John Furley (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Furley | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 March 1847 Oakham, Rutland, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 June 1909 (aged 62) Oakham, Rutland, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm roundarm fast | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 September 2019 | |||||||||||||||
John Furley (24 March 1847 – 30 June 1909) was an English first-class cricketer.
Furley was born at Oakham in March 1847, where he was educated at Oakham School.[1] He made two appearances in first-class cricket. His first appearance came for the North in the North v South fixture of 1875 at Loughborough, with his second appearance coming for an England XI against Gloucestershire at The Oval in 1877.[2] He captained Oakham and Burghley Park Cricket Club.
Furley was a wine and spirit merchant on High Street, Oakham. He died suddenly at Oakham in June 1909.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oakham". www.schoolscricketonline.co.uk. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Furley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1909". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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