Neville Evelyn Markham (1 February 1926 – 26 April 2000) was a South African

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er who played

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for

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from 1951 to 1957. Markham was a right-arm fast bowler and useful tail-end batsman. He took his best first-class bowling figures of 6 for 77 on his debut in 1951–52 against

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. His highest score was 78, also against Western Province, in 1955–56, when he also took 3 for 29 and 3 for 43 in an innings victory for Natal. His older brother

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, known as "Fish", played one Test match for

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in 1949. Both brothers were born in Swaziland Protectorate, and died in

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a few months apart.

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* * 1926 births 2000 deaths People from Mbabane South African cricketers KwaZulu-Natal cricketers {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1920s-stub