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Full name | Gordon Andrew Minkley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | King William's Town, Cape Province, South Africa | 2 October 1936|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1962–63 to 1970–71 | Border | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,1 April 2017 |
Gordon Andrew Minkley (born 2 October 1936) is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Border from 1962 to 1971.
Minkley was an opening and middle-order batsman who achieved little in his first season,1962–63. He did not play again for Border until 1967–68,when he was appointed captain,a position he held for the remainder of his career. His only fifty was also his only century:135 in an innings victory over Griqualand West in 1969–70. [1]
He is one of the three honorary life vice-presidents of Border Cricket. [2]
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