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| Full name | John Fawkes | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1933 Brampton, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 9 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||
John Fawkes (born 9 October 1933) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Fawkes was born at Brampton, Derbyshire. He carried out his National Service in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a second lieutenant, starting in October 1953. [1] In November 1954, he was transferred from the National Service list and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. [2] His service took him to Kenya Colony, where he played minor matches for Kenya and East Africa. [3] He later played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team, making his debut against Warwickshire at Birmingham in 1959. [4] He played three further first-class matches for the Combined Services in 1960, playing against Cambridge University, Surrey, and the touring South Africans. [4] He scored 117 runs across his four matches, averaging 19.50, with a high score of 41. [5]
- ^ "No. 40016". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 November 1953. p. 6149.
- ^ "No. 40338". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 November 1954. p. 6785.
- ^ "Teams John Fawkes played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Fawkes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Fawkes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Fawkes | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 October 1933 Brampton, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Source:
Cricinfo, 9 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||
John Fawkes (born 9 October 1933) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Fawkes was born at Brampton, Derbyshire. He carried out his National Service in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a second lieutenant, starting in October 1953. [1] In November 1954, he was transferred from the National Service list and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. [2] His service took him to Kenya Colony, where he played minor matches for Kenya and East Africa. [3] He later played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team, making his debut against Warwickshire at Birmingham in 1959. [4] He played three further first-class matches for the Combined Services in 1960, playing against Cambridge University, Surrey, and the touring South Africans. [4] He scored 117 runs across his four matches, averaging 19.50, with a high score of 41. [5]
- ^ "No. 40016". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 November 1953. p. 6149.
- ^ "No. 40338". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 November 1954. p. 6785.
- ^ "Teams John Fawkes played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Fawkes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Fawkes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2019.