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Full name | Geoffrey Alfred Hickinbottom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Leicester, Leicestershire, England | 15 November 1932||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1959 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,3 March 2012 |
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