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Full name | John Edward Childe-Freeman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Brisbane, Queensland | 28 June 1935||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955-56 to 1961-62 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,30 September 2017 |
John Edward Childe-Freeman,usually known during his playing career as John Freeman (born 28 June 1935 in Brisbane) is a former cricketer for Queensland who played 28 matches of first-class cricket between 1956 and 1962.
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