John Commins (cricketer, born 1941)

{{Short description|South African cricketer (1941–2013)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = John Commins

| image =

| country =

| fullname = John Eugene Commins

| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|11|6|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Cape Town, South Africa

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|1|1|1941|11|6|df=yes}}

| death_place = Cape Town, South Africa

| family = John Commins (nephew)

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm leg-spin

| role =

| club1 = Western Province

| year1 = 1960–61 to 1968–69

| columns = 1

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 10

| runs1 = 110

| bat avg1 = 7.85

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 29 not out

| deliveries1 = 1434

| wickets1 = 27

| bowl avg1 = 27.77

| fivefor1 = 1

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 5/32

| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| date = 5 December 2017

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/44531.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

John Eugene Commins (6 November 1941 – 2 January 2013) was a South African cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Western Province between 1960 and 1969.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/44531.html |title=John Commins |access-date=13 June 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Commins, a leg-spin bowler, had a good debut season for Western Province in 1960–61 when, aged 19, he took 22 wickets at an average of 18.50, including his best figures of 5 for 32 against Eastern Province.{{cite web|title=First-class Bowling in Each Season by John Commins|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/13/13200/f_Bowling_by_Season.html|website=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 December 2017}}{{cite web|title=Western Province v Eastern Province 1960-61|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24599.html|website=CricketArchive|url-access=subscription |access-date=4 December 2017}} However, he played only four more first-class matches over the next eight seasons.

In January 2013, Commins was murdered in Cape Town, aged 71.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/599604.html |title=Kallis reopens death penalty debate |access-date=13 June 2016 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/Former-WP-spinner-murdered-20130103 |title=Former WP spinner murdered |access-date=13 June 2016 |work=Sport24}} He was the uncle of John Commins who played in the Proteas team in 1994 and 1995.