John Fawkes

John Fawkes (born 9 October 1933) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Fawkes was born at Brampton, Derbyshire. He carried out his National Service in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a second lieutenant, starting in October 1953.[1] In November 1954, he was transferred from the National Service list and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.[2] His service took him to Kenya Colony, where he played minor matches for Kenya and East Africa.[3] He later played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team, making his debut against Warwickshire at Birmingham in 1959.[4] He played three further first-class matches for the Combined Services in 1960, playing against Cambridge University, Surrey, and the touring South Africans.[4] He scored 117 runs across his four matches, averaging 19.50, with a high score of 41.[5]