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Full name | Abraham Spinks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1799 Wretton, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1884 (aged 84/85) Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown-arm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1833–1836 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 February 2022 |
Abraham Spinks (1799 — 1884) was an English first-class cricketer.
Spinks was born at the Norfolk village of Wretton in 1799. A member of the Norwich and Norfolk Club, he played first-class cricket for Norfolk on four occasions between 1833 and 1836, all against Yorkshire.[1] He scored 72 runs in his four matches, with a respectable batting average for the time of 12;[2] his highest score was 32, made at Sheffield in 1834,[3] in an innings in which Fuller Pilch scored an unbeaten 153. As a bowler he was less effective, taking two wickets at a bowling average of 51.[4] Spinks died in Norfolk in 1884.
References
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Abraham Spinks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Abraham Spinks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Abraham Spinks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Abraham Spinks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 February 2022.