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Full name | James Gordon Brettell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Woking, Surrey, England | 19 December 1962||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | David Brettell (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1984–1985 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,2 February 2020 |
James Gordon Brettell (born 19 December 1962) is an English former first-class cricketer.
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