Jack Riley (cricketer)

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Jack Riley
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country = England
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living = yes
dayofbirth = 27
monthofbirth = 4
yearofbirth = 1927
placeofbirth = Accrington, Lancashire
countryofbirth = England
dayofdeath =
monthofdeath =
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heightft =
heightinch =
heightm =
batting = Right-handed
bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
role =
club1 = Worcestershire
year1 = 1953
clubnumber1 =
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = 16 May
debutyear1 = 1953
debutfor1 =
Worcestershire
debutagainst1 = Cambridge University
lastdate1 = 19 May
lastyear1 = 1953
lastfor1 =
Worcestershire
lastagainst1 = Cambridge University
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = FC
matches1 = 1
runs1 = 1
bat avg1 = 1.00
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 1
deliveries1 = 124
wickets1 = 3
bowl avg1 = 16.00
fivefor1 = 0
tenfor1 = 0
best bowling1 = 3-25
catches/stumpings1 = 1/–
date = 13 April
year = 2008
source = http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32383/32383.html CricketArchive

Jack Riley (born 27 April 1927 in Accrington, Lancashire) is a former English cricketer. By far the largest part of his career — more than 300 matches — was spent playing for Enfield in the Lancashire League between 1950 and 1968 and captaining them between 1956 and 1963, although in 1949 he had made a single appearance for Accrington. [cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32383/Lancashire_League_Matches.html |title=Lancashire League Matches played by Jack Riley |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2008-04-13]

Riley appeared just once in first-class cricket, playing for Worcestershire against Cambridge University at Fenner's in May 1953, taking 3-25 in Cambridge's first innings. [cite web |url=http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/20/20591.html |title=Cambridge University v Worcestershire |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2008-04-13] .

Jack Riley died 28th May 2008

References

* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32383/32383.html Jack Riley] from CricketArchive
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32383/statistics_lists.html Lists of matches and detailed statistics] from CricketArchive
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