John Farmer (cricketer)

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John Farmer
Personal information
Full nameJohn James Stewart Farmer
Born (1934-08-05) 5 August 1934 (age 85)
Leatherhead, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches2
Runs scored10
Batting average 2.50
100s/50s–/–
Top score6
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 May 2020

John James Stewart Farmer (born 5 August 1934) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Farmer was born at Leatherhead in August 1934. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford, he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Gloucestershire and Lancashire at Oxford in 1958, [2] scoring 10 runs. [3]

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References

  1. "Player profile: John Farmer" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by Farmer" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Farmer" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 May 2020.