John Whitehead (cricketer)
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John Parkin Whitehead was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played thirty seven first-class games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
from 1946 to 1951, plus thirty three for Worcestershire
in 1953 and 1955, and four more for the Combined Services
in 1947. He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI (1946-1951), Lancashire
(1945), Army
(1947), Yorkshire Present (1951) and the Worcestershire Second XI (1955).
Born in Uppermill
, Saddleworth
, Yorkshire
, England
, Whitehead was a right arm fast medium bowler, who took 147 wickets at 29.23, with a best of 5 for 10 for the Combined Services against Worcestershire, one of four hauls of five wickets in an innings. He scored 1,246 first-class runs at 19.16, with a highest score of 71, which he made twice, once for Worcestershire and once for the Combined Services. He took 25 catches in the field.
He had trails for Lancashire
before his native county signed him. In his younger days, he bowled for Oldham C.C., and he took 35 wickets at 7 runs each for Lascelles Hall in 1948, again acting as their professional in 1949. In 1950, he was professional at Littleborough C.C. Afterwards, he was a lecturer at Southampton University.
Whitehead died in August 2000, in Southampton
, Hampshire
, England.
English people
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first-class cricket
First-class cricket
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er, who played thirty seven first-class 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....
from 1946 to 1951, plus thirty three for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
in 1953 and 1955, and four more for the Combined Services
Combined Services cricket team
The Combined Services cricket team represents the British armed forces. The team played at first-class level in England for more than forty years in the mid-twentieth century. Their first first-class match was against Gentlemen of England at Lord's in 1920, while their last was against Oxford...
in 1947. He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI (1946-1951), Lancashire
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...
(1945), Army
Army cricket team
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(1947), Yorkshire Present (1951) and the Worcestershire Second XI (1955).
Born in Uppermill
Uppermill
Uppermill is a village in Saddleworth—a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England, historically a part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. It lies on the River Tame in a valley amongst the South Pennines, east of Oldham, and east-northeast of Manchester...
, Saddleworth
Saddleworth
Saddleworth is a civil parish of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham in Greater Manchester, England. It comprises several villages and hamlets amongst the west side of the Pennine hills: Uppermill, Greenfield, Dobcross, Delph, Diggle and others...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
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, England
England
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, Whitehead was a right arm fast medium bowler, who took 147 wickets at 29.23, with a best of 5 for 10 for the Combined Services against Worcestershire, one of four hauls of five wickets in an innings. He scored 1,246 first-class runs at 19.16, with a highest score of 71, which he made twice, once for Worcestershire and once for the Combined Services. He took 25 catches in the field.
He had trails for Lancashire
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...
before his native county signed him. In his younger days, he bowled for Oldham C.C., and he took 35 wickets at 7 runs each for Lascelles Hall in 1948, again acting as their professional in 1949. In 1950, he was professional at Littleborough C.C. Afterwards, he was a lecturer at Southampton University.
Whitehead died in August 2000, in Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
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, England.