John Whittington (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Whittington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1837 Bardsey, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Whittington (c. 1837 – date of death unknown) was an English first-class cricketer.
Born in Yorkshire at Bardsey in about 1837, Bleakley made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South at The Oval in July 1858, later playing in the return fixture played at Salford in August.[1] In September of the same year, he played for Manchester in a first-class fixture against Sussex at Eccles. He made a fourth and final appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South at Salford in 1860.[1] In his four first-class matches, Whittington scored 40 runs with a high score of 19, while with the ball he took 2 wickets.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Whittington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Player profile: John Whittington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2019.