John Bickley (cricketer)

John Bickley (18 January 1819 – 15 November 1866) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1847 and 1860. He made 38 first-class appearances during his career,[1] playing primarily for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and for various teams representing England.[2] Bickley also played six times for The North, three times for The Players and once for each of Surrey and Kent.[2]

Bickley was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm round-arm fast bowler. He is most notable for having taken eight wickets for seven runs in a match for All England against Kent at Lord's in 1856.[3] He was born at Keyworth in Nottinghamshire and worked as a silk glove maker before becoming an inn keeper at the Sawyers Arms, Lister Gate in Nottingham in later life.[3] [4]He died at Nottingham in 1866 aged 47.[1]

References
  1. John Bickley, CricInfo. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  2. John Bickley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  3. John Bickley - Nottinghamshire cricketer, Getty Images. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. "www.trentbridge.co.uk/trentbridge/history/players/john-bickley.html". 19 August 2020.

John Bickley at ESPNcricinfo

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