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Full name | William John Foster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | 3 February 1934||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cricinfo, 15 March 2019 |
William John Foster (born 3 February 1934) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer and Royal Marines officer.
Foster was born at Glasgow and was educated in England at Harrow School. [1] He was commissioned into the Royal Marines as a second lieutenant in November 1952. [2] He was made an acting lieutenant in April 1954, [3] with promotion to the full rank of lieutenant in May 1956. [4] He was promoted to the rank of captain in January 1964. [5] Foster made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team in 1964, playing against Cambridge University at Uxbridge, and Oxford University at Aldershot. [6] He scored a total of 79 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 36. [7]
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Full name | William John Foster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | 3 February 1934||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricinfo, 15 March 2019 |
William John Foster (born 3 February 1934) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer and Royal Marines officer.
Foster was born at Glasgow and was educated in England at Harrow School. [1] He was commissioned into the Royal Marines as a second lieutenant in November 1952. [2] He was made an acting lieutenant in April 1954, [3] with promotion to the full rank of lieutenant in May 1956. [4] He was promoted to the rank of captain in January 1964. [5] Foster made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team in 1964, playing against Cambridge University at Uxbridge, and Oxford University at Aldershot. [6] He scored a total of 79 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 36. [7]