| Nkrumah Bonner | |
| Fullname: | Nkrumah Eljego Bonner |
| Birth Date: | 23 January 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Saint Catherine, Jamaica |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm leg break |
| Role: | Middle-order batter |
| Club1: | Jamaica |
| Club2: | Combined Campuses and Colleges |
| Club3: | Jamaica Tallawahs |
| Year3: | 2013–2016 |
| Club4: | Leeward Islands |
| Club5: | Jamaica |
| Club6: | Jamaica Tallawahs |
| Country: | West Indies |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2011–2022 |
| Testdebutdate: | 3 February |
| Testdebutyear: | 2021 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Bangladesh |
| Testcap: | 323 |
| Lasttestdate: | 30 November |
| Lasttestyear: | 2022 |
| Lasttestagainst: | Australia |
| Odidebutdate: | 20 January |
| Odidebutyear: | 2021 |
| Odidebutagainst: | Bangladesh |
| Odicap: | 197 |
| Lastodidate: | 4 June |
| Lastodiyear: | 2022 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Netherlands |
| T20idebutdate: | 23 September |
| T20idebutyear: | 2011 |
| T20idebutagainst: | England |
| T20icap: | 47 |
| Lastt20idate: | 27 March |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2012 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | Australia |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 10 |
| Runs1: | 738 |
| Bat Avg1: | 49.20 |
| 100S/50S1: | 2/3 |
| Top Score1: | 123 |
| Deliveries1: | 78 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 69.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/16 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 10/– |
| Column2: | ODI |
| Matches2: | 3 |
| Runs2: | 51 |
| Bat Avg2: | 17.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 31 |
| Deliveries2: | 17 |
| Wickets2: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Column3: | FC |
| Matches3: | 80 |
| Runs3: | 4,145 |
| Bat Avg3: | 29.82 |
| 100S/50S3: | 5/22 |
| Top Score3: | 135 |
| Deliveries3: | 2,627 |
| Wickets3: | 46 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 33.23 |
| Fivefor3: | 1 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 5/26 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 62/– |
| Column4: | LA |
| Matches4: | 67 |
| Runs4: | 1,956 |
| Bat Avg4: | 34.31 |
| 100S/50S4: | 4/11 |
| Top Score4: | 122 |
| Deliveries4: | 684 |
| Wickets4: | 27 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 19.74 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 3/21 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 24/– |
| Date: | 1 December 2022 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/nkrumah-bonner-314650 ESPNcricinfo |
Nkrumah Eljego Bonner (born 23 January 1989) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies.[1] An occasional leg spin bowler and top order right-hand batsman, Bonner made his first-class cricket debut for Jamaica against Combined Campuses and Colleges in February 2011.[2]
Bonner was selected as part of the West Indies team to tour England in 2011. In October 2019, he was named in Jamaica's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[3]
In June 2020, Bonner was named in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England.[4] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[6] [7]
In December 2020, Bonner was named in the West Indies' Test and One Day International (ODI) squads for their series against Bangladesh.[8] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against Bangladesh, on 20 January 2021.[9] He made his Test debut for the West Indies, also against Bangladesh, on 3 February 2021.[10] In May 2021, Bonner was awarded with a central contract from Cricket West Indies.[11] He scored 86 runs in his debut match, forming a 216-run partnership with Kyle Mayers to beat Bangladesh in the first Test match by three wickets.[12]