John Padgett
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John Padgett was an English
first-class cricket
er, who played six matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
between 1882 and 1889, and one match for Lord Hawke's XI in 1889.
Born in Scarborough, Yorkshire
, England
, Padgett was a right-handed batsman, who scored 130 runs at 11.81, with a top score of 25 against M Sherwin's XI. He also took two catches in the field but did not bowl.
After playing his early cricket with Scarborough Cricket Club
, he was engaged at Milnrow C.C. for many years.
Padgett died in August 1943, in Withington
, Manchester
, Lancashire
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er, who played six matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
between 1882 and 1889, and one match for Lord Hawke's XI in 1889.
Born in Scarborough, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
, England
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...
, Padgett was a right-handed batsman, who scored 130 runs at 11.81, with a top score of 25 against M Sherwin's XI. He also took two catches in the field but did not bowl.
After playing his early cricket with Scarborough Cricket Club
Scarborough Cricket Club
Founded:1947-48.1st Grade Premierships:1976-77, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009-10.Sunday League Premierships:2002-03.WACA Club Champions:1993-94, 1996–97, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2004-05....
, he was engaged at Milnrow C.C. for many years.
Padgett died in August 1943, in Withington
Withington
Withington is a suburban area of the City of Manchester, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre, about south of Fallowfield, north-east of Didsbury, and east of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, near the centre-to-south edges of the Greater Manchester Urban Area; in the...
, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
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