Joseph Gladwin
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Joseph Gladwin was an English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
.
Gladwin was born in Doe Lea
, Derbyshire
. He made his first cricketing appearance for the Derbyshire
in the 2nd XI against the Warwickshire
2nd XI in 1914. He then played two first-class matches in the 1914 County Championship
, debuting against Yorkshire
as a tailender in an innings
defeat and following up in a match against Warwickshire
. After the interval of the First World War, Gladwin made his third and last first-class appearance in the 1919 County Championship. He was a right-handed batsman and played five innings in three first class matches. His top score was 5. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who took one wicket in 30 balls bowled.
Gladwin died in Chesterfield
at the age of 72. His son Cliff Gladwin
played for Derbyshire and England.
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 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...
.
Gladwin was born in Doe Lea
Doe Lea
Doe Lea is a small, linear village in the English county of Derbyshire. It is in the Bolsover district of the county. The village runs along the old A617 road. A newer dual carriageway runs parallel to it. The village is also immediately adjacent to junction 29 of the M1 motorway, like its...
, 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 made his first cricketing appearance for the 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 the 2nd XI against the Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
2nd XI in 1914. He then played two first-class matches in the 1914 County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
, debuting against Yorkshire
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....
as a tailender in an innings
Innings
An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of sports – most notably cricket and baseball during which one team attempts to score while the other team attempts to prevent the first from scoring. In cricket, the term innings is both singular and plural and is...
defeat and following up in a match against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
. After the interval of the First World War, Gladwin made his third and last first-class appearance in the 1919 County Championship. He was a right-handed batsman and played five innings in three first class matches. His top score was 5. He was a right-arm medium-fast bowler who took one wicket in 30 balls bowled.
Gladwin died in Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
at the age of 72. His son Cliff Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
played for Derbyshire and England.