Geoffrey James Whittaker (29 May 1916 – 21 April 1997) was an English cricketer active from 1935 to 1953 who played for

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. He was born in

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and died in

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. He appeared in 129 first-class matches as a righthanded

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who scored 4,988 runs with a highest score of 185

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among eight centuries.Geoff Whittaker at CricketArchive
/ref> Son of Fred Whitaker a professional footballer born Burnley 1888 . He played for Northampton Town .

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