Geoffrey Alfred Hickinbottom (15 November 1932 – 2 February 2024) was an English cricketer.[1] Hickinbottom was a right-handed batter who played as a wicket-keeper for Leicestershire in 1959. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | Geoffrey Alfred Hickinbottom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 November 1932 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 February 2024 (aged 91) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hickinbottom made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Yorkshire in the 1959 County Championship. He made four further first-class appearances for the county in that season, the last of which came against Glamorgan.[2] A specialist wicket-keeper, he took four catches and made three stumpings behind the stumps, while with the bat he scored six runs.[3]
His death was announced by Leicestershire County Cricket Club on 4 March 2024.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Obituary Notice of Geoffrey Alfred Hickinbottom".
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Hickinbottom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Hickinbottom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "Geoffrey Hickinbottom 1932-2024".
External links
edit- Geoffrey Hickinbottom at ESPNcricinfo
- Geoffrey Hickinbottom at CricketArchive (subscription required)