Jack Riley (27 April 1927 – 28 May 2008) was an English cricketer. He appeared just once in first-class cricket, playing for Worcestershire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in May 1953, taking 3/25 in Cambridge's first innings. Among his victims was the university's captain Robin Marlar.[1]
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| Born | (1927-04-27)27 April 1927 Accrington, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 May 2008(2008-05-28) (aged 81) England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 16 May 1953 Worcestershire v Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 19 May 1953 Worcestershire v Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 2 March 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
By far the largest part of Riley's career – more than 300 matches – was spent playing for Enfield in the Lancashire League between 1950 and 1968 and captaining them between 1956 and 1963, having previously played for Accrington.[2] In late August 1963 he took five wickets for just one run in 4.7 eight-ball overs against Ramsbottom.[3]