John Palmer (29 March 1881 – 14 June 1928) was an English cricketer. Palmer was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Ibstock, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | John Palmer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 March 1881 Ibstock, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 June 1928 (aged 47) Ibstock, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | George Palmer (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1906 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Palmer made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Essex in the 1906 County Championship at Aylestone Road, Leicester. He made two further first-class appearances in that season's County Championship, against Kent and Northamptonshire.[1] In his three matches, he took 8 wickets at an average of 26.12, with best figures of 3/14.[2] With the bat he scored 27 runs at an average of 5.40, with a high score of 13.[3]
He died at the village of his birth on 14 June 1928. His son George also played first-class cricket.
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Palmer". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
External links
edit- John Palmer at ESPNcricinfo
- John Palmer at CricketArchive