Jeremiah Driver (16 May 1861 – 10 December 1946) was an English

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er, who played two matches for

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in 1889, against

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and

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. A

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, he took two catches and scored 24 runs at an average of 8.00. Born in

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, he died in his home town in December 1946.

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1861 births 1946 deaths Yorkshire cricketers Cricketers from Keighley English cricketers English cricketers of 1864 to 1889 {{england-cricket-bio-1860s-stub