Neil French (cricketer)
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| Born | 18 July 1964 Warsop, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 January 2025 (aged 60) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Bruce French (brother) Jake Ball (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1995 | Lincolnshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 January 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Neil French (18 July 1964 – 11 January 2025) was an English cricketer. French was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
Career
[edit]French was born in Warsop, Nottinghamshire. He made his debut for Lincolnshire in the 1988 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cumberland. French played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1988 to 1995, which included 31 Minor Counties Championship matches[1] and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] He made his List A debut against Lancashire in the 1988 NatWest Trophy. He played two further List A matches for Lincolnshire, against Gloucestershire in the 1990 NatWest Trophy and Glamorgan in the 1994 NatWest Trophy.[3] In his three matches, he scored 26 runs at an average of 8.66, with a high score of 18.[4] With the ball, he took two wickets at an expensive bowling average of 80.50, with best figures of 1/56.[5]
Personal life and death
[edit]French's brother, Bruce, played Test cricket for England. French died on 11 January 2025, at the age of 60.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Neil French". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Neil French". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Neil French". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Neil French". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Neil French". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ^ "Neil French". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
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