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Joseph Greatorex

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Joseph Greatorex
Personal information
Full name
Joseph Edward Alfred Greatorex
Born7 March 1863
Kensington, Middlesex, England
Died16 December 1940(1940-12-16) (aged 77)
Uppingham, Rutland, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnknown-arm slow
RelationsTheophilus Greatorex (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882–1884Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 18
Batting average 6.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 September 2021

Joseph Edward Alfred Greatorex (7 March 1863 — 16 December 1940) was an English first-class cricketer and architect.

The son of R. C. Greatorex, he was born in March 1863 at Kensington. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] where he played for the school cricket eleven. He was described at Harrow as a "sound batsman" and featured in the Harrow v Eton match of 1881, taking figures of 5 for 35 with his slow bowling.[2] Shortly after completing his education at Harrow, Greatorex made two appearances in first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club, against Hampshire at Southampton and Cambridge University at Fenner's.[3] He scored 18 runs in these two matches, with a highest score of 12.[4] Greatorex was by profession an architect.[1] He died in December 1940 at Uppingham.[2] His brother, Theophilus, was also a first-class cricketer.

References

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  1. ^ a b Dauglish, M. G.; Stephenson, P. K. (1911). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911 (3 ed.). London: Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 522.
  2. ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1940". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Joseph Greatorex". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Joseph Greatorex". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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