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John Preston Hings (22 November 1910 – September 1999) was an English cricketer. Hings was a right-handed batsman whose bowling style is unknown. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.

John Hings

Personal information
Full name	John Preston Hings
Born	(1910-12-22)22 December 1910 Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Died	September 1999 (aged 88–89) Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Unknown
Relations	John Hings, Sr. (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1934	Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 18 Batting average 4.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 10 Balls bowled 6 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2012

Hings made two first-class appearances for Leicestershire in the 1934 County Championship against Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire.[1] In his two first-class appearances, Hings scored a total of 18 runs at an average of 4.50, with a high score of 10.[2]

He died at Loughborough, Leicestershire, sometime in September 1999. His father, John, Sr., played first-class cricket in South Africa.

References

External links

• John Hings at ESPNcricinfo
• John Hings at CricketArchive

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