10 cricketers who share their surnames with professions

England v Sri Lanka: 2nd Investec Test - Day Four
Cook enjoys England's victory over Sri Lanka

#4 Ashley Nurse [West Indies]

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Barbados Tridents v St. Lucia Zouks - CLP 2013
Nurse in action for the Barbados Tridents in the CPL

Primarily a limited-overs cricketer, Nurse is an off-spinner who has tasted varied success in his short career. He made his T20 debut in 2011 against Pakistan at home but has played only five T20Is since.

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In 2016, he made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka and returned with rich figures of 10-0-46-3, halting the Sri Lankan charge in the middle overs. Since then, he's been a constant presence in the ODI setup and has played 18 matches, picking up 26 wickets at an average of 27.34 and an economy of 4.66.

The Barbados-born cricketer has excelled in domestic cricket and was named the Regional Limited-overs Cricketer of the year in July 2017 by the West Indies' cricket board.

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Edited by Anuradha Santhanam
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