Jack Firth
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| Full name | Jack Firth | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 June 1917 Cottingley, Bradford, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 September 1981 (aged 64) Bradford, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicketkeeper | ||||||||||||||
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| 1949–1950 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||
| 1951–1958 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||
Jack Firth (27 June 1917 – 7 September 1981) was an English first-class cricketer, who played eight games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1949 and 1950,[1] and 223 matches for Leicestershire from 1951 to 1958. He also appeared in two games for the Minor Counties in 1950, and two more for the M.C.C. in 1954.
Born in Cottingley, Yorkshire, England, Firth was a specialist wicket-keeper. A right-handed lower order batsman, his best was an innings of 90 not out against Essex. He was awarded his Leicestershire cap in 1951, and his Leicestershire benefit season was held in 1958.
References
[edit]- ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 368. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
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- 1917 births
- 1981 deaths
- Yorkshire cricketers
- Leicestershire cricketers
- People from Cottingley, Bradford
- Sportspeople from the City of Bradford
- Cricketers from West Yorkshire
- English cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Minor Counties cricketers
- Wicket-keepers
- English cricket biography, 1910s birth stubs