John Eugene Commins

John Eugene Commins (1941 – 2013)

Brief overview:

John (72), was a South African cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Western Province between 1960 and 1969.

Commins, a leg-spin bowler, had a good debut season for Western Province in 1960-61 when he took 22 wickets at an average of 18.50, including his best figures of 5 for 32 against Eastern Province. However, he played only four more first-class matches over the next eight seasons.

He was murdered in Cape Town. He was the uncle of John Commins who played in the Proteas team in 1994 and 1995.

Brief Biography:

• Other Victims/Family
  • John leaves his daughter, Donné.
• Funeral/Memorial
• The Street/Suburb
• The Region (Land disputes, other incidents etc.)

Attack Details:

• Date and time of attack
• Weapons
• Items Stolen
• Investigative officer/SAPS Case No:
• Torture, Gratuitous violence
• Indications of Hate Crime? Threats etc.

Perpetrator details:

• Number and Descriptions
• Arrests
• Name/s and age/s of Perpetrator/s
• Country of origin of Perpetrator/s
• Trial/Conviction

Additional Biographical Information:

Obituary:Daily News 2013 04 January

COMMINS John Eugene + 2 Jan 2013 (murdered) at his home in Newlands. He was 71 year old. Married to Cherie. He was former Western Province cricketer. Father of a daughter, Donné. murdered in his home

Links to Media articles:

• http://archive.vn/yR47H
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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Commins_(cricketer,_born_1941)
• http://archive.fo/VMU96
• http://archive.fo/8OcoC
• http://archive.fo/AwQPm
• http://archive.fo/Ooa2J