John Green (Warwickshire cricketer)
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| Full name | John Herbert Green | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1908 Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 September 1987 (aged 79) Hove, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1927 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Herbert Green (9 May 1908 – 13 September 1987) was an English cricketer. Green was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Kenilworth, Warwickshire, and was educated at Brighton College.[1]
Green made a single first-class appearance for Warwickshire against Worcestershire at the New Road, Worcester, in the 1927 County Championship.[2] Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat, making 216 all out in their first-innings, with Green ending the innings not out without scoring. Worcestershire responded in their first-innings with 289 all out, with Green bowling four wicketless overs. Warwickshire reached 139/3 in their second-innings, with the match declared a draw.[3] This was his only major appearance for Warwickshire.
He died at Hove, Sussex, on 13 September 1987.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Obituaries in 1987". Cricinfo. 5 December 2005.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Green". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Worcestershire v Warwickshire, 1927 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
External links
[edit]- John Green at ESPNcricinfo
- John Green at CricketArchive