Ted Dickinson
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| Full name | John Edward Dickinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1914 Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 March 2003 (aged 88) Torquay, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1953 | Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1933–1935 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John 'Ted' Edward Dickinson (20 May 1914 – 24 March 2003) was an English cricketer. Dickinson was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire.
Dickinson made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Lancashire in the 1933 County Championship. He played a further first-class match for Leicestershire against Warwickshire in the 1935 County Championship.[1] In his two first-class matches, he scored 27 runs at a batting average of 6.75, with a high score of 16.[2] With the ball he bowled 17 wicket-less overs.[3] Following the war he joined Devon where he represented the county infrequently in the Minor Counties Championship from 1947 to 1953.[4]
Dickinson had played football, but his career in this sport was ended by a broken leg. Following his move to Devon, he became a driving force behind the Torquay Festival, which had in the 1950s rivalled the Scarborough Festival and the Hastings Festival.[5] He died in Torquay, Devon on 24 March 2003.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ted Dickinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ted Dickinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Ted Dickinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ted Dickinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ "Obituaries index: A-E". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 April 2011.