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John Keith Hall (born 29 July 1934 in West Wickham) is an English former cricketer active from 1958 to 1962 who played for Surrey and Sussex. He appeared in 21 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm fast medium. He scored 57 runs with a highest score of 22 and took 54 wickets with a best performance of five for 30. [1]
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Henry Chadwick was an English-American sportswriter, baseball statistician and historian, often called the "Father of Baseball" for his early reporting on and contributions to the development of the game. He edited the first baseball guide that was sold to the public. He is credited with creating box scores, as well as creating the abbreviation "K" that designates a strikeout. He is said to have created the statistics of batting average and earned run average (ERA). He was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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