About John Guy
Lived 1916 – 1997 (aged 80). John Guy was a British cricketer and school teacher.
John Bernard Guy (16 May 1916 – 7 February 1997) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University, Kent and Warwickshire in nine matches before and after the Second World War. He was born in Ramsgate in Kent in 1916 and died at Bournville in Birmingham in 1997 aged 80.
Guy played as a right-handed middle-order batsman and appeared in six matches for Oxford University, where he studied at Brasenose College, His best innings was 45 runs against Glamorgan in 1938, but in 15 other first-class innings he did not reach 20.
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Who was John Guy?
cricketer (1916-1997)
When was John Guy born?
John Guy was born on 16 May 1916 in Ramsgate.
When did John Guy die?
John Guy died on 7 February 1997 in Bournville.
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John Guy was a cricketer and school teacher.
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John Guy was British.
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· DBpedia: John Guy (English cricketer)
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