Trevor Preece
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'Trevor Preece was a Welsh
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Glamorgan
. He was born in Cowbridge
and died in Whitchurch
.
Preece, who played cricket and hockey for Cardiff, Barry, and St. Fagan's, made his Minor Counties Cricket debut for Glamorgan during the 1902 season, though it would be a further 21 years before he made his only first-class appearance, during the 1923 season, against Lancashire
. He scored 4 runs in each innings in which he batted.
Preece's son, Hugh, played Minor Counties Cricket for Glamorgan Second XI.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan 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 Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
. He was born in Cowbridge
Cowbridge
Cowbridge is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan in Wales, approximately west of Cardiff. Cowbridge is twinned with Clisson in the Loire-Atlantique department in northwestern France.-Roman times:...
and died in Whitchurch
Whitchurch
Whitchurch can refer to:Towns in the United Kingdom:*Whitchurch, Shropshire*Whitchurch, HampshireVillages in the United Kingdom:*Whitchurch, Bristol*Whitchurch, Buckinghamshire*Whitchurch, Cardiff*Whitchurch, Devon...
.
Preece, who played cricket and hockey for Cardiff, Barry, and St. Fagan's, made his Minor Counties Cricket debut for Glamorgan during the 1902 season, though it would be a further 21 years before he made his only first-class appearance, during the 1923 season, against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
. He scored 4 runs in each innings in which he batted.
Preece's son, Hugh, played Minor Counties Cricket for Glamorgan Second XI.
External links
- Trevor Preece at Cricket Archive