John Fawkes (born 9 October 1933) is an English former first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | John Fawkes | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1933-10-09) 9 October 1933 (age 89) Brampton, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Fawkes was born at Brampton, Derbyshire. He carried out his National Service in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps as a second lieutenant, starting in October 1953.[1] In November 1954, he was transferred from the National Service list and was promoted to the rank of lieutenant.[2] His service took him to Kenya Colony, where he played minor matches for Kenya and East Africa.[3] He later played first-class cricket for the Combined Services cricket team, making his debut against Warwickshire at Birmingham in 1959.[4] He played three further first-class matches for the Combined Services in 1960, playing against Cambridge University, Surrey, and the touring South Africans.[4] He scored 117 runs across his four matches, averaging 19.50, with a high score of 41.[5]