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John Kirby (cricketer)

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John Kirby
Personal information
Full name
John Edward Weston Kirby
Born (1936-02-04) 4 February 1936 (age 88)
Low Fell, County Durham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1956Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 78
Batting average 13.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 28
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 June 2020

John Edward Weston Kirby (born 4 February 1936) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Biography

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Kirby was born in February 1936 at Low Fell, County Durham. He was educated at Ampleforth College, before going up to Corpus Christi College, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made three appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1956, against the Free Foresters, Nottinghamshire and Sussex.[2] He scored 78 runs in his three matches, with a high score of 28.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Player profile: John Kirby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Kirby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Kirby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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John Kirby at ESPNcricinfo