Anthony Palfreman
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| Full name | Anthony Brian Palfreman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1946 Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1968 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 September 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony Brian Palfreman (born 27 August 1946) is an English former first-class cricketer and cricket administrator.
Palfreman was born in the village of Ravenshead in Nottinghamshire. He was educated at Nottingham High School,[1] before going up to Emmanuel College, Cambridge.[2] While studying at Cambridge, Palfreman played first-class cricket as an all-rounder for Cambridge University in 1966–68, making sixteen appearances.[3] As a batsman he scored 432 runs at an average of 15.42, with two half centuries and a high score of 67.[4] As a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 31 wickets at a bowling average of 37.37, with one five wicket haul of 5 for 63 against Essex at Brentwood in 1966.[5][6] In addition to playing cricket at Cambridge, he also played football for Cambridge University A.F.C., gaining a blue.[7]
After graduating from Cambridge, Palfreman became a solicitor. He later served as the chairman of the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Balls, Boots and Players". www.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year 1985. Cambridge University Press. 1985. p. 888. ISBN 9780521338769.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Anthony Palfreman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Anthony Palfreman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Anthony Palfreman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Essex v Cambridge University, 1966". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Player profile: Anthony Palfreman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2020.