Nkrumah Eljego Bonner (born 23 January 1989) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies. 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.

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.

Nkrumah Bonner

In June 2020, Bonner was named in the West Indies' Test squad, for their series against England. The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.

Nkrumah Bonner

In December 2020, Bonner was named in the West Indies' Test and One Day International (ODI) squads for their series against Bangladesh. He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against Bangladesh, on 20 January 2021. He made his Test debut for the West Indies, also against Bangladesh, on 3 February 2021. In May 2021, Bonner was awarded with a central contract from Cricket West Indies. 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.

Nkrumah Bonner

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1989 births

Living people

Combined Campuses and Colleges cricketers

Jamaica cricketers

Jamaica Tallawahs cricketers

Jamaican cricketers

Leeward Islands cricketers

Sportspeople from Saint Catherine Parish

West Indies One Day International cricketers

West Indies Test cricketers

West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers