Glyndwr Ninian Thomas Watkin Samuel (26 October 1917 – 14 April 1985) was a

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er. Samuel was a right-handed batsman. He was born at

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. He was educated in his early years at Uppingham School, where he played for the school cricket team from 1934 to 1935. Samuel made his first-class debut for

in 1936 against

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. He made 2 further first-class appearances for the county in the 1936 season against

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and Nottinghamshire. In his 3 first-class matches he scored 41 runs at a batting average of 10.25, with a high score of 22.First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Glyn Samuel
/ref> Samuel died at Hastings,

on 14 April 1985.

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Glyn Samuel
at

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