Antony Francis Hignell (6 July 1928 – 23 October 2015) was an English

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Cricket career

He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for

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. He was born in

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. Hignell made a single first-class appearance for the team, during the 1947 season, against

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. He scored 7 runs in the only innings in which he batted, and conceded 48 runs with the ball in 18 overs. Hignell played for Gloucestershire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship during the 1948 season.

Athletics career

In 1949 he was

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champion in the javelin event, and represented

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in 1950 where he placed fourth at the British Empire Games in Auckland.

Personal life

He was the father of

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, who played cricket for

and Gloucestershire and

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. Hignell died on 23 October 2015 at the age of 87.

References

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hignell, Antony 1928 births 2015 deaths People from Kroonstad English cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers English male javelin throwers Commonwealth Games competitors for England Athletes (track and field) at the 1950 British Empire Games