About Ernest Dewfall
Lived 1911 – 1982 (aged 71). Ernest Dewfall was a British cricketer.
Ernest Dewfall (12 August 1911 — 11 November 1982) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler who played for Gloucestershire. He was born in Long Ashton and died in Cleeve.
Dewfall made two first-class appearances for the side during the 1938 season. In his debut, against Surrey, he scored a duck in the only innings in which he batted, and took a single wicket with the ball, that of Eddie Watts.
Dewfall's second and final first-class appearance came against Nottinghamshire, in which, once again, he scored a duck in the only innings in which he batted, though he took three wickets with the ball, including that of Test cricketer Walter Keeton.
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Who was Ernest Dewfall?
English cricketer (1911-1982)
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Ernest Dewfall was born on 12 August 1911.
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Ernest Dewfall died on 11 November 1982.
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Ernest Dewfall was a cricketer.
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Ernest Dewfall was British.
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