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Sydney Starkie (4 April 1926 – 18 September 2017) was an English professional cricketer who spent a six-season career at Northamptonshire.[1][2]

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Sydney Starkie

Personal information
Born	(1926-04-04)4 April 1926 Burnley, Lancashire, England
Died	18 September 2017(2017-09-18) (aged 91) Amersham, Buckinghamshire
Batting	Right-hand
Bowling	Right-arm (Off-break)
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1951–56	Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 95 Runs scored 857 Batting average 10.71 100s/50s 0/1 Top score 60 Balls bowled 13547 Wickets 166 Bowling average 34.24 5 wickets in innings 6 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 6/33 Catches/stumpings 64/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 August 2009

Starkie was born at Burnley, Lancashire and died at Amersham, Buckinghamshire.[3]

Starkie was an off-break bowler, and he played in 95 first-class games from 1951 to 1956. He is also remembered for one batting feat: in 1955 Starkie and Raman Subba Row set a Northamptonshire club record of 156 for the highest ninth-wicket partnership. Starkie was awarded his county cap in 1954.[4]

Death

Starkie died on 18 September 2017 at the age of 91 at Amersham, Buckinghamshire.[3]

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