James Oldknow
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James Oldknow was an English
cricket
er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
in 1901.
Oldknow was born in Denby
, Derbyshire
, the son of William Wheatcroft Oldknow, a coal miner, and his wife Jane.
Oldknow made his first class debut for Derbyshire in May 1901, in a game against Yorkshire
, when he took 3 wickets for 123 in the first innings. He took a wicket and two catches in his next and last game against Surrey
. Oldknow was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and took 4 first class wickets at an average of 40.50 and a best performance of 3-123. He was a right-handed batsman and played 4 innings in 2 first class matches at an average of 2.33 and a highest score of 7 not out.
Oldknow died in Belper
at the age of 71.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
in 1901.
Oldknow was born in Denby
Denby
Denby is a village in the English county of Derbyshire that is notable as the birthplace of John Flamsteed, England's first Royal Astronomer, and the location of the Denby Pottery Company....
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, the son of William Wheatcroft Oldknow, a coal miner, and his wife Jane.
Oldknow made his first class debut for Derbyshire in May 1901, in a game against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
, when he took 3 wickets for 123 in the first innings. He took a wicket and two catches in his next and last game against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. Oldknow was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and took 4 first class wickets at an average of 40.50 and a best performance of 3-123. He was a right-handed batsman and played 4 innings in 2 first class matches at an average of 2.33 and a highest score of 7 not out.
Oldknow died in Belper
Belper
Belper is a town and civil parish in the local government district of Amber Valley in Derbyshire, England.-Geography:Belper is situated eight miles north of Derby and is centred in the valley of the River Derwent...
at the age of 71.