Brian Furniss
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John Brian Furniss is a former English
cricket
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
in 1955 and 1956.
Furniss was born in Baslow
, Derbyshire
. He joined Derbyshire in 1955 and played mainly in the Second XI, but made his first-class debut in a victory against Scotland
in August 1955. He played three first class matches in 1956 - two games in the County Championship at the beginning of the 1956 season and one more game against Oxford University
. He continued playing in the Minor Counties Championship for the Derbyshire Second XI until 1958.
Furniss was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took seven first class wickets at an average of 37.00 and a best performance of 3 for 52. He was a right-handed batsman and played five innings at the tail end in four first class matches with an average of 2.25 and a top score of 6.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1955 and 1956.
Furniss was born in Baslow
Baslow
Baslow is a village in Derbyshire, England, in the Peak District, lying between Sheffield and Bakewell. It is situated on the River Derwent just north of Chatsworth House. A seventeenth century bridge spans the river in the village, alongside which is a contemporary toll house...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. He joined Derbyshire in 1955 and played mainly in the Second XI, but made his first-class debut in a victory against Scotland
Scottish cricket team
The Scotland national cricket team represents Scotland in the game of cricket. They compete in the Clydesdale Bank 40 as the Scottish Saltires...
in August 1955. He played three first class matches in 1956 - two games in the County Championship at the beginning of the 1956 season and one more game against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
. He continued playing in the Minor Counties Championship for the Derbyshire Second XI until 1958.
Furniss was a right-arm medium-fast bowler and took seven first class wickets at an average of 37.00 and a best performance of 3 for 52. He was a right-handed batsman and played five innings at the tail end in four first class matches with an average of 2.25 and a top score of 6.