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Geoffrey Hickinbottom

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Geoffrey Hickinbottom
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Alfred Hickinbottom
Born(1932-11-15)15 November 1932
Leicester, Leicestershire,
England
Died2 February 2024(2024-02-02) (aged 91)
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1959Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 6
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 4*
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 4/3
Source: Cricinfo, 3 March 2012

Geoffrey Alfred Hickinbottom (15 November 1932 – 2 February 2024) was an English cricketer.[1] Hickinbottom was a right-handed batter who played as a wicket-keeper for Leicestershire in 1959. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.

Hickinbottom made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Yorkshire in the 1959 County Championship. He made four further first-class appearances for the county in that season, the last of which came against Glamorgan.[2] A specialist wicket-keeper, he took four catches and made three stumpings behind the stumps, while with the bat he scored six runs.[3]

His death was announced by Leicestershire County Cricket Club on 4 March 2024.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary Notice of Geoffrey Alfred Hickinbottom".
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Geoffrey Hickinbottom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Geoffrey Hickinbottom". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Geoffrey Hickinbottom 1932-2024".
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