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Born | Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England | 4 August 1937|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959–1961 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962–1965 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,31 July 2013 |
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