Rodney Bunting
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Rodney Alan Bunting is a former English
cricket
er. Bunting was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
. He was born in East Winch
, Norfolk
.
Bunting made his debut for Norfolk
in the 1985 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland
. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1985 to 1987, a period in which he also made his List A debut for Norfolk against Leicestershire
in the 1985 NatWest Trophy
. He also made 4 List A appearances for the Minor Counties in the 1987 Benson & Hedges Cup.
In 1988, he joined Sussex
, who he made his first-class
debut for against Gloucestershire
in the 1988 County Championship. He made 37 further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Cambridge University
in 1991. In his 38 first-class matches, he scored a total of 366 runs at an average
of 14.07, with a high score of 73. This score, one of two first-class fifties he made, came against Cambridge University in 1989. With the ball, he took 80 wickets at a bowling average
of 38.08, with best figures of 5/44. These figures, one of three five wicket hauls he took, came against Warwickshire
in the 1988 County Championship. He made his first List A appearance for Sussex against Kent
in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 11 further List A appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Lancashire
in the 1991 Refuge Assurance League
. In his 12 limited-overs appearances for Sussex, he took 14 wickets at an average of 27.92, with best figures of 4/35.
With opportunties limited at Sussex, Bunting returned to Norfolk for the 1992 season
. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk until 1995, and including his first spell at the county, he made a total of 58 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 14 MCCA Knockout Trophy
appearances. During this second spell with the county, he made a further 4 List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1995 NatWest Trophy
. In his total of 5 List A matches for Norfolk, he took 6 wickets which came at an average of 38.33, with best figures of 3/40. He retired from county cricket
at the end of the 1995 season
.
English people
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Bunting was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
. He was born in East Winch
East Winch
East Winch is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, a few miles southeast of King's LynnIt covers an area of and had a population of 782 in 325 households as of the 2001 census....
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
.
Bunting made his debut for Norfolk
Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Norfolk and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1985 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland
Northumberland County Cricket Club
Northumberland County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1985 to 1987, a period in which he also made his List A debut for Norfolk against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
in the 1985 NatWest Trophy
1985 NatWest Trophy
The 1985 NatWest Trophy was the 5th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 3 July and 7 September 1985...
. He also made 4 List A appearances for the Minor Counties in the 1987 Benson & Hedges Cup.
In 1988, he joined Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
, who he made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
in the 1988 County Championship. He made 37 further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
in 1991. In his 38 first-class matches, he scored a total of 366 runs at an average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 14.07, with a high score of 73. This score, one of two first-class fifties he made, came against Cambridge University in 1989. With the ball, he took 80 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 38.08, with best figures of 5/44. These figures, one of three five wicket hauls he took, came against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
in the 1988 County Championship. He made his first List A appearance for Sussex against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
in the 1988 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 11 further List A appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in the 1991 Refuge Assurance League
1991 Refuge Assurance League
The 1991 Refuge Assurance League was the twenty-third competing of what was generally known as the Sunday League. The competition was won for the first time by Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club....
. In his 12 limited-overs appearances for Sussex, he took 14 wickets at an average of 27.92, with best figures of 4/35.
With opportunties limited at Sussex, Bunting returned to Norfolk for the 1992 season
1992 English cricket season
-Honours:*County Championship - Essex*NatWest Trophy - Northamptonshire*Sunday League - Middlesex*Benson & Hedges Cup -*Minor Counties Championship - Staffordshire*MCCA Knockout Trophy - Devon...
. He played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk until 1995, and including his first spell at the county, he made a total of 58 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 14 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
appearances. During this second spell with the county, he made a further 4 List A appearances, the last of which came against Lancashire in the 1995 NatWest Trophy
1995 NatWest Trophy
The 1995 NatWest Trophy was the 15th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 27 June and 2 September 1995...
. In his total of 5 List A matches for Norfolk, he took 6 wickets which came at an average of 38.33, with best figures of 3/40. He retired from county cricket
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
at the end of the 1995 season
1995 English cricket season
The 1995 English cricket season saw a continued dominance of the domestic scene by Warwickshire.-Honours:*County Championship - Warwickshire CCC*NatWest Trophy - Warwickshire CCC*Sunday League - Kent CCC*Benson & Hedges Cup -...
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External links
- Rodney Bunting at ESPNcricinfo
- Rodney Bunting at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...