About John Scholey
Lived 1930 – 2010 (aged 79). John Scholey was a British cricketer.
John Colin Scholey (28 September 1930 – 7 September 2010) was an English first-class cricketer who played ten matches for Worcestershire as a wicket-keeper in the early 1950s.
He twice made five dismissals in an innings. The first occasion was against Sussex at Eastbourne in August 1952, when he claimed four catches and a stumping. The other was in what proved to be his final first-class game, against Lancashire at Worcester in July 1953; on this occasion all five of his victims were caught.
Scholey died on 7 September 2010, at the age of 79.
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Who was John Scholey?
English cricketer (born 1930)
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John Scholey was born on 28 September 1930 in Beeston.
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John Scholey died on 7 September 2010.
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John Scholey was a cricketer.
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John Scholey was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Scholey. https://biography.guide/john-scholey-cricketer/
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