Paul Booth (cricketer)
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Paul Antony Booth was an English
first-class cricket
er. Booth was a left-arm orthodox spin
ner and left-handed batsman.
At the age of nine he played for Meltham under-13s. When 16, he was apprenticed as a joiner, and was three days past his 17th birthday, he made his debut for Yorkshire
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He played twenty three games for Yorkshire from 1982 to 1989, and thirty seven for Warwickshire
from 1990 to 1993, taking 107 wickets in his career at 40.19 with a best of 5 for 98. A lower order batsman, he made 830 runs in total, with a best of 62, at 13.38. He played in 19 List A matches in his career, including games for the Yorkshire Cricket Board
in 2000 and 2001. He represented England Young Cricketers in two Youth Test matches in the West Indies in 1984/85.
English people
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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. Booth was a left-arm orthodox spin
Left-arm orthodox spin
Left-arm orthodox spin is a type of bowling in the sport of cricket.Left-arm orthodox spin is bowled by a left arm bowler using the fingers to spin the ball from right to left of the cricket pitch...
ner and left-handed batsman.
At the age of nine he played for Meltham under-13s. When 16, he was apprenticed as a joiner, and was three days past his 17th birthday, he made his debut for Yorkshire
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....
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He played twenty three games for Yorkshire from 1982 to 1989, and thirty seven for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
from 1990 to 1993, taking 107 wickets in his career at 40.19 with a best of 5 for 98. A lower order batsman, he made 830 runs in total, with a best of 62, at 13.38. He played in 19 List A matches in his career, including games for the Yorkshire Cricket Board
Yorkshire Cricket Board
The Yorkshire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Yorkshire.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.-External links:*...
in 2000 and 2001. He represented England Young Cricketers in two Youth Test matches in the West Indies in 1984/85.