John Blackburn (cricketer)
- John Blackburn (cricketer)
John Derek Hepburn Blackburn was a first class cricketer who played one game for Yorkshire County Cricket Club against Cambridge University at Fenners in May 1956. A right-handed batsman he batted at number 6 and scored 15 and 3 as the match ended in a draw.
More remarkable is that he played Yorkshire Second XI cricket from 1949 to 1967, batting at number 11 in his final game at the age of 43.
He was born on October 27, 1924 in Headingley, Leeds, home of Yorkshire cricket, and died aged 62 on February 19, 1987 in Steeton, Keighley.
References
* [http://content-www.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/9781.html Cricinfo Profile]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27926/27926.html Cricket Archive Statistics]
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