About John Whittington
Born 1837. John Whittington was a cricketer.
John Whittington (c. 1837 β date of death unknown) was an English first-class cricketer.
Born in Yorkshire at Bardsey in about 1837, Bleakley made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South at The Oval in July 1858, later playing in the return fixture played at Salford in August. In September of the same year, he played for Manchester in a first-class fixture against Sussex at Eccles. He made a fourth and final appearance in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of the North against the Gentlemen of the South at Salford in 1860.
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Who was John Whittington?
English cricketer
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John Whittington was born in 1837 in Bardsey.
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John Whittington was a cricketer.
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