John Springall
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Full name | John Denis Springall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Southwark, Surrey, England | 19 September 1932|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 June 2020 | (aged 87)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955–1967 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2020 |
John Denis Springall (19 September 1932 – 26 June 2020) was an English first-class cricketer.[1][2] He played in 121 matches for Nottinghamshire between 1955 and 1963, and returned for a single List A cricket match in 1967.[3]
A middle-order batsman, Springall had his most successful season in 1959, when he scored 1488 runs at an average of 35.42[4] and hit his only first-class centuries: 107 not out against Leicestershire[5] and 100 not out against Northamptonshire.[6] He also had his best return with his medium-pace bowling in 1959, with 6 for 43 against Surrey.[1] From 1964 to 1967, he played for Walkden in the Central Lancashire League.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "John Springall". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 287. ISBN 9781472975478.
- ^ John Springall at ESPNcricinfo
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by John Springall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire 1959". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire 1959". Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
Categories:
- 1932 births
- 2020 deaths
- People from Southwark
- English cricketers
- Nottinghamshire cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- English cricket biography, 1930s birth stubs