Gerard Houlton (25 April 1939 - ) was an English

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er active from 1961 to 1963 who played for

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. He was born in St Helens,

. He appeared in 20

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, scoring 688 runs with a highest score of 86 and held five catches.

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1939 births 2018 deaths Cricketers from St Helens, Merseyside English cricketers Lancashire cricketers {{england-cricket-bio-1930s-stub