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John Richard Martin Branston (born 20 April 1932) is a former English cricketer active in the mid-1950s. Born at Nuneaton, Worcestershire, Branston was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace, making several appearances in first-class cricket.

John Branston

Personal information
Full name	John Richard Martin Branston
Born	(1932-04-20) 20 April 1932 (age 90) Nuneaton, Worcestershire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1956	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 5 Runs scored 32 Batting average 8.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 19 Balls bowled 559 Wickets 9 Bowling average 26.11 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/50 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 April 2014

Branston made his debut in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Oxford University at the University Parks in 1955.[1] Branston was also a student at the University of Oxford, playing four first-class matches for the university in 1956.[1] In five appearances in first-class cricket, he scored 32 runs with a top-score of 19, while with the ball he took 9 wickets with best figures of 3/50.[2]

References

External list

• John Branston at ESPNcricinfo
• John Branston at CricketArchive

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