John Fawkes

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

John Fawkes
Personal information
Full name
John Fawkes
Born (1933-10-09) 9 October 1933
Brampton, Derbyshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 117
Batting average 19.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 41
Catches/stumpings 5/2
Source: Cricinfo, 9 March 2019

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]

References

  1. "No. 40016". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 November 1953. p. 6149.
  2. "No. 40338". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 November 1954. p. 6785.
  3. "Teams John Fawkes played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by John Fawkes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  5. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Fawkes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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