Joe Blackledge
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Joe Blackledge was a first class cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9787.html. He played for just one season -1962- captaining the team as an amateur in the year before the players and gentlemen distinction was formally abolished.
A fine all-round spotsman at Repton
, he joined the Army and played much cricket for it in Germany
. On leaving the Army, he was a successful batsman for Chorley
in the Northern League and captained Lancashire's second XI.
The team he led was one of the weakest in the club's long history and finished second from bottom in the table, losing 16 matches. He averaged 15 with the bat over a full season and returned to running a textile business at the end of the season.
He later served on the committee for many years and was President of the club in 2001.
He was the uncle of the former England rugby union
captain Bill Beaumont
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Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9787.html. He played for just one season -1962- captaining the team as an amateur in the year before the players and gentlemen distinction was formally abolished.
A fine all-round spotsman at Repton
Repton School
Repton School, founded in 1557, is a co-educational English independent school for both day and boarding pupils, in the British public school tradition, located in the village of Repton, in Derbyshire, in the Midlands area of England...
, he joined the Army and played much cricket for it in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. On leaving the Army, he was a successful batsman for Chorley
Chorley Cricket Club
Chorley Cricket Club is an English cricket club based in Chorley, Lancashire, playing their home matches at Windsor Road. The club's first and second teams compete in the ECB Northern Premier Cricket League, while their thirds take part in the more locally based Palace Shield.Gained prominence...
in the Northern League and captained Lancashire's second XI.
The team he led was one of the weakest in the club's long history and finished second from bottom in the table, losing 16 matches. He averaged 15 with the bat over a full season and returned to running a textile business at the end of the season.
He later served on the committee for many years and was President of the club in 2001.
He was the uncle of the former England rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
captain Bill Beaumont
Bill Beaumont
William "Bill" Blackledge Beaumont CBE was captain of the England rugby union team at a time when they struggled to win games. His greatest moment as captain was the unexpected 1980 Grand Slam. He played as a lock...
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