John Wolstenholme
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John Wolstenholme was an English
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Northamptonshire
.
Wolstenholme's debut in the Second XI came in May 2004, against Warwickshire
, having made an appearance for Nottinghamshire CB four years previously. He batted defensively and failed to score a run in the first innings, though he finished not out with a respectable score in the second.
Wolstenholme had to wait for just over a year before his first and only first-class appearance, against a team of touring Bangladeshi
s. Though Wolstenholme did not bat during the match, he bowled with a strong defensive streak, conceding just fourteen runs from nine overs. Wolstenholme was a tailend batsman for both the Second XI and first-class teams.
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. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
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Wolstenholme's debut in the Second XI came in May 2004, against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
, having made an appearance for Nottinghamshire CB four years previously. He batted defensively and failed to score a run in the first innings, though he finished not out with a respectable score in the second.
Wolstenholme had to wait for just over a year before his first and only first-class appearance, against a team of touring Bangladeshi
Bangladeshi cricket team
The Bangladesh national cricket team is a national cricket team representing Bangladesh. The team is administered by the Bangladesh Cricket Board . Bangladesh is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status...
s. Though Wolstenholme did not bat during the match, he bowled with a strong defensive streak, conceding just fourteen runs from nine overs. Wolstenholme was a tailend batsman for both the Second XI and first-class teams.
External links
- John Wolstenholme at Cricket Archive