John Howard Neal (18 October 1926 – 18 April 2012) was an English cricketer. Neal was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Ditchling, Sussex and educated at Hurstpierpoint College.
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| Full name | John Howard Neal | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 October 1926 Ditchling, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 April 2012 (aged 85) Haywards Heath, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1950–1951 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 April 2020 | |||||||||||||||
Neal made his debut for Sussex in the 1950 Minor Counties Championship against Essex. Neal played a further two Minor Counties Championship matches from 1950 to 1951.[1] Neal made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Lancashire at Old Trafford in 1951.[2] In Sussex's first-innings, he scored 5 runs before being dismissed by Malcolm Hilton. In their second-innings, he was dismissed for 23 runs by Alan Wharton.[3] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.
Neal died in hospital on 18 April 2012 after a short illness.
References edit
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Neal". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Neal". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "Lancashire v Sussex, 1951 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
External links edit
- John Neal at ESPNcricinfo
- John Neal at CricketArchive