About John Foster
Born 1955. John Foster is a British cricketer.
John Foster (born 2 November 1955) is a former English cricketer. Foster was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Oldham, Lancashire and educated at Hulme Grammar School and the University of Bradford.
Foster made his debut for Shropshire in the 1980 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Foster played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1980 to 1994, which included 105 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 17 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He served as Shropshire's club captain in 1987–1992. In his 8 List A matches, he scored 181 runs at an average of 22.62, with a high score of 63. This score, which was one of 2 List A half centuries, came against Northamptonshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy.
His son, Edward, has played first-class cricket for Loughborough UCCE and Minor counties cricket for Shropshire.
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Who is John Foster?
English cricketer, born 1955
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John Foster was born on 2 November 1955 in Oldham.
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John Foster is a cricketer.
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· DBpedia: John Foster (cricketer)
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