighan Cricket Club, a cricket club for former pupils of Cranleigh School.
- Following the Second World War, the club was virtually defunct, but he re-formed the club in the mid-1950s.
- He was club captain from 1958–1964 and president from 1981–1985.
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