John Bickley (cricketer)
John Bickley (18 January 1819 – 15 November 1866) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1847 and 1860. He made 38 first-class appearances during his career,[1] playing primarily for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club and for various teams representing England.[2] Bickley also played six times for The North, three times for The Players and once for each of Surrey and Kent.[2][3]
Bickley was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm round-arm fast bowler. He is most notable for having taken eight wickets for seven runs in a match for All England against Kent at Lord's in 1856.[4] He was born at Keyworth in Nottinghamshire and worked as a silk glove maker before becoming an inn keeper at the Sawyers Arms, Lister Gate in Nottingham in later life.[4][5] He died at Nottingham in 1866 aged 47.[1]
References
- ^ a b John Bickley, CricInfo. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ a b John Bickley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Carlaw, p. 61. (Retrieved 7 August 2022.)
- ^ a b John Bickley - Nottinghamshire cricketer, Getty Images. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ "www.trentbridge.co.uk/trentbridge/history/players/john-bickley.html". 19 August 2020.
Bibliography
- Carlaw, Derek (2020). Kent County Cricketers, A to Z: Part One (1806–1914) (PDF). Cardiff: ACS.