Michael Bushby

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Michael Bushby
Personal information
Full name
Michael Howard Bushby
Born(1931-07-29)29 July 1931
Macclesfield, Cheshire
Died8 February 2020(2020-02-08) (aged 88)
Maidstone, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1952–1954Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 46
Runs scored 1,919
Batting average 24.92
100s/50s 3/6
Top score 113
Balls bowled 16
Wickets 1
Bowling average 11.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 1/7
Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 February 2020

Michael Howard Bushby (29 July 1931 – 8 February 2020) was an English cricketer. He played 43 first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1952 and 1954.[1][2]

An opening batsman, Mike Bushby captained Cambridge University in 1954.[3] His highest score was 113 against Lancashire in 1954.[4]

Bushby spent his working life as a teacher at Tonbridge School, where he taught history. He ran the school's cricket from 1956 to 1972. He retired in 1991, and moved to a house 200 yards from the school.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Michael Bushby". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Mike Bushby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  3. ^ Wisden 1955, p. 607.
  4. ^ "Cambridge University v Lancashire 1954". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. ^ Wisden 2021, pp. 228–29.

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