John Day (cricketer, born 1812)

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John Day (5 March 1812 – unknown) was an English first-class cricketer active 1829–35 who played for Nottingham Cricket Club (aka Nottinghamshire). He was born in Nottingham and died in (unknown). He appeared in eight first-class matches. [1]

First-class cricket is an official classification of the highest-standard international or domestic matches in the sport of cricket. A first-class match is of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officially adjudged to be worthy of the status by virtue of the standard of the competing teams. Matches must allow for the teams to play two innings each although, in practice, a team might play only one innings or none at all.

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References

  1. ↑ John Day at CricketArchive


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