William John Browne ffolkes (13 January 1820 – 16 November 1867) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | William John Browne ffolkes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1820 Hillington, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 November 1867 (aged 47) Marylebone, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ffolkes was born at Hillington Hall in Norfolk in October 1894, to Charlotte Philippa Browne and her husband, Sir William ffolkes.[1] He was educated at Harrow School.[1] ffolkes made two appearances in first-class cricket, both for the West of England in 1845. Both matches came against the Marylebone Cricket Club, with the first played at Lord's in June, and the second played at Cricket Down, Bath.[2] He worked as the Secretary to the Chairman of the Inland Revenue.[1] He died at Marylebone in November 1867.
References edit
- ^ a b c The Harrow School Register 1800–1911 (Third ed.). Longmans, Green, & Co. p. 142.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by William ffolkes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
External links edit
- William ffolkes at ESPNcricinfo
- William ffolkes at CricketArchive
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