Nick Compton
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Nicholas Richard Denis Compton (born Durban, South Africa June 26, 1983) is a South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler. He is the grandson of Denis Compton and the great-nephew of Leslie Compton, and his father Richard Compton played a few first-class games for Natal.
Nick Compton was educated at Harrow, where he captained the 1st XI and Durham University. Representing England Under 19s, in 1999 and 2000 respectively he was given the accolade of Middlesex Under-17 batsman of the season, followed by the Under-19 player of the season.
He received the NBC Denis Compton Award (named after his grandfather) for the most promising Middlesex player in 2001 and 2002. Injury set him back for the 2003 and 2004 seasons, during which he was unable to perform, and he only played in one first-class match in 2005. He established himself in 2006, with a string of strong scores, including five centuries, and was capped by the county in that season.
He was selected to tour with the England A team in Bangladesh in 2006-07. His highest score in a first-class match was 92 against Bangladesh A, though he did hit 152* in one of the minor games.
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