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| Full name | Rob Herkes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 June 1957 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1978–1979 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Lincolnshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,8 April 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rob Herkes (born 30 June 1957) is a former English cricketer. Herkes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast medium pace. He was born at Lincoln,Lincolnshire.
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