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Abraham Spinks

1799 – 1884

English cricketer

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About Abraham Spinks

Lived 1799 – 1884 (aged 84–85). Abraham Spinks was a cricketer.

Abraham Spinks (1799 — 1884) was an English first-class cricketer.

Spinks was born at the Norfolk village of Wretton in 1799. A member of the Norwich and Norfolk Club, he played first-class cricket for Norfolk on four occasions between 1833 and 1836, all against Yorkshire. He scored 72 runs in his four matches, with a respectable batting average for the time of 12; his highest score was 32, made at Sheffield in 1834, in an innings in which Fuller Pilch scored an unbeaten 153. As a bowler he was less effective, taking two wickets at a bowling average of 51. Spinks died in Norfolk in 1884.

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Born
1799, Norfolk, Wretton
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Died
1884, Norfolk
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Who was Abraham Spinks?

English cricketer

When was Abraham Spinks born?

Abraham Spinks was born in 1799 in Norfolk, Wretton.

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Abraham Spinks died in 1884 in Norfolk.

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Abraham Spinks was a cricketer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Abraham Spinks

· Wikidata: Q110939046

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