John Lister (cricketer)
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John Wilton Lister is a former English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
between 1978 and 1979 and for Durham
between 1983 and 1988.
Lister was born in Darlington
, and made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1978 season
, when he opened in a victory against Nottinghamshire
. He played in two further first class matches in the season which were draws.
Lister played two more first-class matches, in the 1979 season, before he was demoted to the Second XI, where he played for two more years. Lister was a right-handed opening batsman for the Derbyshire team.
After four years, Lister returned in 1983 to play Minor Counties cricket for his home county of Durham
, who were victorious in the English Estates Trophy of 1985, and he represented them until 1988.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1978 and 1979 and for Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
between 1983 and 1988.
Lister was born in Darlington
Darlington
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, part of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It lies on the small River Skerne, a tributary of the River Tees, not far from the main river. It is the main population centre in the borough, with a population of 97,838 as of 2001...
, and made his first-class debut for Derbyshire in the 1978 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1978
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1978 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and seven years. They reached the final of the Benson & Hedges Cup. In the County Championship, they won three matches to finish fourteenth in their seventy fourth...
, when he opened in a victory against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
. He played in two further first class matches in the season which were draws.
Lister played two more first-class matches, in the 1979 season, before he was demoted to the Second XI, where he played for two more years. Lister was a right-handed opening batsman for the Derbyshire team.
After four years, Lister returned in 1983 to play Minor Counties cricket for his home county of Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
, who were victorious in the English Estates Trophy of 1985, and he represented them until 1988.
External links
- John Lister at Cricket Archive