John Josephs
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| Full name | John Michael Josephs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1924 Hendon, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 December 2012 (aged 88)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1953 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Michael Josephs (16 January 1924 – 25 December 2012) was an English cricketer. Josephs was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Hendon, Middlesex, and was educated at Clifton College.[2]
Josephs made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Oxford University in 1946. He made eight further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 1953 County Championship.[3] In his nine first-class appearances, Josephs scored 116 runs at an average of 9.66, with a high score of 25 not out.[4] With the ball, he took just a single wicket at an overall cost of 86 runs.[5] Josephs died peacefully at home on Christmas Day 2012.
References
[edit]- ^ "John Michael Josephs : Obituary – In Memoriam". Harborough Mail. 3 January 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "Clifton College Register" Muirhead, J.A.O. p501: Bristol; J.W Arrowsmith for Old Cliftonian Society; April 1948
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Josephs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Josephs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Josephs". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
External links
[edit]- John Josephs at Leicestershire County Cricket Club
- John Josephs at ESPNcricinfo
- John Josephs at CricketArchive