John Hicks (cricketer)
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John Hicks was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played fifteen games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
between 1872 and 1876. He also played first-class games for the North of England (1872-1875), United North of England Eleven (1872-1874) and Players of the North (1876).
Hicks was born in York
, and was a right-handed batsman, who played 21 first-class matches in total, scoring 423 runs at 13.21, with a best score of 66 against Surrey
. A right arm fast bowler, he took three wickets at 23.33, all being taken against the United South of England Eleven. He also took thirteen catches.
Hicks in June 1912 in Holgate, York.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played fifteen games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
between 1872 and 1876. He also played first-class games for the North of England (1872-1875), United North of England Eleven (1872-1874) and Players of the North (1876).
Hicks was born in York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, and was a right-handed batsman, who played 21 first-class matches in total, scoring 423 runs at 13.21, with a best score of 66 against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. A right arm fast bowler, he took three wickets at 23.33, all being taken against the United South of England Eleven. He also took thirteen catches.
Hicks in June 1912 in Holgate, York.