About David Janes
Lived 1944 – 1987 (aged 43). David Janes was a British cricketer.
David Allan Janes (15 January 1944 – 15 September 1987) was an English cricketer. Janes was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire and educated at Marlborough College.
Janes made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1960 Minor Counties Championship against Hertfordshire. Janes played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire from 1960 to 1976, which included 94 Minor Counties Championship matches. He scored 3,802 runs in these matches at an average of 26.59. In his 4 List A matches, he scored 135 runs at a batting average of 33.75, with a single half century high score of 95. His highest score came against Cambridgeshire in the 1972 Gillette Cup.
He died at King's College Hospital, London on 15 September 1987.
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Who was David Janes?
English cricketer (1944-1987)
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David Janes was born on 15 January 1944 in Beaconsfield.
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David Janes died on 15 September 1987 in King's College Hospital.
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David Janes was a cricketer.
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David Janes was British.
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